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We conducted the genome sequencing and analysis of the first confirmed COVID-19 infections in Brazil. Rapid sequencing coupled with phylogenetic analyses in the context of travel history corroborate multiple independent importations from Italy and local spread during the initial stage of COVID-19 transmission in Brazil.

Original publication

DOI

10.1590/s1678-9946202062030

Type

Journal article

Journal

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo

Publication Date

2020

Volume

62

Keywords

Aged, Betacoronavirus, Brazil, Communicable Diseases, Imported, Coronavirus Infections, Humans, Middle Aged, Pandemics, Phylogeny, Pneumonia, Viral, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction