Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 P.2 Lineage Associated with Reinfection Case, Brazil, June-October 2020.

A 37-year-old healthcare worker from the northeastern region of Brazil experienced 2 clinical episodes of coronavirus disease. Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was confirmed by reverse transcription PCR in samples collected 116 days apart. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that the 2 infections were caused by the most prevalent lineage in Brazil, B.

The association between Helicobacter pylori infection and height in children from an urban community in north-east Brazil.

Background: An association between Helicobacter pylori infection and short stature in children has been described recently.

Aim: To describe differences in stature between H. pylori-infected and non-infected children in a low-income community in north-east Brazil.