The paper characterizes Dengue virus coinfections of different clades and serotypes in Southern Brazil using RT-PCR and deep sequencing, finding five coinfected patients among circulating strains.

bioRxiv · Feb 24, 2024 · PreprintGenomics

Chikungunya virus transmission in the Southernmost state of Brazil was characterized by self-limited cases (2017 to 2019) and a larger 2021 outbreak

Tatiana Schäffer Gregianini, Richard Steiner Salvato, Regina Bones Barcellos, Fernanda Marques de Souza Godinho, Amanda Pellenz Ruivo, Viviane Horn de Melo, Júlio Augusto Schroder, Fernanda Letícia Martiny, Erica Bortoli Möllmann, Cátia Favreto, Ludmila Fiorenzano Baethgen, Vithoria Pompermaier Ferreira, Lívia Eidt de Lima, Cláudia Fasolo Piazza, Taís Raquel Marcon Machado, , Gabriel Luz Wallau

The paper characterizes Chikungunya virus outbreaks in Brazil's southernmost state, identifying lineage changes and transmission dynamics from 2017 to 2021.

bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2022 · PreprintMolecular Biology

SARS-CoV-2 introduction and lineage dynamics across three epidemic peaks in Southern Brazil: massive spread of P.1

Ana Paula Muterle Varela, Janira Prichula, Fabiana Quoos Mayer, Richard Steiner Salvato, Fernando Hayashi Sant’Anna, Tatiana Schäffer Gregianini, Letícia Garay Martins, Adriana Seixas, Ana Beatriz Gorini da Veiga

The paper analyzes SARS-CoV-2 genomic diversity in Southern Brazil across three epidemic peaks, showing the spread of P.1 lineage and high genetic diversity.

Infection Genetics and Evolution · Nov 17, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics