This study analyzes the molecular epidemiology of Influenza A and B viruses in Brazil from 2021 to 2023, revealing lineage dominance patterns and mutations that may impact vaccine efficacy.

Virus Evolution · Nov 22, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant of concern in Brazil - multiple introductions, communitary transmission, and early signs of local evolution

José Salvatore Leister Patané, Vincent Louis Viala, Loyze Paola Oliveira de Lima, Antonio Jorge Martins, Cláudia Renata dos Santos Barros, Elaine Cristina Marqueze, Jardelina de Souza Todão Bernardino, Débora Botéquio Moretti, Svetoslav Nanev Slavov, Rafael dos Santos Bezerra, Evandra Strazza Rodrigues, Elaine Vieira Santos, Ricardo Augusto Brassaloti, Raquel de Lello Rocha Campos Cassano, Pilar Drummond Sampaio Corrêa Mariani, , Sandra Coccuzzo

This study characterizes the spread and mutational profile of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Brazil, focusing on its introduction, transmission, and early signs of local evolution.

medRxiv · Sep 15, 2021 · PreprintGenetic & 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