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ArticleJournal of virology2020

Genomic Analysis of Early SARS-CoV-2 Variants Introduced in Mexico.

Blanca Taboada, Joel Armando Vazquez-Perez, José Esteban Muñoz-Medina, Pilar Ramos-Cervantes, Marina Escalera-Zamudio, Celia Boukadida, Alejandro Sanchez-Flores, Pavel Isa, Edgar Mendieta-Condado, José A Martínez-Orozco and 21 more

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Article in Journal of virology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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31 authors.

Blanca Taboada *Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Joel Armando Vazquez-Perez *Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico.
José Esteban Muñoz-Medina *División de Laboratorios de Vigilancia e Investigación Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
Pilar Ramos-Cervantes *Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Mexico City, Mexico.
Marina Escalera-Zamudio *Department of Zoology, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-4773-2773
Celia BoukadidaCentro de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico.
Alejandro Sanchez-FloresUnidad Universitaria de Secuenciación Masiva y Bioinformática, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Pavel IsaDepartamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Edgar Mendieta-CondadoInstituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, Dirección General de Epidemiología, Mexico City, Mexico.
José A Martínez-OrozcoInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico.
Eduardo Becerril-VargasInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico.
Jorge Salas-HernándezInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico.
Ricardo GrandeUnidad Universitaria de Secuenciación Masiva y Bioinformática, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Carolina González-TorresDivisión de Desarrollo de la Investigación, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
Francisco Javier Gaytán-CervantesDivisión de Desarrollo de la Investigación, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
Gloria VazquezUnidad Universitaria de Secuenciación Masiva y Bioinformática, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Francisco PulidoUnidad Universitaria de Secuenciación Masiva y Bioinformática, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Adnan Araiza-RodríguezInstituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, Dirección General de Epidemiología, Mexico City, Mexico.
Fabiola Garcés-AyalaInstituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, Dirección General de Epidemiología, Mexico City, Mexico.
Cesar Raúl González-BonillaCoordinación de Investigación en Salud, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
Concepción Grajales-MuñizCoordinación de Control Técnico de Insumos, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
Víctor Hugo Borja-AburtoDirección de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
Gisela Barrera-BadilloInstituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, Dirección General de Epidemiología, Mexico City, Mexico.
Susana LópezDepartamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-6336-9209
Lucía Hernández-RivasInstituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, Dirección General de Epidemiología, Mexico City, Mexico.
Rogelio Perez-PadillaInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico.
Irma López-MartínezInstituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, Dirección General de Epidemiología, Mexico City, Mexico.
Santiago Ávila-RíosCentro de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico.
Guillermo Ruiz-PalaciosInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Mexico City, Mexico.
José Ernesto Ramírez-GonzálezInstituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, Dirección General de Epidemiología, Mexico City, Mexico ernesto.ramirez@salud.gob.mx arias@ibt.unam.mx.ORCID 0000-0003-0477-2211
Carlos F AriasDepartamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico ernesto.ramirez@salud.gob.mx arias@ibt.unam.mx.ORCID 0000-0003-3130-4501

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected most countries in the world. Studying the evolution and transmission patterns in different countries is crucial to enabling implementation of effective strategies for disease control and prevention. In this work, we present the full genome sequence for 17 SARS-CoV-2 isolates corresponding to the earliest sampled cases in Mexico. Global and local phylogenomics, coupled with mutational analysis, consistently revealed that these viral sequences are distributed within 2 known lineages, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage A/G, containing mostly sequences from North America, and lineage B/S, containing mainly sequences from Europe. Based on the exposure history of the cases and on the phylogenomic analysis, we characterized 14 independent introduction events. Additionally, three cases with no travel history were identified. We found evidence that two of these cases represented local transmission cases occurring in Mexico during mid-March 2020, denoting the earliest events described for the country. Within this local transmission cluster, we also identified an H49Y amino acid change in the Spike protein. This mutation represents a homoplasy occurring independently through time and space and may function as a molecular marker to follow any further spread of these viral variants throughout the country. Our results provide a general picture of the SARS-CoV-2 variants introduced at the beginning of the outbreak in Mexico, setting the foundation for future surveillance efforts.

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Genetic VariationGenome, ViralGenomicsAmino Acid SubstitutionBetacoronavirusComputational BiologyCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansMexicoMutationPandemicsPhylogenyPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2pandemicphylogenomicsSARS-CoV-2

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PMID32641486
PMCPMC7459550

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