Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Eta VOI among international travelers using COVIDSeq-NGS

Rationale: SARS-CoV-2 has been identified as a highly infective and contagious viral infection. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been spread worldwide and affected more than 210 countries. Globally, the fast spread of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants has been mostly attributed to international travel. Patient c...

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Published in:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Main Authors: Mati Ur Rehman, Rooh Ullah, Narmeen Arshad, Muhammad Ammad, Qurat Ul Ain, Anam Razzak, Muhammad Yousaf, Shabana Perween, Syed Sajjad Naqvi, Tarique N Hasan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022
Subjects:
covid-19
sars-cov-2
eta
voc
voi
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Eta
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.359789
https://doaj.org/article/22f558870e984fac9992a3bda0f6f13b
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Summary:Rationale: SARS-CoV-2 has been identified as a highly infective and contagious viral infection. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been spread worldwide and affected more than 210 countries. Globally, the fast spread of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants has been mostly attributed to international travel. Patient concerns: We are reporting the genomic evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Eta VOI among two international travelers. Both travelers were males from Nigeria aged 24 and 34 years and both were asymptomatic. Diagnosis: The nasopharyngeal swab samples were in both travelers positive by real-time RT-PCR followed by COVIDSeq-NGS. Interventions: Paracetamol 3 times daily for 5 days. Outcomes: Patient recovered completely within 10 days and discharged after 14 days of quarantine duration. Lessons: This report highlights genomic variation of SARS-CoV-2 among the travelers. For managing the present health crisis, molecular identification of viral variants present in different geographical locations will be very helpful.

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