Communications Medicine (Aug 2022)
Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Puerto Rico enabled early detection and tracking of variants
- Gilberto A. Santiago,
- Betzabel Flores,
- Glenda L. González,
- Keyla N. Charriez,
- Limari Cora Huertas,
- Hannah R. Volkman,
- Steven M. Van Belleghem,
- Vanessa Rivera-Amill,
- Laura E. Adams,
- Melissa Marzán,
- Lorena Hernández,
- Iris Cardona,
- Eduardo O’Neill,
- Gabriela Paz-Bailey,
- Riccardo Papa,
- Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordan
Affiliations
- Gilberto A. Santiago
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch
- Betzabel Flores
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch
- Glenda L. González
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch
- Keyla N. Charriez
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch
- Limari Cora Huertas
- University of Puerto Rico—Río Piedras, Department of Biology, Molecular Sciences and Research Center
- Hannah R. Volkman
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch
- Steven M. Van Belleghem
- University of Puerto Rico—Río Piedras, Department of Biology, Molecular Sciences and Research Center
- Vanessa Rivera-Amill
- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce Research Institute, Department of Basic Sciences
- Laura E. Adams
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch
- Melissa Marzán
- Puerto Rico Department of Health, Epidemiology Office
- Lorena Hernández
- Puerto Rico Department of Health, Epidemiology Office
- Iris Cardona
- Puerto Rico Department of Health, Epidemiology Office
- Eduardo O’Neill
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Island Affairs, Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support
- Gabriela Paz-Bailey
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch
- Riccardo Papa
- University of Puerto Rico—Río Piedras, Department of Biology, Molecular Sciences and Research Center
- Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordan
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Centers for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Dengue Branch
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-022-00168-7
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 2,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
Santiago et al. sequenced SARS-CoV-2 genomes sampled in Puerto Rico between March 2020 and September 2021. Phylogenetic analyses found multiple importations that increased infections and that variant turnover dynamics were similar to those seen in the USA.
