Early detection of P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a cluster of cases in Salvador, Brazil

Isadora Cristina de Siqueira; Aquiles Assunção Camelier; Elves A.P. Maciel; Carolina Kymie Vasques Nonaka; Margarida Celia L.C. Neves; Yasmin Santos Freitas Macêdo; Karoline Almeida Félix de Sousa; Victor Costa Araujo; Aurea Angelica Paste; Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza; Tiago Gräf

International Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jul 2021)

Early detection of P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a cluster of cases in Salvador, Brazil

Isadora Cristina de Siqueira,
Aquiles Assunção Camelier,
Elves A.P. Maciel,
Carolina Kymie Vasques Nonaka,
Margarida Celia L.C. Neves,
Yasmin Santos Freitas Macêdo,
Karoline Almeida Félix de Sousa,
Victor Costa Araujo,
Aurea Angelica Paste,
Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza,
Tiago Gräf

Affiliations

Isadora Cristina de Siqueira: Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fiocruz, Salvador, Brazil; Corresponding author at: Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, R. Waldemar Falcão, 121, Candeal, Salvador, BA CEP 40296-710, Brazil.
Aquiles Assunção Camelier: Hospital Aliança D’Or, Salvador, Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina e Saúde Pública — Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Brazil; Universidade do Estado da Bahia (Uneb), Salvador, Brazil
Elves A.P. Maciel: Hospital Aliança D’Or, Salvador, Brazil
Carolina Kymie Vasques Nonaka: Centro de Biotecnologia e Terapia Celular, Hospital São Rafael, Salvador, Brazil; Instituto D’Or de Pesquisa e Ensino (IDOR), Salvador, Brazil
Margarida Celia L.C. Neves: Hospital Aliança D’Or, Salvador, Brazil; Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia — Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
Yasmin Santos Freitas Macêdo: Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fiocruz, Salvador, Brazil
Karoline Almeida Félix de Sousa: Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fiocruz, Salvador, Brazil
Victor Costa Araujo: Universidade do Estado da Bahia (Uneb), Salvador, Brazil
Aurea Angelica Paste: Hospital Aliança D’Or, Salvador, Brazil; Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia — Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
Bruno Solano de Freitas Souza: Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fiocruz, Salvador, Brazil; Centro de Biotecnologia e Terapia Celular, Hospital São Rafael, Salvador, Brazil; Instituto D’Or de Pesquisa e Ensino (IDOR), Salvador, Brazil
Tiago Gräf: Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fiocruz, Salvador, Brazil

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 108
pp. 252 – 255

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We report 3 cases of severe COVID-19 due to the SARS-CoV-2 P.1 lineage in a familial cluster detected in Salvador, Bahia–Brazil. All cases were linked to travel by family members from the state of Amazonas to Bahia in late December 2020. This report indicates the cryptic transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 P.1 lineage across Brazil and highlights the importance of genomic surveillance to track the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

Published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1201-9712 (Print); 1878-3511 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-infectious-diseases/

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