We do not at present know the full significance of this variant, but it has a combination of mutations similar to other internationally notifiable variants of concern, Global Health Research Complex Chief Virologist Ben Neuman said. This variant combines genetic markers separately associated with rapid spread, severe disease and high resistance to neutralizing antibodies.
The lab first detected the BV-1 variant in a sample that tested positive on March 5, the university said. The sample was later retested and confirmed at a federally regulated lab.
Officials said the student tested positive again on March 25 before testing negative on April 9.
The university said BV-1 is one of thousands of variants found worldwide and that scientists would continue to look for more cases of the variant.
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS â Variants of the virus seem to make headlines pretty often during the pandemic.. So when new ones emerge in our own backyard, should we panic?
Researchers say, It s not nothing , but it s not something you should lose sleepover. ...what we are doing is flipping over rocks, and when you flip over enough rocks, you are going to find some weird bugs. This is definitely one of them. Finding it early is the best way to stop this and we think we did find this one quite early, Chief Virologist at the Global Health Research Complex at Texas A&M, Dr. Ben Neuman, said.