A previous study demonstrates that most of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) Brazilian strains fell in three local clades that were introduced from Europe around late Februa
Identifying changes in the reproduction number, rate of spread, and doubling time during the course of the COVID-19 outbreak whilst accounting for potential biases due to delays in case reporting both
The high numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Brazil have made Latin America an epicenter of the pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 established sustained transmission in Brazil early in the pandemic, but importa