Varian Alpha SARS-CoV-2: Perbedaan antara revisi

Dalam dunia ilmiah, varian ini diberi nama ''the first Variant Under Investigation in December 2020 (VUI – 202012/01)'' pada awalnya oleh Kesehatan Masyarakat Inggris (PHE),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/phe-investigating-a-novel-strain-of-covid-19 |title=PHE investigating a novel strain of COVID-19 |date=14 Desember 2020 |publisher=[[Kesehatan Masyarakat Inggris|Public Health England]] |language=en}} {{OGL-attribution|version=3.0}}</ref>{{efn|Nama ini ditulis sebagai '''VUI 202012/01 (Variant Under Investigation, year 2020, month 12, variant 01)''' oleh [[GISAID]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gisaid.org/references/gisaid-in-the-news/uk-reports-new-variant-termed-vui-20201201/ |title=UK reports new variant, termed VUI 202012/01 |publisher=GISAID |access-date=20 Desember 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2020-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220220828/https://www.gisaid.org/references/gisaid-in-the-news/uk-reports-new-variant-termed-vui-20201201/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref> dan [[Pusat Pencegahan dan Pengendalian Penyakit Eropa|ECDC]].<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/SARS-CoV-2-variant-multiple-spike-protein-mutations-United-Kingdom.pdf |title=Threat Assessment Brief: Rapid increase of a SARS-CoV-2 variant with multiple spike protein mutations observed in the United Kingdom |date=20 Desember 2020 |publisher=European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) |language=en}}</ref>}} tetapi diklasifikasikan ulang menjadi Variant of Concern (''Variant of Concern 202012/01'', disingkat ''VOC-202012/01'') oleh Meera Chand dan koleganya dalam laporan yang dipublikasikan oleh PHE pada 21 Desember 2020.<ref name="Chand2020">{{cite report |last1=Chand |first1=Meera |last2=Hopkins |first2=Susan |last3=Dabrera |first3=Gavin |last4=Achison |first4=Christina |last5=Barclay |first5=Wendy |last6=Ferguson |first6=Neil |last7=Volz |first7=Erik |last8=Loman |first8=Nick |last9=Rambaut |first9=Andrew |last10=Barrett |first10=Jeff |date=21 Desember 2020 |title=Investigation of novel SARS-COV-2 variant: Variant of Concern 202012/01 |publisher=[[Kesehatan Masyarakat Inggris|Public Health England]] |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/947048/Technical_Briefing_VOC_SH_NJL2_SH2.pdf |access-date=23 Desember 2020 |language=en}} {{OGL-attribution|version=3.0}}</ref>{{efn|Perbedaan di antara keduanya dijelaskan oleh PHE, {{blockquote|SARS-CoV-2 variants, if considered to have concerning epidemiological, immunological, or pathogenic properties, are raised for formal investigation. At this point they are designated Variant Under Investigation (VUI) with a year, month, and number. Following a risk assessment with the relevant expert committee, they may be designated Variant of Concern (VOC).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-variants-genomically-confirmed-case-numbers/variants-distribution-of-cases-data#variant1 |title=Variants: distribution of cases data |date=28 Januari 2021 |at=Pada "Differences between a Variant of Concern and Varaint Under Investigation" |website=GOV.UK |access-date=19 Februari 2021 |language=en}} {{OGL-attribution|version=3.0}}</ref>}}}} Dalam laporan yang ditulis oleh Andrew Rambaut dkk. yang mewakili [[Konsorsium Britania Raya untuk Genom COVID-19]], dengan alat [[Pangolin (alat)|Pangolin]], varian ini disebut ''Lineage B.1.1.7'',<ref>{{cite report |author1=Rambaut, Andrew |author2=Loman, Nick |author3=Pybus, Oliver |author4=Barclay, Wendy |author5=Barrett, Jeff |author6=Carabelli, Alesandro |author7=Connor, Tom |author8=Peacock, Tom |author9=L. Robertson, David |author10=Vol, Erik |year=2020 |title=Preliminary genomic characterisation of an emergent SARS-CoV-2 lineage in the UK defined by a novel set of spike mutations |publisher=Written on behalf of COVID-19 Genomics Consortium UK |url=https://virological.org/t/preliminary-genomic-characterisation-of-an-emergent-sars-cov-2-lineage-in-the-uk-defined-by-a-novel-set-of-spike-mutations/563 |access-date=20 Desember 2020 |language=en}}</ref> sedangkan [[Nextstrain]] menyebutnya dengan ''20I/501Y.V1''.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Callaway |first=Ewen |date=15 Januari 2021 |title=‘A bloody mess’: Confusion reigns over naming of new COVID variants |journal=[[Nature|Nature News & Comment]] |doi-access=free |doi=10.1038/d41586-021-00097-w |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00097-w |access-date=18 Januari 2021 |quote=... Emma Hodcroft, a molecular epidemiologist at the University of Bern, Switzerland, who is part of Nextstrain, the SARS-CoV-2 naming effort that called the ‘UK variant’ 20I/501Y.V1. |language=en}}</ref>