Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness
August 31, 2020
Genomic Evidence for a Case of Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2
Category: Article Summary
Topic: Vaccines and Immunity
Keywords (Tags): reinfection, transmission
- Tillett et al. found evidence of SARS-CoV-2 re-infection by identifying two viruses with distinct genetic sequences corresponding to two different periods of illness in the same person. The two positive specimens were collected 48 days apart from a patient in Nevada. In between collection of the two positive samples, the patient made a full symptomatic recovery and had two negative SARS-CoV-2 tests.
- The person involved was not using any immunosuppressive medications and does not have any significant immunological conditions.
Tillett et al. (Aug 27, 2020). Genomic Evidence for a Case of Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. SSRN. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3681489