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SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Brazil: how the displacement of variants has driven distinct epidemic waves.
Virus research - 2 Jul 2022
Alcantara Luiz Carlos Junior, Nogueira Elisson, Shuab Gabriel, Tosta Stephane, Fristch Hegger, Pimentel Victor, Souza-Neto Jayme A, Coutinho Luiz Lehmann, Fukumasu Heidge, Sampaio Sandra Coccuzzo, Elias Maria Carolina, Kashima Simone, Slavov Svetoslav Nanev, Ciccozzi Massimo, Cella Eleonora, Lourenco José, Fonseca Vagner, Giovanetti Marta
Abstract excerpt
Brazil ranks as third in terms of total number of reported SARS-CoV-2 cases globally. The COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil was characterised by the co-circulation of multiple variants as a consequence of multiple independent introduction events occurring through time. Here, we describe the SARS-CoV-2 variants that are currently circulating and co-circulating in the country, with the aim to highlight which variants...
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