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

Emergence and Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Delta Across Different Brazilian Regions

Ighor Arantes, Felipe Gomes Naveca, Tiago Gräf, COVID-19 Fiocruz Genomic Surveillance Network,, Fábio Miyajima, Helisson Faoro, Gabriel Luz Wallau, Edson Oliveira Delatorre, Luciana Appolinario, Elisa Cavalcante Pereira, Tainá Moreira Martins Venas, Alice Sampaio Barreto da Rocha, Renata Serrano Lopes, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, Gonzalo Bello, , Janaína Sallas

This study tracks the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant across Brazil using genomic data, identifying three major transmission clusters and their regional dominance.

Microbiology Spectrum · Aug 24, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genomic epidemiology reveals the impact of national and international restrictions measures on the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Brazil

Marta Giovanetti, Svetoslav Nanev Slavov, Vagner Fonseca, Eduan Wilkinson, Houriiyah Tegally, José Salvatore Leister Patané, Vincent Louis Viala, James Emmanuel San, Evandra Strazza Rodrigues, Elaine Vieira Santos, Flávia Figueira Aburjaile, Joilson Xavier, Hegger Machado Fritsch, Talita Adelino, Felicidade Mota Pereira, , Maria Carolina Elias

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