@article{a012e4c4598f423da144bed68c4d77eb,
title = "Genomic surveillance activities unveil the introduction of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.525 variant of interest in Brazil: case report",
abstract = "The appearance of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 has recently challenged public health authorities with respect to tracking transmission and mitigating the impact in the evolving pandemic across countries. B.1.525 is considered a variant under investigation since it carries specific genetic signatures present in P.1, B.1.1.7, and B.1.351. Here we report genomic evidence of the first likely imported case of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.525 variant, isolated in a traveler returning from Nigeria.",
keywords = "B.1.525 variant, Brazil, Genomic surveillance, SARS-CoV-2",
author = "Felicidade Pereira and Stephane Tosta and Lima, {Maric{\'e}lia M.} and {Reboredo de Oliveira da Silva}, Luciana and Nardy, {Vanessa B.} and G{\'o}mez, {Marcela K.A.} and Lima, {Jaqueline G.} and Vagner Fonseca and {de Oliveira}, Tulio and Jos{\'e} Louren{\c c}o and Alcantara, {Luiz C.} and Marta Giovanetti and Arabela Leal",
note = "Funding Information: This study was financed by Laborat{\'o}rio Central de Sa{\'u}de P{\'u}blica da Bahia (LACEN-BA) and Secretaria da Sa{\'u}de do Estado da Bahia (SESAB) and supported by Pan American Health Organization PAHO/WHO. We also thank Epidemiological Surveillance Division of the Municipal Health Department of Feira de Santana, Bahia. ST is supported by the Coordena{\c c}{\~a}o de Aperfei{\c c}oamento de Pessoal de N{\'i}vel Superior—Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001. MG is supported by Funda{\c c}{\~a}o de Amparo {\`a} Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ). We also would like to thank all the authors who have kindly deposited and shared genome data on GISAID. A table with genome sequence acknowledgments can be found in Table S1. Funding Information: This study was financed by Laborat{\'o}rio Central de Sa{\'u}de P{\'u}blica da Bahia (LACEN‐BA) and Secretaria da Sa{\'u}de do Estado da Bahia (SESAB) and supported by Pan American Health Organization PAHO/WHO. We also thank Epidemiological Surveillance Division of the Municipal Health Department of Feira de Santana, Bahia. ST is supported by the Coordena{\c c}{\~a}o de Aperfei{\c c}oamento de Pessoal de N{\'i}vel Superior—Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001. MG is supported by Funda{\c c}{\~a}o de Amparo {\`a} Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ). We also would like to thank all the authors who have kindly deposited and shared genome data on GISAID. A table with genome sequence acknowledgments can be found in Table S1 . Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC",
year = "2021",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1002/jmv.27086",
language = "English",
volume = "93",
pages = "5523--5526",
journal = "Journal of Medical Virology",
issn = "0146-6615",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Inc.",
number = "9",
}
