Brazilian researchers find patients infected with two different coronavirus strains

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Researchers in southern Brazil said they have discovered patients infected with two different strains of the new coronavirus simultaneously, reflecting concerns about the growing number of variants in the country.

The researchers, who posted their findings Wednesday on medical website medRxiv, said their study would be the first in the world to confirm co-infection with two strains of the coronavirus.

https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/miscellaneous/covid-19/brazilian-researchers-find-patients-infected-with-two-different-coronavirus-strains/

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 January 30, 2021 **