[HTML][HTML] Global SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance: What we have learned (so far)

S Tosta, K Moreno, G Schuab, V Fonseca… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant challenges for genomic surveillance
strategies in public health systems worldwide. During the past thirty-four months, many …

[HTML][HTML] From alpha to omicron: how different variants of concern of the SARS-Coronavirus-2 impacted the world

M Andre, LS Lau, MD Pokharel, J Ramelow, F Owens… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review article comprehensively discussed the evolution of the SARS-
CoV-2 virus since its initial outbreak in 2019. Specifically, we have provided insights into the …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Brazil: how the displacement of variants has driven distinct epidemic waves

LCJ Alcantara, E Nogueira, G Shuab, S Tosta, H Fristch… - Virus Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Brazil ranks as third in terms of total number of reported SARS-CoV-2 cases globally. The
COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil was characterised by the co-circulation of multiple variants as …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 mortality in Brazil, 2020-21: consequences of the pandemic inadequate management

CL Szwarcwald, CS Boccolini… - Archives of Public …, 2022 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic brought countless challenges to public health and
highlighted the Brazilian health system vulnerabilities in facing the emergency. In this article …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiologic profile of severe acute respiratory infection in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic: an epidemiological study

NMS Sansone, MN Boschiero… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 is a significant public health issue, and monitoring confirmed
cases and deaths is an essential epidemiologic tool. We evaluated the features in Brazilian …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative epidemic expansion of SARS-CoV-2 variants Delta and Omicron in the Brazilian State of Amazonas

I Arantes, G Bello, V Nascimento, V Souza… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) Delta and Omicron spread globally during mid
and late 2021, respectively. In this study, we compare the dissemination dynamics of these …

Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater samples from hospitals treating COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic in Brazil

JC de Araújo, CL Madeira, T Bressani, C Leal… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health crisis, and wastewater-based
epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as an important tool to assist public health decision …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological and Evolutionary Insights About Emerging Infectious Diseases from the COVID-19 Pandemic

AM Kilpatrick - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic challenged the workings of human
society, but in doing so, it advanced our understanding of the ecology and evolution of …

Tracking the turnover of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs Gamma to Delta in a Brazilian state (Minas Gerais) with a high-vaccination status

PLC Fonseca, FRR Moreira, RM de Souza… - Virus …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The emergence and global dissemination of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) have been described as the main factor driving …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid Evaluation of the Xpert® Xpress CoV-2 plus and Xpert® Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus Tests

LD Noble, LE Scott, R Munir, M Du Plessis, K Steegen… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Xpert® Xpress SARS-CoV-2 and Xpert® Xpress SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV tests were
rapidly developed and widely used during the severe acute respiratory syndrome …