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Virus reactivation in acute and long COVID-19 - Nature

Source: Nature - Main • Published: 05 Aug 2026, 00:00

Virus reactivation in acute and long COVID-19 - Nature

Viral reactivation after SARS-CoV-2 infection — a multi-omic research article mapping timing, immune signals and clinical links across acute and convalescent phases.

Key Takeaways
  • SARS-CoV-2 infection has been shown to reactivate chronic viruses such as Epstein–Barr virus and cytomegalovirus
  • All participants were COVID-19 vaccine-naive at the time of enrolment
  • We assessed whole-blood immune cell populations by cytometry by time of flight (CyTOF)
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