Early transmission dynamics, spread, and genomic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 in Panama.
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
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 R0 and Rt, they did not interrupt virus spread in the country.
Date Issued
2021-02
Date Acceptance
2021-01-01
Citation
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021, 27 (2), pp.612-615
ISSN
1080-6040
Publisher
U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
Start Page
612
End Page
615
Journal / Book Title
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume
27
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2021 The Author(s)
Sponsor
Medical Research Council-São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33496228
Grant Number
MR/S0195/1
204311/Z/16/Z
204311/A/16/Z
Subjects
Bayesian analysis
COVID-19 transmission
Panama
SARS-CoV-2
coronavirus disease
early cryptic transmission
epidemic dynamics
genomic diversity
outbreaks
respiratory infections
viruses
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
COVID-19
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Female
Genome, Viral
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Panama
Phylogeny
Population Surveillance
SARS-CoV-2
Time Factors
Young Adult
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2021-01-23