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 COVID Variant BV-1
New COVID-19 Variant Detected Could Present A Challenge
Scientists at the Texas A&M University Global Health Research Complex (GHRC) have identified a variant of the COVID-19 virus “BV-1” that could present a new challenge to public health.
Although found in only one individual who had only mild symptoms, the Texas A&M scientists decided they should share information about the variant with scientists across the globe.
That’s because published cell culture-based experiments from other labs have shown several neutralizing antibodies are ineffective in controlling other variants with the same genetic markers as BV-1.
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.
Texas A&M researchers identify new COVID-19 variant called BV-1
They’ve only seen one patient with the variant: a student who lives off campus but is involved in on-campus activities. Author: Michelle Homer Updated: 1:01 PM CDT April 19, 2021
COLLEGE STATION, Texas Researchers at Texas A&M University say they’ve identified a new variant of COVID-19 they’re calling BV-1 for Brazos Valley.
The scientists have only seen the variant in one patient who had mild symptoms that lasted about a month.
The student, who lives off-campus, is active in on-campus organizations.
Editor s note: The video above about the UK variant originally aired on April 7.
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