The arrival and spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Colombia.
Juan David RamírezCarolina FlorezMarina MuñozCarolina HernándezAdriana CastilloSergio GomezAngelica RicoLisseth PardoEsther C BarrosSergio CastañedaNathalia BallesterosDavid MartínezLaura VegaJesús E JaimesLissa Cruz-SaavedraGiovanny HerreraLuz H PatiñoAníbal A TeheránAna S Gonzalez-ReicheMatthew M HernandezEmilia Mia SordilloViviana SimonHarm van BakelAlberto Paniz MondolfiPublished in: Journal of medical virology (2020)
We performed phylogenomic analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 from 88 infected individuals across different regions of Colombia. Eleven different lineages were detected, suggesting multiple introduction events. Pangolin lineages B.1 and B.1.5 were the most frequent, with B.1 being associated with prior travel to high-risk areas.