UT Southwestern Detects First Reported B.1.617.2 Variant in North Texas
May 21, 2021
May 21, 2021
DALLAS, Texas, May 21 -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:
UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified the first two cases of the B.1.617.2 (Indian origin) variant of COVID-19 infection in North Texas using next-generation sequencing technologies along with targeted PCR testing.
UT Southwestern sequencing protocols show the U.K. variant (B.1.1.7) remains dominant in North Texas - found in about 70 perc . . .
UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified the first two cases of the B.1.617.2 (Indian origin) variant of COVID-19 infection in North Texas using next-generation sequencing technologies along with targeted PCR testing.
UT Southwestern sequencing protocols show the U.K. variant (B.1.1.7) remains dominant in North Texas - found in about 70 perc . . .