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Kashima S, Slavov SN, Giovanetti M, Rodrigues ES, Patané JSL, Viala VL, Santos EV, Evaristo M, de Lima LPO, Martins AJ, Dos Santos Barros CR, Marqueze EC, Garibaldi PMM, Ferreira NN, Moraes GR, Brassaloti RA, Cassano RLRC, Mariani PDSC, Kitajima JP, Schlesinger D, Bezerra RS, Assato PA, da Costa FAS, Poleti MD, Lesbon JCC, Mattos EC, Banho CA, Sacchetto L, Grotto RMT, Souza-Neto JA, Fonseca V, de Alcantara LCJ, Nogueira ML, Fukumasu H, Coutinho LL, Borges M, Calado RT, Elias MC, Sampaio SC, Covas DT. Introduction of SARS-CoV-2 C.37 (WHO VOI lambda) in the Sao Paulo State, Southeast Brazil. J Med Virol 2021; 94:1206-1211. [PMID: 34647634 PMCID: PMC8662236 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
The Lambda variants of interest (VOI) (C37/GR/452Q.V1/21G) was initially reported in Lima, Peru but has gained rapid dissemination through other Latin American countries. Nevertheless, the dissemination and molecular epidemiology of the Lambda VOI in Brazil is unknown apart from a single case report. In this respect, we characterized the circulation of the SARS‐CoV‐2 Lambda VOI (C37/GR/452Q.V1/21G) in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. From March to June 2021, we identified seven Lambda isolates in a set of approximately 8000 newly sequenced genomes of the Network for Pandemic Alert of Emerging SARS‐CoV‐2 variants from Sao Paulo State. Interestingly, in three of the positive patients, the Lambda VOI infection was probably related to a contact transmission. These individuals were fully vaccinated to COVID‐19 and presented mild symptoms. The remaining positive for Lambda VOI individuals showed different levels of COVID‐19 symptoms and one of them needed hospitalization (score 5, WHO). In our study, we present a low level of Lambda VOI circulation in the Sao Paulo State. This reinforces the essential role of molecular surveillance for the effective SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic response, especially in regard to circulating variants. Our study shows the low circulation of the Lambda variants of interest (VOI) in the São Paulo State. Two distinct Lambda VOI introductions may have occurred in the Sao Paulo State. Epidemiological data revealed Lambda VOI transmission in three cases of fully vaccinated individuals.
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Affiliation(s)
- Simone Kashima
- Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
| | - Marta Giovanetti
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.,Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Evandra S Rodrigues
- Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
| | - Mariane Evaristo
- Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,Serrana State Hospital, Serrana, Brazil
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- Centro de Genômica Funcional da ESALQ, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
| | - Raquel L R C Cassano
- Centro de Genômica Funcional da ESALQ, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
| | - Patricia A Assato
- Department of Bioprocesses and Biotechnology, School of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
| | - Felipe A S da Costa
- Department of Bioprocesses and Biotechnology, School of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
| | - Mirele Daiana Poleti
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil
| | - Elisangela C Mattos
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil
| | - Cecilia A Banho
- Medicine School of São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Medicine School of São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil.,Molecular Biology Laboratory, Applied Biotechnology Laboratory, Clinical Hospital of the Botucatu Medical School, Botucato, Brazil
| | - Jayme A Souza-Neto
- School of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
| | - Vagner Fonseca
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.,Coordenação Geral de Laboratórios de Saúde Pública/Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, (CGLAB/SVS-MS) Brasília, Brazil
| | - Luiz C J de Alcantara
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.,Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Medicine School of São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil
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- Centro de Genômica Funcional da ESALQ, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,Serrana State Hospital, Serrana, Brazil
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- Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.,Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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