Early Transmission Dynamics, Spread, and Genomic Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 in Panama

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Franco, Danilo ^{[1, 2]} ; Gonzalez, Claudia ^{[1, 2]} ; Abrego, Leyda E. ^{[1, 2]} ; Carrera, Jean-Paul ^{[3, 1]} ; Diaz, Yamilka ^[1] ; Caicedo, Yaset ^[4] ; Moreno, Ambar ^[1] ; Chavarria, Oris ^[1] ; Gondola, Jessica ^[1] ; Castillo, Marlene ^[1] ; Valdespino, Elimelec ^[1] ; Gaitan, Melissa ^[1] ; Martinez-Mandiche, Jose ^[1] ; Hayer, Lizbeth ^[5] ; Gonzalez, Pablo ^[5] ; Lange, Carmen ^[5] ; Molto, Yadira ^[5] ; Mojica, Dalis ^[1] ; Ramos, Ruben ^[1] ; Mastelari, Maria ^[5] ; Cerezo, Lizbeth ^[5] ; Moreno, Lourdes ^[5] ; Donnelly, Christl A. ^{[6, 3]} ; Pascale, Juan Miguel ^{[1, 2]} ; Faria, Nuno Rodrigues ^{[6, 3]} ; Lopez-Verges, Sandra ^{[1, 2]} ; Martinez, Alexander A. ^{[1, 2]} ; Team, Gorgas COVID19 ; Network, Panama COVID19 Lab

Affiliation

^[1] Gorgas Mem Inst Hlth Studies, Justo Arosemena Ave & St 35th, Panama City 081602593 - Panama

^[2] Univ Panama, Panama City - Panama

^[3] Univ Oxford, Oxford - England

^[4] Fdn Valle Lili, Cali - Colombia

^[5] Minist Hlth Panama, Panama City - Panama

^[6] Imperial Coll, London - England

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; v. 27, n. 2, p. 612-615, FEB 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

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 R-0 and R-t, they did not interrupt virus spread in the country. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/14389-0 - Brazil-UK Centre for Arbovirus Discovery, Diagnosis, Genomics and Epidemiology (CADDE)
• Grantee: Ester Cerdeira Sabino
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants