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

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis


. 2021 Sep 17;27(12).
doi: 10.3201/eid2712.211326. Online ahead of print.
Large-Scale Screening of Asymptomatic Persons for SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern and Gamma Takeover, Brazil

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, SCB-UFPR COVID-19 team,2
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Abstract

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.

Keywords: Brazil; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; diagnosis; diagnostic techniques and procedures; environment and public health; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
 
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