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Vol. 55 No. 3 (2021)
Vol. 55 No. 3 (2021)

FIRST CONFIRMED SARS-COV-2 DELTA VARIANT IN SERBIA

DOI: 10.5937/mckg55-33862
Valentina D Opancina
Fakultet medicinskih nauka, Univerzitet u Kragujevcu
Jorge Juan Lara Bohoyo
Christina Alcazar Perez
University of Murcia, Spain, Faculty of Medicine
Ana Todorovic
University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Faculty of Medical Sciences
Miljan Opancina
University of defense, Military Medical Academy, Medical Faculty, Belgrade, Serbia
Ruzica Radojevic Marjanovic
University Clinical Center “Kragujevac”, Kragujevac, Serbia
Radisa Vojinovic
University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3213-1596

Published

2021-11-23

Section

Review

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a Betacoronavirus of 2B group that belongs to the family of Coronaviridae. Delta variant, which emerged in the Indian State of Maharashtra in December 2020, is nowadays the variant of concern most widespread and it consists on 3 subtypes, B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2, B.1.617.3. The transmission rate of Delta variant is 50%-60% higher than the Alpha variant and this variant is what currently concerns the world population.

In this paper, we present the case of a firste registered patient with Delta variant of COVID-19 in Serbia.

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DOI: 10.5937/mckg55-33862

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