Italy was one of the first countries to experience a major epidemic of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), with> 1000 cases confirmed by 1 March 2020 …

Abstract From February to April 2020, Lombardy (Italy) reported the highest numbers of
SARS-CoV-2 cases worldwide. By analyzing 346 whole SARS-CoV-2 genomes, we …

The aims of this study were to characterize new SARS-CoV-2 genomes sampled all over
Italy and to reconstruct the origin and the evolutionary dynamics in Italy and Europe between …

Whole genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 obtained from two patients, a Chinese tourist
visiting Rome and an Italian, were compared with sequences from Europe and elsewhere. In …

ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected most
countries in the world. Studying the evolution and transmission patterns in different countries …

Abstract Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Colombia was first diagnosed in a traveler
arriving from Italy on February 26, 2020. However, limited data are available on the origins …

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 emerged from a zoonotic transmission in China
towards the end of 2019, rapidly leading to a global pandemic on a scale not seen for a …

Abstract SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, emerged in Wuhan, China in
December 2019 and spread rapidly throughout the world. Understanding the introductions …

The aim of this study is the characterization and genomic tracing by phylogenetic analyses
of 59 new SARS-CoV-2 Italian isolates obtained from patients attending clinical centres in …

Italy's second wave of SARS-CoV-2 has hit hard, with more than three million cases and
over 100,000 deaths, representing an almost ten-fold increase in the numbers reported by …