2023
Genomic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from an indigenous reserve in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
de Oliveira L, de Rezende I, Navarini V, Marchioro S, Torres A, Croda J, Croda M, Gonçalves C, Xavier J, de Castro E, Lima M, Iani F, Adelino T, Aburjaile F, Demarchi L, Taira D, Zardin M, Fonseca V, Giovanetti M, Andrews J, Alcantara L, Simionatto S. Genomic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from an indigenous reserve in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1195779. PMID: 37965526, PMCID: PMC10641392, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1195779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 lineagesIntroduction eventsCharacterization of SARS-CoV-2Nanopore sequencing platformSARS-CoV-2 positive samplesMultiple SARS-CoV-2 variantsMultiple introduction eventsPhylogenetic reconstructionPhylogenetic dataGenome sequenceSequencing platformsGenomic characterizationSARS-CoV-2Genomic surveillanceSARS-CoV-2 variantsLineagesMato GrossoMortality rateViral dynamicsIndigenous populationCo-circulationPrevalence of malesMidwestern BrazilPositive samplesIndigenous mobilization
2019
Return of the founder Chikungunya virus to its place of introduction into Brazil is revealed by genomic characterization of exanthematic disease cases
Maia Z, Pereira F, do Carmo Said R, Fonseca V, Gräf T, de Bruycker Nogueira F, Nardy V, Xavier J, Maia M, Abreu A, de Albuquerque C, Oliveira W, Croda J, de Filippis A, Cunha R, Lourenço J, de Oliveira T, Faria N, Alcantara L, Giovanetti M. Return of the founder Chikungunya virus to its place of introduction into Brazil is revealed by genomic characterization of exanthematic disease cases. Emerging Microbes & Infections 2019, 9: 53-57. PMID: 31880218, PMCID: PMC6968431, DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1701954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of patientsGenomic surveillance strategiesFebrile illnessArboviral infectionsEpidemic seasonChikungunya virusWhole-genome sequencingDisease casesSurveillance strategiesGenetic diversityEpidemiological analysisMolecular clockCHIKV ECSA genotypeTransmission potentialGenome sequencingArboviral transmissionGenomic characterizationCHIKVLocal persistence