Outbreak of P.3 (Theta) SARS-CoV-2 emerging variant of concern among service workers in Louisiana

During routine industrial quarantine/premobilization procedures, four individuals who recently traveled from the Philippines tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Subsequent genomic analysis showed that all four were infected with a relatively rare Variant of Interest (P.3, Theta) derived from a single or...

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Auteurs principaux: Rebecca Rose, David J. Nolan, Tessa M. LaFleur, Susanna L. Lamers
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Langue:EN
Publié: Elsevier 2022
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/e3a680bef14541ba8f46a09b53d408e9
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Résumé:During routine industrial quarantine/premobilization procedures, four individuals who recently traveled from the Philippines tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Subsequent genomic analysis showed that all four were infected with a relatively rare Variant of Interest (P.3, Theta) derived from a single origin. This demonstrates the importance of on-going genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2.