Transmission cluster of COVID-19 cases from Uruguay: emergence and spreading of a novel SARS-CoV-2 ORF6 deletion.
Yanina PanzeraNatalia RamosLucía CallerosAna MarandinoGonzalo TomásClaudia TecheraSofía GreccoSandra FrabasileEddie FuquesLeticia CoppolaNatalia GoñiViviana RamasCecilia SorhouetVictoria BormidaAnalía BurgueñoMaría BrasescoMaria Rosa GarlandSylvia MolinariMaria Teresa PerezRosina SommaSilvana SommaMaria Noelia MorelCristina MogdasyHéctor ChiparelliJuan ArbizaAdriana DelfraroRubén PérezPublished in: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2022)
Our findings provide evidence for the origin and spread of deletion variants and emphasise indels' importance in epidemiological studies, including differentiating consecutive outbreaks occurring in the same health facility.