Local Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7, Brazil,December 2020 |
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| 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 |
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| Affiliation: | University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (I.M. Claro, F.C.S. Sales, M.S. Ramundo, D.S. Candido, C.A.M. Silva, J.G. de Jesus, E.R. Manuli, E.C. Sabino, N.R. Faria, J.E. Levi);University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (D.S. Candido, O.G. Pybus, N.R. Faria);Diagnósticos da América SA (DASA), Baueri, Brazil (C.M. de Oliveira, L. Scarpelli, G. Campana, J.E. Levi);Imperial College London, London, UK (N.R. Faria) |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
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 be more infections with this lineage in Brazil than reported. |
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| Keywords: | 2019 novel coronavirus disease coronavirus disease COVID-19 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 viruses respiratory infections zoonoses transmission genomic surveillance lineage B.1.1.7 Brazil |
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