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A woman with HIV had the coronavirus for 216 days – and it mutated at least 30 times
Marianne Guenot , Business Insider US
Jun 04, 2021, 09:17 PM
A South African woman living with HIV was found to carry the novel coronavirus for seven months, a new study said.
Scientist detected 32 mutations to the virus, including some seen in variants of concern.
It suggests HIV could contribute to variant evolution, but probably in exceptional cases.
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A 36-year-old woman with advanced HIV carried the novel coronavirus for 216 days, during which the virus accumulated more than 30 mutations, a new study has found.
The case report, which has not been peer-reviewed, was published as a pre-print on medRxiv on Thursday...
A woman with HIV had the coronavirus for 216 days – and it mutated at least 30 times
Marianne Guenot , Business Insider US
Jun 04, 2021, 09:17 PM
A South African woman living with HIV was found to carry the novel coronavirus for seven months, a new study said.
Scientist detected 32 mutations to the virus, including some seen in variants of concern.
It suggests HIV could contribute to variant evolution, but probably in exceptional cases.
See more stories on Business Insider SA's home page.
A 36-year-old woman with advanced HIV carried the novel coronavirus for 216 days, during which the virus accumulated more than 30 mutations, a new study has found.
The case report, which has not been peer-reviewed, was published as a pre-print on medRxiv on Thursday...