The paper uses genomic data to analyze how national and international restrictions affected SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Brazil and Paraguay, showing the spread of variants and the role of importation.

Nature Microbiology · Aug 18, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Portable sequencing in the field and the classroom: a retrospective examination of the circulation of DENV1 and DENV2 in Brazil

Talita Adelino, Marta Giovanetti, Vagner Fonseca, Joilson Xavier, Álvaro Salgado, Valdinete Alves do Nascimento, Luiz Henrique Ferraz Demarchi, Marluce Aparecida Assunção Oliveira, Vinicius Lemes da Silva, Arabela Leal e Silva de Mello, Gabriel Muricy Cunha, Roselene Hans Santos, Elaine Cristina de Oliveira, Jorge Antônio Chamon Júnior, Felipe Campos de Melo Iani, , Marta F. S. Rego

The paper examines the circulation of DENV1 and DENV2 in Brazil using portable sequencing and describes the potential of real-time genomic surveillance for public health.

Nature Communications · Apr 16, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Chikungunya virus ECSA lineage reintroduction in the northeasternmost region of Brazil

Joilson Xavier, Vagner Fonseca, João Felipe Bezerra, Manoella do Monte Alves, Maria Angélica Mares-Guia, Ingra Morales Claro, Ronaldo de Jesus, Talita Adelino, Emerson Araújo, Karina Ribeiro Leite Jardim Cavalcante, Stephane Fraga de Oliveira Tosta, Themis Rocha de Souza, Flavia Emanuelle Moreira da Cruz, Allison de Araújo Fabri, Elaine Cristina de Oliveira, , Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara

The paper estimates the re-introduction of the Chikungunya virus ECSA lineage into Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, through interregional importation events.

International Journal of Infectious Diseases · Jan 18, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics