Geographical Distribution of Genetic Variants and Lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Chile
The pandemic caused by the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a worldwide public health concern. First confined in China and then disseminated widely across Europe and America, SARS-CoV-2 has impacted and moved the scientific community around the world to working in...
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| author | Andrés E. Castillo Bárbara Parra Paz Tapia Jaime Lagos Loredana Arata Alejandra Acevedo Winston Andrade Gabriel Leal Carolina Tambley Patricia Bustos Rodrigo Fasce Jorge Fernández |
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| description | The pandemic caused by the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a worldwide public health concern. First confined in China and then disseminated widely across Europe and America, SARS-CoV-2 has impacted and moved the scientific community around the world to working in a fast and coordinated way to collect all possible information about this virus and generate new strategies and protocols to try to stop the infection. During March 2020, more than 16,000 full viral genomes have been shared in public databases that allow the construction of genetic landscapes for tracking and monitoring the viral advances over time and study the genomic variations present in geographic regions. In this work, we present the occurrence of genetic variants and lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Chile during March to April 2020. Complete genome analysis of 141 viral samples from different regions of Chile revealed a predominance of variant D614G like in Europe and the USA and the major presence of lineage B.1. These findings could help take control measures due to the similarity of the viral variants present in Chile, compared with other countries, and monitor the dynamic change of virus variants in the country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df77ab1637614175ab3f64a5914e25c32022-12-22T01:26:02ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652020-09-01810.3389/fpubh.2020.562615562615Geographical Distribution of Genetic Variants and Lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in ChileAndrés E. Castillo0Bárbara Parra1Paz Tapia2Jaime Lagos3Loredana Arata4Alejandra Acevedo5Winston Andrade6Gabriel Leal7Carolina Tambley8Patricia Bustos9Rodrigo Fasce10Jorge Fernández11Molecular Genetics Sub Department, Institute of Public Health of Chile, Santiago, ChileMolecular Genetics Sub Department, Institute of Public Health of Chile, Santiago, ChileMolecular Genetics Sub Department, Institute of Public Health of Chile, Santiago, ChileMolecular Genetics Sub Department, Institute of Public Health of Chile, Santiago, ChileMolecular Genetics Sub Department, Institute of Public Health of Chile, Santiago, ChileSection of Respiratory and Exanthematic Viruses, Institute of Public Health of Chile, Santiago, ChileSection of Respiratory and Exanthematic Viruses, Institute of Public Health of Chile, Santiago, ChileSection of Respiratory and Exanthematic Viruses, Institute of Public Health of Chile, Santiago, ChileSection of Respiratory and Exanthematic Viruses, Institute of Public Health of Chile, Santiago, ChileSection of Respiratory and Exanthematic Viruses, Institute of Public Health of Chile, Santiago, ChileSection of Respiratory and Exanthematic Viruses, Institute of Public Health of Chile, Santiago, ChileMolecular Genetics Sub Department, Institute of Public Health of Chile, Santiago, ChileThe pandemic caused by the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a worldwide public health concern. First confined in China and then disseminated widely across Europe and America, SARS-CoV-2 has impacted and moved the scientific community around the world to working in a fast and coordinated way to collect all possible information about this virus and generate new strategies and protocols to try to stop the infection. During March 2020, more than 16,000 full viral genomes have been shared in public databases that allow the construction of genetic landscapes for tracking and monitoring the viral advances over time and study the genomic variations present in geographic regions. In this work, we present the occurrence of genetic variants and lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Chile during March to April 2020. Complete genome analysis of 141 viral samples from different regions of Chile revealed a predominance of variant D614G like in Europe and the USA and the major presence of lineage B.1. These findings could help take control measures due to the similarity of the viral variants present in Chile, compared with other countries, and monitor the dynamic change of virus variants in the country.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.562615/fullCOVID-19SARS-CoV- 2epidemiologyvariantslineages |
| spellingShingle | Andrés E. Castillo Bárbara Parra Paz Tapia Jaime Lagos Loredana Arata Alejandra Acevedo Winston Andrade Gabriel Leal Carolina Tambley Patricia Bustos Rodrigo Fasce Jorge Fernández Geographical Distribution of Genetic Variants and Lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Chile Frontiers in Public Health COVID-19 SARS-CoV- 2 epidemiology variants lineages |
| title | Geographical Distribution of Genetic Variants and Lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Chile |
| title_full | Geographical Distribution of Genetic Variants and Lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Chile |
| title_fullStr | Geographical Distribution of Genetic Variants and Lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Chile |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geographical Distribution of Genetic Variants and Lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Chile |
| title_short | Geographical Distribution of Genetic Variants and Lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in Chile |
| title_sort | geographical distribution of genetic variants and lineages of sars cov 2 in chile |
| topic | COVID-19 SARS-CoV- 2 epidemiology variants lineages |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.562615/full |
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