New, antibody-resistant coronavirus variant discovered in Texas
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Clinical Laboratory assistant Mamdouh Sibai, pools eight samples into one testing tube to be process at Stanford Clinical Virology Lab in Palo Alto, California, on Thursday, July 23, 2020. California officials are exploring pooled testing, a way of grouping together coronavirus tests and processing them in pools. Currently they are processing over 2000 a week saving time and cost.Josie Lepe / Special to the Chronicle
Researchers at Texas A&M University this week reported a new strain of the coronavirus called the BV-1.
The BV-1 variant was found in a saliva sample taken from a student who lives off campus and tested positive for the coronavirus on March 5, the university announced Monday.
Texas A&M scientists identify new variant of coronavirus called BV-1
Only 1 case of variant found thus far
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Researchers at Texas A&M with the Global Health Research Complex, or GHRC, have discovered a new variant of COVID-19, named BV-1, originating in Brazos Valley.
According to an April 19 Texas A&M Today article, this variant has been found in only one person â a student at A&M â who experienced mild symptoms.
According to the article, the student tested positive at GHRC on March 5 and again on March 25, longer than the typical two-week recovery time seen with other strains of the virus. The studentâs symptoms were âcold-likeâ and the student recovered fully by April 2. This student lived off-campus, but is involved in campus activities.
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High prevalence rates suggest Covid variants driving current surge: Study
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The high prevalence rates suggest variants are driving the current surge since widespread infection is usually thought to bring herd immunity. It’s also possible that mild infections last year led to fewer deaths but also a lower protective effect, said Jha, who is director of the Centre for Global Health Research in Toronto.
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(This story originally appeared in on Apr 13, 2021)A study on seropositivity across 12 cities in India threw up sharp differences in growth rates across different age groups. Because the sample drawn from private labs is more likely to represent relatively wealthier people and those with health concerns, researchers led by epidemiologist Prabhat Jha also calculated prevalence in the 12 cities based on mortality data for Covid-19 for the same time period. They estimated a prevalence of 43-60% in those over 20 years in these cities, wi