Abstract

In this study, we analyzed 340 whole genomes of SARS-CoV-2, which were sampled between April and November 2020 in 33 cities of Rio Grande do Sul, South Brazil. We demonstrated the circulation of two novel emergent lineages, VUI-NP13L and VUI-NP13L-like, and five major lineages that had already been assigned (B.1.1.33, B.1.1.28, P.2, B.1.91, B.1.195). P.2 and VUI-NP13L demonstrated a massive spread in October 2020. Constant and consistent genomic surveillance is crucial to identify newly emerging SARS-CoV-2 lineages in Brazil and to guide decision making in the Brazilian Public Healthcare System.

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Title
Emergence of the novel SARS-CoV-2 lineage VUI-NP13L and massive spread of P.2 in South Brazil
Author
Fernando Hayashi Sant’Anna 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Ana Paula Muterle Varela 2 ; Prichula, Janira 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Comerlato, Juliana 1 ; Carolina Baldisserotto Comerlato 1 ; Vinicius Serafini Roglio 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mendes Pereira, Gerson Fernando 3 ; Moreno, Flávia 3 ; Seixas, Adriana 2 ; Wendland, Eliana Márcia 4 

1  Hospital Moinhos de Vento, PROADI – SUS, Porto Alegre, Brazil 
2  Graduate Program in Biosciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil 
3  Department of Chronic Conditions and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil 
4  Hospital Moinhos de Vento, PROADI – SUS, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Community Health, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil 
Pages
1431-1440
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Dec 2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
22221751
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2021.1949948
ProQuest document ID
3190429193
Copyright
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, on behalf of Shanghai Shangyixun Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.