SARS-CoV-2 Epsilon variant

Main article: Variants of SARS-CoV-2
Countries with confirmed cases of Epsilon variant as of 1 July 2021 (GISAID)
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Epsilon variant, also known as CAL.20C and referring to two PANGO lineages B.1.427 and B.1.429, is one of the variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It was first detected in California, USA in July 2020.[1]

As of March 2022, Epsilon is considered as a previously circulating variant of interest by the WHO. It is considered a variant being monitored by the CDC.

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