Brazil detects infection with two coronavirus variants at once
During the study, a new variant of the virus was discovered
A study conducted with patients in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul found that a person may be simultaneously infected with two different variants of the novel coronavirus. The research was carried out by the National Laboratory of Scientific Computing (LNCC) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, by Feevale University and by Rede V?rus.![](https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/ebc.gif?id=1399941&o=node)
The detection was possible when experts analyzed samples from 92 patients in Rio Grande do Sul. At least two people experienced the so-called co-infection—the simultaneous infection of two different lineages of the novel coronavirus. According to researchers, co-infection with the variant E484K had not been described thus far.
Co-infection is alarming, the scientists said, because it combines genomes of different lineages, allowing further combinations resulting in evolu...
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During the study, a new variant of the virus was discovered
- Published in By Vitor Abdala - Rio de Janeiro
A study conducted with patients in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul found that a person may be simultaneously infected with two different variants of the novel coronavirus. The research was carried out by the National Laboratory of Scientific Computing (LNCC) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, by Feevale University and by Rede V?rus.
![](https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/ebc.gif?id=1399941&o=node)
The detection was possible when experts analyzed samples from 92 patients in Rio Grande do Sul. At least two people experienced the so-called co-infection—the simultaneous infection of two different lineages of the novel coronavirus. According to researchers, co-infection with the variant E484K had not been described thus far.
Co-infection is alarming, the scientists said, because it combines genomes of different lineages, allowing further combinations resulting in evolu...
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