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Importation and early local transmission of COVID-19 in Brazil, 2020.

Authors :
Jesus JG
Sacchi C
Candido DDS
Claro IM
Sales FCS
Manuli ER
Silva DBBD
Paiva TM
Pinho MAB
Santos KCO
Hill SC
Aguiar RS
Romero F
Santos FCPD
Gonçalves CR
Timenetsky MDC
Quick J
Croda JHR
Oliveira W
Rambaut A
Pybus OG
Loman NJ
Sabino EC
Faria NR
Source :
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo [Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo] 2020; Vol. 62, pp. e30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 11.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

We conducted the genome sequencing and analysis of the first confirmed COVID-19 infections in Brazil. Rapid sequencing coupled with phylogenetic analyses in the context of travel history corroborate multiple independent importations from Italy and local spread during the initial stage of COVID-19 transmission in Brazil.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1678-9946
Volume :
62
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32401959
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946202062030