SARS-CoV-2 introductions and early dynamics of the epidemic in Portugal

Vítor Borges; Joana Isidro; Nídia Sequeira Trovão; Sílvia Duarte; Helena Cortes-Martins; Hugo Martiniano; Isabel Gordo; Ricardo Leite; Luís Vieira; Portuguese network for SARS-CoV-2 genomics (Consortium); Raquel Guiomar; João Paulo Gomes

doi:10.1038/s43856-022-00072-0

Communications Medicine (Jan 2022)

SARS-CoV-2 introductions and early dynamics of the epidemic in Portugal

Vítor Borges,
Joana Isidro,
Nídia Sequeira Trovão,
Sílvia Duarte,
Helena Cortes-Martins,
Hugo Martiniano,
Isabel Gordo,
Ricardo Leite,
Luís Vieira,
Portuguese network for SARS-CoV-2 genomics (Consortium),
Raquel Guiomar,
João Paulo Gomes

Affiliations

Vítor Borges: Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)
Joana Isidro: Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)
Nídia Sequeira Trovão: Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health
Sílvia Duarte: Innovation and Technology Unit, Department of Human Genetics, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)
Helena Cortes-Martins: Reference and Surveillance Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)
Hugo Martiniano: Innovation and Technology Unit, Department of Human Genetics, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)
Isabel Gordo: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)
Ricardo Leite: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)
Luís Vieira: Innovation and Technology Unit, Department of Human Genetics, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)
Portuguese network for SARS-CoV-2 genomics (Consortium)
Raquel Guiomar: National Reference Laboratory for Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)
João Paulo Gomes: Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-022-00072-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Borges et al. study the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Portugal during 2020. The authors use phylodynamic modelling to infer patterns of SARS-CoV-2 introduction into Portugal and its subsequent spread, providing a comprehensive genomic epidemiology study of the early SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Portugal.

Published in Communications Medicine

ISSN: 2730-664X (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
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