Tag: sars-cov-2
A novel SARS-CoV-2 related coronavirus in bats from Cambodia
Here we describe the identification of SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses in two Rhinolophus shameli bats sampled in Cambodia in 2010. More...
Persistence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an immunocompromised host
A 154 day Covid infection, with possible multiple different infections. More...
Coronavirus vaccine that has proven safe and effective in mice and monkeys
Researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have developed a COVID-19 vaccine that has proven safe and effective in mice and monkeys. More...
International travel showed the biggest impact on increases in coronavirus death rates
A new study comparing countries most severely hit by COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic has found that international travel showed the biggest impact on increases in death rates.
Tenth Yanomami child dies of coronavirus in Brazil
The Yanomami recorded the death of one more child by covid-19 and account for ten deaths caused by the disease. More...
Coronavirus outbreak at Girona carehome affects 23 of 29 vaccinated residents
A Covid-19 outbreak detected on January 24 at the Sant Jordi de Celrà geriatric residence in Girona, Spain already affects 23 of the 29 users and 11 workers at the center. More...
Poland finds first case of COVID-19 in mink
The Polish health minister has said mink on a farm in north-western Poland will be culled after the SARS-Cov-2 virus was detected. More...
Circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.1.7, 501Y.V2, and P.1 have gained ability to utilize rat and mouse Ace2 and altered in vitro sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies and ACE2-Ig
Here, we first investigated cross-species receptor usage of multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants that emerged during the pandemic. More...
Reinfection from SARS-CoV-2 lineage P.2 with the E484K spike mutation in Brazil
We report the first case of reinfection from genetically distinct SARS-CoV-2 lineage [P.2] presenting the E484K spike mutation in Brazil, a variant associated with escape from neutralizing antibodies. More...
SARS-CoV-2 reinfection by the new Variant of Concern (VOC) P.1 in Amazonas, Brazil
“In this study, we report the first documented case of reinfection with the newly emerging P.1 lineage in a 29-years-old individual from Amazonas, a Brazilian state that was severely hit by COVID-19 at the first epidemic wave between March and July, and is currently facing a spiraling surge of deaths since November 2020. More...