tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Feb;27(2):612-615.
doi: 10.3201/eid2702.203767.
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 Gait?n, Jose Mart?nez-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, Gorgas COVID19 team and Panama COVID19 Laboratory Network
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[SUB]0[/SUB] and R[SUB]t[/SUB], they did not interrupt virus spread in the country.
Keywords: Bayesian analysis; COVID-19 transmission; Panama; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; early cryptic transmission; epidemic dynamics; genomic diversity; outbreaks; respiratory infections; viruses.
. 2021 Feb;27(2):612-615.
doi: 10.3201/eid2702.203767.
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 Gait?n, Jose Mart?nez-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, Gorgas COVID19 team and Panama COVID19 Laboratory Network
- PMID: 33496228
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.203767
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[SUB]0[/SUB] and R[SUB]t[/SUB], they did not interrupt virus spread in the country.
Keywords: Bayesian analysis; COVID-19 transmission; Panama; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; early cryptic transmission; epidemic dynamics; genomic diversity; outbreaks; respiratory infections; viruses.