Large-Scale Screening of Asymptomatic Persons for SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern and Gamma Takeover, Brazil

Large-Scale Screening of Asymptomatic Persons for SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern and Gamma Takeover, Brazil

We performed a large-scale severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 screening campaign using 2 PCR-based approaches, coupled with variant genotyping, aiming to provide a safer environment for employees of Federal University in Curitiba, Brazil. We observed the rapid spread of the Gamma varia...

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Autores principales: Douglas Adamoski, Jaqueline Carvalho de Oliveira, Ana Claudia Bonatto, Roseli Wassem, Meri Bordignon Nogueira, Sonia Mara Raboni, Edvaldo da Silva Trindade, Emanuel Maltempi de Souza, Daniela Fiori Gradia
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Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
environment and public health
diagnosis
diagnostic techniques and procedures
COVID-19
coronavirus disease
SARS-CoV-2
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/c11b29c1586e414b977b0f1bae615a51
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Sumario:We performed a large-scale severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 screening campaign using 2 PCR-based approaches, coupled with variant genotyping, aiming to provide a safer environment for employees of Federal University in Curitiba, Brazil. We observed the rapid spread of the Gamma variant of concern, which replaced other variants in <3 months.

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