| Literature DB >> 33769251 |
Andreza Francisco Martins1,2,3,4, Alexandre Prehn Zavascki1,4,5,6, Priscila Lamb Wink1,2,7, Fabiana Caroline Zempulski Volpato1,7,8, Francielle Liz Monteiro1,7, Clévia Rosset7,9, Fernanda De-Paris1,7, Álvaro Krüger Ramos10, Afonso Luís Barth1,2,7,8.
Abstract
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 P.1 lineage coincided with a surge in hospitalisations in the North region of Brazil. In the South region's Rio Grande do Sul state, severe COVID-19 case numbers rose 3.8 fold in February 2021. During that month, at a COVID-19 referral hospital in this state, whole-genome sequencing of a subset of cases' specimens (n = 27) revealed P.1 lineage SARS-CoV-2 in most (n = 24). Findings raise concerns regarding a possible association between lineage P.1 and rapid case and hospitalisation increases.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; P.1 lineage; SARS-CoV-2
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33769251 PMCID: PMC7995561 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.12.2100276
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Euro Surveill ISSN: 1025-496X