Journal of Infection and Public Health (Jan 2022)

Outbreak of P.3 (Theta) SARS-CoV-2 emerging variant of concern among service workers in Louisiana

  • Rebecca Rose,
  • David J. Nolan,
  • Tessa M. LaFleur,
  • Susanna L. Lamers

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 7 – 9

Abstract

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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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