Slavov, Svetoslav NanevBezerra, Rafael dos SantosRodrigues, Evandra StrazzaSantos, Elaine VieiraBorges, Joseane Serranode la Roque, Débora Glenda LimaPatané, José Salvatore LeisterLima, Alex Ranieri JerônimoRibeiro, GabrielaViala, Vincent Louisde Lima, Loyze Paola OliveiraMartins, Antonio Jorgedos Santos Barros, Claudia RenataMarqueze, Elaine CristinaBernardino, Jardelina de Souza TodãoMoretti, Debora BotequioBrassaloti, Ricardo AugustoCassano, Raquel de Lello Rocha CamposMariani, Pilar Drummond Sampaio CorrêaKitajima, João PauloSantos, BibianaAssato, Patricia Akemi [UNESP]da Silva da Costa, Felipe Allan [UNESP]Poleti, Mirele DaianaLesbon, Jessika Cristina ChagasMattos, Elisangela ChicaroniBanho, Cecilia ArticoSacchetto, LíviaMoraes, Marília MazziGrotto, Rejane Maria Tommasini [UNESP]Souza-Neto, Jayme A. [UNESP]Giovanetti, Martade Alcantara, Luiz Carlos JuniorNogueira, Maurício LacerdaFukumasu, HeidgeCoutinho, Luiz LehmannCalado, Rodrigo TocantinsNeto, Raul MachadoCovas, Dimas TadeuCoccuzzo Sampaio, SandraElias, Maria CarolinaKashima, Simone2022-04-282022-04-282022-01-15Virus Research, v. 308.1872-74920168-1702http://hdl.handle.net/11449/222975The SARS-CoV-2 alpha VOC (also known as lineage B.1.1.7) initially described in the autumn, 2020 in UK, rapidly became the dominant lineage across much of Europe. Despite multiple studies reporting molecular evidence suggestive of its circulation in Brazil, much is still unknown about its genomic diversity in the state of São Paulo, the main Brazilian economic and transportation hub. To get more insight regarding its transmission dynamics into the State we performed phylogenetic analysis on all alpha VOC strains obtained between February and August 2021 from the Sao Paulo state Network for Pandemic Alert of Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. The performed phylogenetic analysis showed that most of the alpha VOC genomes were interspersed with viral strains sampled from different Brazilian states and other countries suggesting that multiple independent Alpha VOC introductions from Brazil and overseas have occurred in the São Paulo State over time. Nevertheless, large monophyletic clusters were also observed especially from the Central-West part of the São Paulo State (the city of Bauru) and the metropolitan region of the São Paulo city. Our results highlight the Alpha VOC molecular epidemiology in the São Paulo state and reinforce the need for continued genomic surveillance strategies for the real-time monitoring of potential emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants during the ever-growing vaccination process.engAlpha VOCB.1.1.7BrazilGenomic surveillanceSARS-CoV-2São PauloArtigo10.1016/j.virusres.2021.1986432-s2.0-85120480457