# SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant

> variant of SARS-CoV-2

**Wikidata**: [Q104376647](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104376647)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Alpha_variant)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/sars-cov-2-alpha-variant


## References

1. Preliminary genomic characterisation of an emergent SARS-CoV-2 lineage in the UK defined by a novel set of spike mutations.
2. [Source](https://www.who.int/en/activities/tracking-SARS-CoV-2-variants/)
3. [Source](https://cov-lineages.org/global_report_B.1.1.7.html)