The Omicron Lineages BA.1 and BA.2 (<i>Betacoronavirus</i> SARS-CoV-2) Have Repeatedly Entered Brazil through a Single Dispersal Hub

The Omicron Lineages BA.1 and BA.2 (<i>Betacoronavirus</i> SARS-CoV-2) Have Repeatedly Entered Brazil through a Single Dispersal Hub

Brazil currently ranks second in absolute deaths by COVID-19, even though most of its population has completed the vaccination protocol. With the introduction of Omicron in late 2021, the number of COVID-19 cases soared once again in the country. We investigated in this work how lineages BA.1 and BA...

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Main Authors: Alessandra P. Lamarca, Ueric José Borges de Souza, Filipe Romero Rebello Moreira, Luiz G. P. de Almeida, Mariane Talon de Menezes, Adrieli Barboza de Souza, Alessandro Clayton de Souza Ferreira, Alexandra L. Gerber, Aline B. de Lima, Ana Paula de C. Guimarães, Andréa Cony Cavalcanti, Aryel B. Paz e Silva, Bruna Israel Lima, Cirley Lobato, Cristiane Gomes Da Silva, Cristiane P. T. B. Mendonça, Daniel Costa Queiroz, Danielle Alves Gomes Zauli, Diego Menezes, Fábio Sossai Possebon, Franciano Dias Pereira Cardoso, Frederico Scott Varella Malta, Isabela Braga-Paz, Joice do Prado Silva, Jorge Gomes Goulart Ferreira, Jucimária Dantas Galvão, Leandro Magalhães de Souza, Leonardo Ferreira, Lia Gonçalves Possuelo, Liliane Tavares de Faria Cavalcante, Luige B. Alvim, Luiz Fellype Alves de Souza, Luiza C. G. de Araújo E Santos, Rillery Calixto Dias, Rutilene Barbosa Souza, Thaís Regina y Castro, Andréia Rosane de Moura Valim, Fabrício Souza Campos, João Pessoa Araujo, Priscila de Arruda Trindade, Renato S. Aguiar, Robson Michael Delai, Ana Tereza R de Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
COVID-19
phylodynamics
variant of concern
genome
viral evolution
dispersal
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/4/888

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