Outbreak of P.3 (Theta) SARS-CoV-2 emerging variant of concern among service workers in Louisiana
During routine industrial quarantine/premobilization procedures, four individuals who recently traveled from the Philippines tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Subsequent genomic analysis showed that all four were infected with a relatively rare Variant of Interest (P.3, Theta) derived from a single or...
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Elsevier,
2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | During routine industrial quarantine/premobilization procedures, four individuals who recently traveled from the Philippines tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Subsequent genomic analysis showed that all four were infected with a relatively rare Variant of Interest (P.3, Theta) derived from a single origin. This demonstrates the importance of on-going genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2. |
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| Item Description: | 1876-0341 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.11.011 |