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Predominance of the recombinant SARS-CoV-2 lineages XBB in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: a genomic surveillance study and impact on vaccine response
2024-03-22
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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Purpose </bold>The COVID-19 pandemic has been marked by novel viral variants, posing challenges to global public health. Recombination, a viral evolution tool, is implicated in SARS-CoV-2's ongoing evolution. The XBB recombinant lineage, known for evading antibody-mediated immunity, exhibits higher transmissibility without increased disease severity. We investigated the prevalence...
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- Literature Corpus work
- ba75c847-12e8-50d8-8898-917fa09e1386
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3917937/v1
