Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2020)

SARS-CoV-2 Phylogenetic Analysis, Lazio Region, Italy, February–March 2020

  • Barbara Bartolini,
  • Martina Rueca,
  • Cesare Ernesto Maria Gruber,
  • Francesco Messina,
  • Fabrizio Carletti,
  • Emanuela Giombini,
  • Eleonora Lalle,
  • Licia Bordi,
  • Giulia Matusali,
  • Francesca Colavita,
  • Concetta Castilletti,
  • Francesco Vairo,
  • Giuseppe Ippolito,
  • Maria Rosaria Capobianchi,
  • Antonino Di Caro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.201525
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 8
pp. 1842 – 1845

Abstract

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We report phylogenetic and mutational analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus strains from the Lazio region of Italy and provide information about the dynamics of virus spread. Data suggest effective containment of clade V strains, but subsequently, multiple waves of clade G strains were circulating widely in Europe.

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