Background: Italy was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing multiple waves of infection following the sequential emergence of new variants. Understanding the transmission patterns and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 is vital for future preparedness. Methods: We conducted an analysis of viral genome sequences, integrating epidemiological and phylodynamic approaches, to characterize how SARS-CoV-2...
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Background: Dengue fever remains a significant public health challenge in tropical and subtropical regions, with its transmission dynamics being influenced by both environmental factors and human mobility. The Dominican Republic, a biodiversity hotspot in the Caribbean, has experienced recurrent dengue outbreaks, yet detailed understanding of the virus's transmission pathways and the impact of climatic factors ...
Dengue virus circulation is on the rise globally, with increased epidemic activity in previously unaffected countries, including within Europe. In 2023, global dengue activity peaked, and Italy reported the highest number of dengue cases and local chains of transmission to date. By curating several sources of information, we introduce a novel data repository focused on dengue reporting in Italy. We integrate da...
Background: This study focuses on urban arboviruses, specifically dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV), and Zika (ZIKV), which pose a significant public health challenge in Rio de Janeiro state, Southeast Brazil. In our research, we highlight critical findings on the transmission dynamics of these arboviruses in Rio de Janeiro, identifying distinct patterns of disease spread. Methods: By combining genomic data wi...
This work was supported by Decit, SCTIE, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico - CNPq (440685/ 2016-8, 440856/2016-7 and 421598/2018-2), Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES - (88887.130716/2016-00), European Union?s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under ZIKAlliance Grant Agreement (734548), STARBIOS (709517), Funda??o de Ampa...
Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Faperj) under the grant no. E-26/202.930/2016, European Union?s Horizon 2020 grant agreement ZIKACTION no. 734857 and Coordena??o de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de e Laborat?rios de Refer?ncia da Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz/Minist?rio de Sa?de.; Minist?rio da Sa?de. Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz. Laborat?rio de Flaviv?rus. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.; Ag?ncia de Defesa Agropecu...
CNPq (440685/2016-8, 421598/2018-2), by CAPES (88887.130716/ 2016-00), by the Pan American Health Organization (IOC-007-FEX-19-2-2-30), by the Fundac?o Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo ? Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ, grant number E-26/2002.930/2016 by the European Union?s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under ZIKAlliance Grant Agreement no. 734548, by the Horizon 2020 through ZikaPla...
OxfordNanoporeTechnologiesfortechnicalsupportandQIAGENforsupport of the ZIBRA-2 (Zika in Brazil Real Time Analyses-Second Round)project with reagents and equipment. This work was supported by Decit/SCTIE/MoH and CNPq (440685/2016-8 and 440856/2016-7); by CAPES(88887.130716/2016-00, 88881.130825/2016-00, and 88887.130823/2016-00); by the European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 Programme through ZIKAlliance(PRES-005-FEX...