Local Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7, Brazil, December 2020
Ingra Morales Claro, Flavia Cristina da Silva Sales, Mariana Severo Ramundo, Darlan S. Candido, Camila Alves Maia da Silva, Jaqueline Góes de Jesus, Erika R. Manuli, Cristina Mendes de Oliveira, Luciano Cesar Scarpelli, Gustavo Campana, Oliver G. Pybus, Éster Cerdeira Sabino, Nuno R. Faria, José Eduardo Levi
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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Lineage (genetic)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Phylogenetic treeTransmission (telecommunications)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusVirologyBiologyBetacoronavirusPhylogeneticsEvolutionary biologyMedicineGeneticsOutbreakGeneInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineDiseaseElectrical engineeringEngineeringSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology