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

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

Complete genome of a Measles virus from Roraima state, Brazil

Cátia Alexandra Ribeiro Meneses, Valdinete Alves do Nascimento, Victor Costa de Souza, Rodrigo Melo Maito, Marconi Aragão Gomes, Claudeth Rocha Santa Brígida Cunha, Ilma de Aguiar Antony, Maria Eliane Oliveira e Silva, Daniela Palha de Souza Campos, André de Lima Guerra Corado, Karina Pinheiro Pessoa, Dana Cristina da Silva Monteiro, Osnei Okumoto, Marília Coelho Cunha, Flávia Caselli Pacheco, Felipe Gomes Naveca

The paper reports the complete genome sequencing of a measles virus isolate from Brazil, placing it phylogenetically with samples from other countries and noting it as the first wild-type measles genome from Latin America.

bioRxiv · Nov 19, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology