The First Case of COVID-19 Reinfection in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Case Report
| Author | Nawfal Rasheed Hussein | en |
| Author | Dildar H Musa | en |
| Author | Ibrahim Abdulqader Naqid | en |
| Author | Zana Sidiq M.Saleem | en |
| Author | Nashwan Ibrahim | en |
| Orcid | Nawfal Rasheed Hussein [0000-0002-7223-2690] | en |
| Orcid | Ibrahim Abdulqader Naqid [0000-0002-7223-2690] | en |
| Issued Date | 2020-12-20 | en |
| Abstract | Introduction: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) causes a severe acute respiratory syndrome and is known as coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which was first discovered in December, 2019 in Wuhan, China. The question of whether the COVID-19 patients that recover from the disease acquire immunity or are still susceptible to reinfection remains unanswered. Case Presentation: In this study, we presented the case of a 46-year-old male who recovered from the first round of COVID-19 infection. After symptom resolution, two consecutives negative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests confirmed the negativity of the patient. Seven weeks after the first infection, the patient presented with fever and dry cough, and the infection was confirmed using real-time RT-PCR. The reinfection was associated with more severe symptoms, which required antiviral treatment. Conclusions: Our study indicated the possibility of COVID-19 reinfection. If the occurrence of reinfections is confirmed, it may implicate changes in the vaccine and community-based disease prevention strategies. Further studies are required to confirm the possibility of COVID-19 reinfection. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/jkums.111454 | en |
| Keyword | COVID-19 | en |
| Keyword | Reinfection Case | en |
| Keyword | Duhok City | en |
| Keyword | Kurdistan | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | The First Case of COVID-19 Reinfection in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Case Report | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |