Pooling Sputum Samples for Efficient Mass Tuberculosis Screening in Prisons
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Resende P, Delatorre E, Gräf T, Mir D, Motta F, Appolinario L, da Paixão A, da Fonseca Mendonça A, Ogrzewalska M, Caetano B, Wallau G, Docena C, dos Santos M, de Almeida Ferreira J, Sousa E, da Silva S, Fernandes S, Vianna L, da Costa Souza L, Ferro J, Nardy V, Santos C, Riediger I, do Carmo Debur M, Croda J, Oliveira W, Abreu A, Bello G, Siqueira M. Evolutionary Dynamics and Dissemination Pattern of the SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.33 During the Early Pandemic Phase in Brazil. Frontiers In Microbiology 2021, 11: 615280. PMID: 33679622, PMCID: PMC7925893, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.615280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic health interventionsHealth interventionsEarly pandemic phaseContinuous genomic surveillanceSARS-CoV-2 lineagesEffective reproductive numberLow prevalenceModerate prevalenceViral transmissionSARS-CoV-2 genomePandemic phaseWhole viral genomeGenomic surveillanceDissemination patternsAir travel restrictionsPrevalenceReproductive numberInterventionRio de JaneiroViral genomeBrazilian strainsPhylodynamic analysisPrevious studiesEpidemic dynamics