Insights into SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance among Prison Populations in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, in 2022
da Silva L, Alcantara L, Fonseca V, Frias D, Zardin M, de Castro Lichs G, Esposito A, Xavier J, Fritsch H, Lima M, de Oliveira C, de Arruda L, de Mello Almeida Maziero L, Barretos E, Oshiro P, Menezes E, de Freitas Cardoso L, Lemos E, Lourenço J, de Albuquerque C, do Carmo Said R, Rosewell A, Demarchi L, Croda J, Giovanetti M, Gonçalves C. Insights into SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance among Prison Populations in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, in 2022. Viruses 2024, 16: 1143. PMID: 39066305, PMCID: PMC11281713, DOI: 10.3390/v16071143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNext-generation sequencingPrison populationIncarcerated populationsOvercrowded cellsGenome sequenceGenomic characteristicsPrisonGenomic surveillanceEnclosed populationMato GrossoAverage coverageIsolation protocolSARS-CoV-2RT-qPCR testSARS-CoV-2 surveillanceRT-qPCRSequenceFrequent transferEpidemiological monitoringLimited healthcare accessGenomeCellsOmicron variantSerial Mass Screening for Tuberculosis Among Incarcerated Persons in Brazil
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