Abstract
Deemed a variant of concern by the World Health Organization on June 15th, the Lambda variant of SARS-CoV-2 is a growing epidemiological threat in several South American countries, and initial results suggest it exhibits increased infectivity and immune escape qualities. Here, we present evidence of its multiple introductions in Brazil.
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Ighor Gomes Arantes, Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles (LVRS), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Richard Steiner Salvato, Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública, Centro Estadual de Vigilância em Saúde da Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (LACEN/CEVS/SES-RS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Tatiana Schäffer Gregianini, Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública, Centro Estadual de Vigilância em Saúde da Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (LACEN/CEVS/SES-RS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Leticia Garay Martins, Centro Estadual de Vigilância em Saúde da Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Afonso Luís Barth, Laboratório de Pesquisa em Resistência Bacteriana (LABRESIS), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Andreza Francisco Martins, Bioinformatic Core, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Anna Carolina Dias Paixão, Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles (LVRS), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Luciana Appolinario, Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles (LVRS), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Renata Serrano Lopes, Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles (LVRS), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
da Ana Carolina Fonseca Mendonça, Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles (LVRS), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
da Alice Sampaio Barreto Rocha, Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles (LVRS), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Taina Moreira Martins Venas, Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles (LVRS), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Elisa Cavalcante Pereira, Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles (LVRS), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles (LVRS), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Paola Cristina Resende, Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses and Measles (LVRS), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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