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COVID-19: South African and Brazilian strains confirmed in Mexico

The Institute for Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (InDRE) confirmed Tuesday the presence in Mexico of the E484K mutation, the South African and Brazilian variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

In a statement, José Francisco Muñoz Valle, rector of the University Center for Health Sciences (CUCS) and general coordinator of the Health Situation Room for COVID-19 at the University of Guadalajara ( UdeG ), where the variant was detected, said that these mutations are the most worrying scientists.

He noted that the E484K mutation, which emerged in South Africa and Brazil, has been associated with . . .

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