Brazil: novel coronavirus variant VUI-NP13L reported along with 2 cases of coinfection with B.1.1.28

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“We were the first to identify two independent events of co-infection caused by the occurrence of B.1.1.28 (E484K) with either B.1.1.248 or B.1.91 lineages. Also, clustering analysis revealed the occurrence of a novel cluster of samples circulating in the state (named VUI-NP13L) characterized by 12 lineage-defining mutations.”

ScienceDirect.com preprint:  Pervasive transmission of E484K and emergence of VUI-NP13L with evidence of SARS-CoV-2 co-infection events by two different lineages in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 

 

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** This post was originally published on April 19, 2021 **