Local Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7, Brazil, December 2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Mar;27(3):970-972. doi: 10.3201/eid2703.210038. Epub 2021 Jan 26.

Abstract

In December 2020, research surveillance detected the B.1.1.7 lineage of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in São Paulo, Brazil. Rapid genomic sequencing and phylogenetic analysis revealed 2 distinct introductions of the lineage. One patient reported no international travel. There may be more infections with this lineage in Brazil than reported.

Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; Brazil; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; genomic; lineage B.1.1.7; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; surveillance; transmission; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brazil
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / virology
  • Female
  • Genome, Viral
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phylogeny*
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
  • Travel*
  • Young Adult