Category: PCR
USA: small study shows 17% of household cats and dogs had detectable coronavirus sars-cov-2 neutralizing antibodies
We enrolled 37 dogs and 19 cats from 34 of 41 eligible households. More...
India: Gujurat doctors seeing an increasing number of coronavirus cases where patients have negative RT-PCR tests but CT scans reveal significant infection in the lungs
The medical fraternity in Gujarat have come across an increasing number of cases where patients test negative in RT-PCR report but a high-resolution CT (HRCT) reveals significant infection in the lungs. More...
India: double mutant coronavirus variant B.1.617 outcompeting B.1.1.7 UK variant
Data from Outbreak.info suggests that the B.1.617 “double mutant” variant is outcompeting the UK variant B.1.1.7 in India – the B1617 variant is now being detected in nearly twice as many sequences as the UK variant in 7 day rolling average of percent sequences with mutations
France: 32 cases of Breton coronavirus variant B.1.616 reported
On April 14, 32 cases of infection with the 20C / 655Y (B.1.616) variant were confirmed (29 in Brittany, three in other regions). More...
2 Lions positive for coronavirus at Pittsburgh Zoo
The staff at Pittsburgh Zoo say two of their lionesses have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. More...
USA: 188 recorded SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infections in animals including lions, tigers, leopards, mink, cougar, gorillas, cats and dogs
There have been 188 recorded Sars-cov-2 coronavirus infections in animals including lions, tigers, leopards, mink, cougar, gorillas, cats and dogs in the USA to date. More...
France: 25 cases of Breton coronavirus variant B.1.616 recorded so far, 22 in Brittany, 3 elsewhere
Clade 20C variant that emerged in Brittany. A cluster of infections with a 20C clade variant (“20C / 655Y variant” or B.1.616), was detected in the Côtes d´Armor, with cases occurring between January and March 2021. More...
UK: Finchley in north London borough of Barnet now also surge testing for South African variant B.1.351
People living and working in Barnet, north London, are being urged to get a Covid-19 test after a case of the South African variant was found. More...
India: “Double mutant” coronavirus strain B.1.617 evading RT-PCR tests
B.1.617, The “double mutant” coronavirus variant that is causing the current wave of Covid-19 in India is not just highly infectious but also stealthy. More...
London: 70 cases of South African coronavirus variant B.1.351 found in Wandsworth & Lambeth
More...Test and trace now asking everyone 11+ living in Wandsworth and Lambeth to take a PCR test after cluster of 70+ cases of South African variant found.