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Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 transmission lineages in Ecuador.

ABSTRACT: Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity through space and time can reveal trends in virus importation and domestic circulation, and permit the exploration of questions regarding the early transmission dynamics. Here we present a detailed description of SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology in Ecuador, one of the hardest hit countries during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. We generate and analyse 160 whole genome sequences sampled from all provinces of Ecuador in 2020. Molecular clock and phylgeographic analysis of these sequences in the context of global SARS-CoV-2 diversity enable us to identify and characterise individual transmission lineages within Ecuador, explore their spatiotemporal distributions, and consider their introduction and domestic circulation. Our results reveal a pattern of multiple international importations across the country, with apparent differences between key provinces. Transmission lineages were mostly introduced before the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), with differential degrees of persistence and national dissemination.

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8043474 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 transmission lineages in Ecuador.

Gutierrez Bernardo B Márquez Sully S Prado-Vivar Belén B Becerra-Wong Mónica M Guadalupe Juan José JJ da Silva Candido Darlan D Fernandez-Cadena Juan Carlos JC Morey-Leon Gabriel G Armas-Gonzalez Rubén R Andrade-Molina Derly Madeleiny DM Bruno Alfredo A de Mora Domenica D Olmedo Maritza M Portugal Denisse D Gonzalez Manuel M Orlando Alberto A Drexler Jan Felix JF Moreira-Soto Andres A Sander Anna-Lena AL Brünink Sebastian S Kühne Arne A Patiño Leandro L Carrazco-Montalvo Andrés A Mestanza Orson O Zurita Jeannete J Sevillano Gabriela G du Plessis Louis L McCrone John T JT Coloma Josefina J Trueba Gabriel G Barragán Verónica V Rojas-Silva Patricio P Grunauer Michelle M Kraemer Moritz U G MUG Faria Nuno R NR Escalera-Zamudio Marina M Pybus Oliver G OG Cárdenas Paúl P

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 20210405

Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity through space and time can reveal trends in virus importation and domestic circulation, and permit the exploration of questions regarding the early transmission dynamics. Here we present a detailed description of SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology in Ecuador, one of the hardest hit countries during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. We generate and analyse 160 whole genome sequences sampled from all provinces of Ecuador in 2020. Molecular clo ...[more]

PMID: 33851177

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Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 transmission lineages in Ecuador.

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Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 transmission lineages in Ecuador.

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