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SARS‐CoV‐2 intralineage variation and temporal patterns of COVID‐19 risk factors in three cities of southeastern Brazil: Age, sex, and race

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The Santo André Regional Center from Adolfo Lutz Institute evaluated 91 537 samples by reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) from March 2020… Click to show full abstract

The Santo André Regional Center from Adolfo Lutz Institute evaluated 91 537 samples by reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) from March 2020 to April 2021. The age, sex, and race of patients from three cities in southeastern Brazil, namely São Bernardo do Campo (SBC), Diadema, and Mauá were assessed in association to the rate of positive results using generalized linear models. Circulating lineages were obtained from GISAID and intralineage genetic variation was investigated employing Lasergene software. A declining number of reported cases around October to November 2020 separate two epidemic waves in the three cities. Mauá differed by the highest positive RT‐PCR scores in January and February. GISAID classification of 38 SARS‐CoV‐2 complete genomic sequences showed the circulation of lineages P.1, B.1.1.28, P.2, B.1.1.332; P.1, P.2, B.1.1.28, B.1.1.33; and P.1, P.2 in SBC, Diadema and Mauá, respectively. Intralineage variation revealed a significant amino‐acid substitution in the ORF3a encoding protein (A33S) present in four out of six (67%) P.1 Mauá isolates. As ORF3a encodes a nonselective Ca2+ permeable cation channel, supposed to interfere in airway homeostasis, specific mutations could increase its pathogenic effect resulting in a higher number of symptomatic individuals explaining why the second wave was more intense in Mauá city.

Keywords: age sex; cities southeastern; sex race; variation; three cities; sars cov

Journal Title: Journal of Medical Virology
Year Published: 2022

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