Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2021)
Early Transmission Dynamics, Spread, and Genomic Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 in Panama
- Danilo Franco,
- Claudia Gonzalez,
- Leyda E. Abrego,
- Jean-Paul Carrera,
- Yamilka Diaz,
- Yaset Caicedo,
- Ambar Moreno,
- Oris Chavarria,
- Jessica Gondola,
- Marlene Castillo,
- Elimelec Valdespino,
- Melissa Gaitán,
- Jose Martínez-Mandiche,
- Lizbeth Hayer,
- Pablo Gonzalez,
- Carmen Lange,
- Yadira Molto,
- Dalis Mojica,
- Ruben Ramos,
- Maria Mastelari,
- Lizbeth Cerezo,
- Lourdes Moreno,
- Christl A. Donnelly,
- Juan Miguel Pascale,
- Nuno Rodrigues Faria,
- Sandra Lopez-Verges,
- Alexander A. Martinez
Affiliations
- Danilo Franco
- Claudia Gonzalez
- Leyda E. Abrego
- Jean-Paul Carrera
- Yamilka Diaz
- Yaset Caicedo
- Ambar Moreno
- Oris Chavarria
- Jessica Gondola
- Marlene Castillo
- Elimelec Valdespino
- Melissa Gaitán
- Jose Martínez-Mandiche
- Lizbeth Hayer
- Pablo Gonzalez
- Carmen Lange
- Yadira Molto
- Dalis Mojica
- Ruben Ramos
- Maria Mastelari
- Lizbeth Cerezo
- Lourdes Moreno
- Christl A. Donnelly
- Juan Miguel Pascale
- Nuno Rodrigues Faria
- Sandra Lopez-Verges
- Alexander A. Martinez
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.203767
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 27,
no. 2
pp. 612 – 615
Abstract
We report an epidemiologic analysis of 4,210 cases of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and genetic analysis of 313 new near-complete virus genomes in Panama during March 9–April 16, 2020. Although containment measures reduced R0 and Rt, they did not interrupt virus spread in the country.
Keywords
- Bayesian analysis
- coronavirus disease
- COVID-19 transmission
- early cryptic transmission
- epidemic dynamics
- genomic diversity
