Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in Brazil, Early 2021

• Main Authors: José Eduardo Levi (Author), Cristina Mendes Oliveira (Author), Bianca Della Croce (Author), Paulo Telles (Author), Annelise Correa Wengerkievicz Lopes (Author), Camila Malta Romano (Author), Diego Bezerra Lira (Author), Anna Claudia Mello de Resende (Author), Flávia Paiva Lopes (Author), André Arroyo Ruiz (Author), Gustavo Campana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brazil is the country with the second-largest number of deaths due to the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Two variants of concern (VOCs), Alpha (B.1.1.7) and Gamma (P.1), were first detected in December 2020. While Alpha expanded within an expected rate in January and February 2021, its prevale...