SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 and BA.2 coinfection detected by genomic surveillance in Brazil, January 2022

Arch Virol. 2022 Nov;167(11):2271-2273. doi: 10.1007/s00705-022-05532-5. Epub 2022 Jul 16.

Abstract

In January 2022, our genomic surveillance network identified a SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 and BA.2 coinfection in a sample from a patient residing in Brazil. Our results suggest that the true number of SARS-CoV-2 coinfections remains largely underestimated.

MeSH terms

  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Coinfection* / epidemiology
  • Genomics
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2 / genetics

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