Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Brazil is the third country most affected by Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), but viral evolution in municipality resolution is still poorly understood in Brazil and it is crucial to understand the epidemiology of viral spread. We aimed to track molecular evolution and spread of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Esteio (Southern Brazil) using phylogenetics and phylodynamics inferences from 21 new genomes in global and regional context. Importantly, the case fatality rate (CFR) in Esteio (3.26%) is slightly higher compared to the Rio Grande do Sul (RS) state (2.56%) and the entire Brazil (2.74%).

Results

We provided a comprehensive view of mutations from a representative sampling from May to October 2020, highlighting two frequent

SUBMITTER: Franceschi VB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8136996 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature