tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Feb 19;27(5).
doi: 10.3201/eid2705.210191. Online ahead of print.
Genomic Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Involving E484K Spike Mutation, Brazil
Carolina K V Nonaka, Mar?lia Miranda Franco, Tiago Gr?f, Camila Ara?jo de Lorenzo Barcia, Renata Naves de ?vila Mendon?a, Karoline Almeida Felix de Sousa, Leila M C Neiva, Vagner Fosenca, Ana V A Mendes, Renato Santana de Aguiar, Marta Giovanetti, Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza
Abstract
Uncertainty remains about how long the protective immune responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 persists, and suspected reinfection in recovered patients has been reported. We describe a case of reinfection from distinct virus lineages in Brazil harboring the E484K mutation, a variant associated with escape from neutralizing antibodies.
Keywords: Brazil; COVID-19; E484K spike mutation; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; genomic surveillance; reinfection; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021 Feb 19;27(5).
doi: 10.3201/eid2705.210191. Online ahead of print.
Genomic Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Involving E484K Spike Mutation, Brazil
Carolina K V Nonaka, Mar?lia Miranda Franco, Tiago Gr?f, Camila Ara?jo de Lorenzo Barcia, Renata Naves de ?vila Mendon?a, Karoline Almeida Felix de Sousa, Leila M C Neiva, Vagner Fosenca, Ana V A Mendes, Renato Santana de Aguiar, Marta Giovanetti, Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza
- PMID: 33605869
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.210191
Abstract
Uncertainty remains about how long the protective immune responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 persists, and suspected reinfection in recovered patients has been reported. We describe a case of reinfection from distinct virus lineages in Brazil harboring the E484K mutation, a variant associated with escape from neutralizing antibodies.
Keywords: Brazil; COVID-19; E484K spike mutation; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; genomic surveillance; reinfection; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.