04/12/2021 20:10
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 04/12/2021 8:11 PM
The
Argentine Inter-institutional Genomics Project
of SARS-COV-2
(PAIS) -dependent of the Ministry of Science- released this Monday a detail of how many cases were detected with the new coronavirus variants and their mutations.
The report indicates that 54 samples of the variant from the
United Kingdom
, 18 from
Manaus
, 32 from
Rio de Janeiro
and as many of the
S_L452R
and
S_L452R
mutations
were
detected
.
In the publication, it is also detailed in which provinces and cities they were detected.
UK variant
Through the joint detection of the mutations N501Y, A570D, D614G, P681H and T716I, the United Kingdom variant was identified in a total of 54 samples, indicated the report N ° 19 of the Country Project.
A total of
22
cases were detected in the
City of Buenos Aires
, of which 20 have no travel history or epidemiological link with travelers.
Another four cases corresponded to the Buenos Aires suburbs: one from
Ituzaingó
, one from
Tres de Febrero
, one from
Merlo
and one from
Haedo
, all with no travel history or epidemiological link with travelers.
The report highlighted that "an increase in the frequency of detection of the United Kingdom variant was observed in cases with no epidemiological link with tourism in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA) in the last epidemiological weeks."
In addition, two cases were detected in the Buenos Aires city of
Lobos
and six in
Mercedes
with no travel history or epidemiological link with travelers.
In the AMBA there were cases of all the new variants that were detected in the country.
Photo: Xinhua
Also three cases in
Bolívar
from a total of 19 samples, the investigation of which showed that one person had traveled to the Buenos Aires city of Olavarría and another was in close contact with a positive from La Plata.
In
Olavarría
, 11 cases were detected, with no travel history or epidemiological link with travelers.
Meanwhile, in the province of
Córdoba they
were found in individuals with a history of travel to affected areas, while in the city of
Santa Fe
in a person with no history of travel or close contact with travelers who had been selected from a total of 9.
Manaus variant
It was located in 16 cases of the
City
of which 15 have no travel history or contact with travelers.
In the province of
Córdoba
, a case of the Manaus variant was detected in a person with a history of travel to affected areas.
In the province of
Santa Fe
a case was found in the city of Rafaela, with no history of travel or close contact with travelers.
In the country, cases of the variants of Manaus, Rio de Janeiro and the United Kingdom have already been detected.
Photo: Reuters
Variant Rio de Janeiro
The S_E484K mutation was detected in 32 samples, of which 15 are from the
City
, two from
Hurlingham
and one from
Merlo
, three from
Lanús
, two from
Berazategui
, one from
Almirante Brown
and one from
Ezeiza
, one from
Tigre
and one from
Vicente López
, and two from
Lobos
, two from
Mercedes
and one from
Olavarría
.
S_L452R mutation
This was discovered in seven samples corresponding to the
City
(one case),
Almirante Brown
(one case),
La Matanza
(one case),
Lanús Oeste
(one case),
La Plata
(one case) and
San Martín de los Andes
(one
case).
case) and another sample with a diagnosis in CABA, but without information on the individual's place of residence, which, according to the available information, neither has a travel history, nor close contact with travelers.
S_L452Q mutation
The latter was detected in 63 samples corresponding to 23 cases from the
City
, 26 to the south of
Greater Buenos Aires
, 4 to the west of
Greater Buenos Aires
, one in
Suipacha
, one in
Bolívar
, one from
La Plata
, one from
Neuquén
and two from
Santa Fe
.
These last cases did not present an epidemiological link between them and correspond to infections acquired in the community.
Source: Télam.
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