Clinical and genomic characterization of Influenza A co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza B: a respiratory surveillance study in Assam, India
Neelanjana Sarmah, Aktarul Islam Siddique, Mousumi Dutta, Aniruddha Jakharia, Nargis Bali, Neetu Vijay, Nivedita Gupta, Suman Kanungo, Biswajyoti Borkakoty · 2026
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Neelanjana Sarmah and co-authors run a flu and COVID watch in Assam, India, and catch two patients carrying two viruses at once, in a 2026 study. Nearly 4,948 breathing samples were screened from January to August 2025 with a multiplex test, and selected positives were genome-sequenced. One patient held flu A H3N2 plus a SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain, and another held H3N2 plus flu B.
Both patients stayed mildly ill and needed no hospital care. The flu viruses grouped with a known global branch, and their surface gene differed at several spots from the vaccine strain. Sugar-tag sites on the virus were also predicted. The authors say steady genomic watch is what spots such overlaps early.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Neelanjana Sarmah, Aktarul Islam Siddique, Mousumi Dutta, Aniruddha Jakharia, Nargis Bali, Neetu Vijay, Nivedita Gupta, Suman Kanungo, Biswajyoti Borkakoty |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |