Spatiotemporal dynamics and epidemiological impact of SARS-CoV-2 XBB lineage dissemination in Brazil in 2023

Spatiotemporal dynamics and epidemiological impact of SARS-CoV-2 XBB lineage dissemination in Brazil in 2023

ABSTRACTThe SARS-CoV-2 XBB is a group of highly immune-evasive lineages of the Omicron variant of concern that emerged by recombining BA.2-descendent lineages and spread worldwide during 2023. In this study, we combine SARS-CoV-2 genomic data (n = 11,065 sequences) with epidemiological data of sever...

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Main Authors: Ighor Arantes, Marcelo Gomes, Kimihito Ito, Sharbilla Sarafim, Tiago Gräf, Fabio Miyajima, Ricardo Khouri, Felipe Cotrim de Carvalho, Walquiria Aparecida Ferreira de Almeida, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, Paola Cristina Resende, Felipe Gomes Naveca, Gonzalo Bello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-03-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
Brazil
XBB
phylogeography
SARI
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03831-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03831-23

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