Local Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7, Brazil, December 2020

Local Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7, Brazil, December 2020

In December 2020, research surveillance detected the B.1.1.7 lineage of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in São Paulo, Brazil. Rapid genomic sequencing and phylogenetic analysis revealed 2 distinct introductions of the lineage. One patient reported no international travel. There may b...

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Main Authors: Ingra Morales Claro, Flavia Cristina da Silva Sales, Mariana Severo Ramundo, Darlan S. Candido, Camila A.M. Silva, Jaqueline Goes de Jesus, Erika R. Manuli, Cristina Mendes de Oliveira, Luciano Scarpelli, Gustavo Campana, Oliver G. Pybus, Ester Cerdeira Sabino, Nuno Rodrigues Faria, José Eduardo Levi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
2019 novel coronavirus disease
coronavirus disease
COVID-19
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SARS-CoV-2
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/21-0038_article

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