(2021) CLARO, Ingra Morales; SALES, Flavia Cristina da Silva; RAMUNDO, Mariana Severo; CANDIDO, Darlan S.; SILVA, Camila A. M.; JESUS, Jaqueline Goes de; MANULI, Erika R.; OLIVEIRA, Cristina Mendes de; SCARPELLI, Luciano; CAMPANA, Gustavo; PYBUS, Oliver G.; SABINO, Ester Cerdeira; FARIA, Nuno Rodrigues; LEVI, Jose Eduardo
In December 2020, research surveillance detected the B.1.1.7 lineage of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Rapid genomic sequencing and phylogenetic analysis revealed 2 distinct introductions of the lineage. One patient reported no international travel. There may be more infections with this lineage in Brazil than reported.