Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in Vaccination Model City in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ethical Statement and Study Location
2.2. Molecular Confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
2.3. SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing
2.4. Bioinformatics Pipeline
2.5. Phylogenetics Analysis
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Aspects of the Tested Population and Performed Sequencing
3.1.1. Introduction of SARS-CoV-2 in Serrana and First Epidemic Wave (February 2020–November 2020)
3.1.2. The Second Epidemic Wave (November 2020–October 2021) Related to the Gamma and Delta Variants of Concern
3.1.3. Third Epidemic Wave (December 2021–April 2022)
3.2. Global SARS-CoV-2 Phylogenetic Analysis in the Town of Serrana
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Slavov, S.N.; de La-Roque, D.G.L.; da Costa, P.N.M.; Rodrigues, E.S.; Santos, E.V.; Borges, J.S.; Evaristo, M.; de Matos Maçonetto, J.; Marques, A.A.; Milhomens, J.; et al. Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in Vaccination Model City in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Viruses 2022, 14, 2148. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14102148
Slavov SN, de La-Roque DGL, da Costa PNM, Rodrigues ES, Santos EV, Borges JS, Evaristo M, de Matos Maçonetto J, Marques AA, Milhomens J, et al. Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in Vaccination Model City in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Viruses. 2022; 14(10):2148. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14102148
Chicago/Turabian StyleSlavov, Svetoslav Nanev, Debora Glenda Lima de La-Roque, Pericles Natan Mendes da Costa, Evandra Strazza Rodrigues, Elaine Vieira Santos, Josiane Serrano Borges, Mariane Evaristo, Juliana de Matos Maçonetto, Adriana Aparecida Marques, Jonathan Milhomens, and et al. 2022. "Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in Vaccination Model City in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil" Viruses 14, no. 10: 2148. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14102148