Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 tracks early interstate transmission of P.1 lineage and diversification within P.2 clade in Brazil.

• Main Authors: Alessandra P Lamarca (Author), Luiz G P de Almeida (Author), Ronaldo da Silva Francisco (Author), Lucymara Fassarella Agnez Lima (Author), Kátia Castanho Scortecci (Author), Vinícius Pietta Perez (Author), Otavio J Brustolini (Author), Eduardo Sérgio Soares Sousa (Author), Danielle Angst Secco (Author), Angela Maria Guimarães Santos (Author), George Rego Albuquerque (Author), Ana Paula Melo Mariano (Author), Bianca Mendes Maciel (Author), Alexandra L Gerber (Author), Ana Paula de C Guimarães (Author), Paulo Ricardo Nascimento (Author), Francisco Paulo Freire Neto (Author), Sandra Rocha Gadelha (Author), Luís Cristóvão Porto (Author), Eloiza Helena Campana (Author), Selma Maria Bezerra Jeronimo (Author), Ana Tereza R Vasconcelos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The sharp increase of COVID-19 cases in late 2020 has made Brazil the new epicenter of the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The novel viral lineages P.1 (Variant of Concern Gamma) and P.2, respectively identified in the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Rio de Janeiro, have been associated with potential...