Multiple Introductions of SARS-CoV-2 C.37 Lambda lineage in the Southern Brazilian region
Author(s) -
Ighor Arantes,
Richard Steiner Salvato,
Tatiana Schäffer Gregianini,
Letícia Garay Martins,
Afonso Luís Barth,
Andreza Francisco Martins,
Anna Carolina Dias Paixão,
Luciana Appolinario,
Renata Serrano Lopes,
Ana Carolina da Fonseca Mendonça,
Alice Sampaio Barreto da Rocha,
Tainá Moreira Martins Venas,
Elisa Cavalcante Pereira,
Marilda Mendonça Siqueira,
Paola Cristina Resende
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taab153
Subject(s) - infectivity , covid-19 , lineage (genetic) , medicine , epidemiology , betacoronavirus , virology , coronavirus , demography , virus , genetics , gene , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , outbreak , sociology
Deemed a variant of concern by the World Health Organization on 15 June, the Lambda variant of SARS-CoV-2 is a growing epidemiological threat in several South American countries, and initial results suggest it exhibits increased infectivity and immune escape qualities. Here, we present evidence of its multiple introductions in Brazil.
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