Dynamics of viral infection and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants in the Calabria area of southern Italy

C De Marco, C Veneziano, A Massacci… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In this study, we report on the results of SARS-CoV-2 surveillance performed in an area of
Southern Italy for 12 months (from March 2021 to February 2022). To this study, we have …

Epidemiological and clinical features of SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating between April–December 2021 in Italy

A Lai, A Bergna, C Della Ventura, S Menzo… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 is constantly evolving, leading to new variants. We analysed data from 4400
SARS-CoV-2-positive samples in order to pursue epidemiological variant surveillance and …

Molecular tracing of SARS-CoV-2 in Italy in the first three months of the epidemic

A Lai, A Bergna, S Caucci, N Clementi, I Vicenti… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is the characterization and genomic tracing by phylogenetic analyses
of 59 new SARS-CoV-2 Italian isolates obtained from patients attending clinical centres in …

Emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B. 1.1. 7 and P. 1 in Italy

F Di Giallonardo, I Puglia, V Curini, C Cammà… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Italy's second wave of SARS-CoV-2 has hit hard, with more than three million cases and
over 100,000 deaths, representing an almost ten-fold increase in the numbers reported by …

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Military and Civilian Personnel of an Air Force Airport during Three Pandemic Waves in Italy

M Equestre, C Marcantonio, N Marascio, F Centofanti… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
We investigated SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating, from November 2020 to March 2022,
among military and civilian personnel at an Air Force airport in Italy in order to classify viral …

Genomic surveillance of circulating SARS-CoV-2 in South East Italy: a one-year retrospective genetic study

L Capozzi, A Bianco, L Del Sambro, D Simone… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
In order to provide insights into the evolutionary and epidemiological viral dynamics during
the current COVID-19 pandemic in South Eastern Italy, a total of 298 genomes of SARS-CoV …

Circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants in Italy, October 2020–March 2021

A Lai, A Bergna, S Menzo, G Zehender, S Caucci… - Virology journal, 2021 - Springer
A growing number of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants is being identified worldwide,
potentially impacting the effectiveness of current vaccines. We report the data obtained in …

Rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 in Southern Italy (December 2020–March 2021)

D Loconsole, F Centrone, C Morcavallo… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epidemiological and virological studies have revealed that SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
(VOCs) are emerging globally, including in Europe. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Co-circulation of SARS-CoV-2 alpha and gamma variants in Italy, February and march 2021

P Stefanelli, F Trentini, G Guzzetta… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Several SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) have emerged through 2020
and 2021. There is need for tools to estimate the relative transmissibility of emerging …

Phylogeography and genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Italy and Europe with newly characterized Italian genomes between February-June 2020

A Lai, A Bergna, S Toppo, M Morganti, S Menzo… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The aims of this study were to characterize new SARS-CoV-2 genomes sampled all over
Italy and to reconstruct the origin and the evolutionary dynamics in Italy and Europe between …