Despite the pandemic, 34,154 migrants, refugees or asylum-seekers landed in Sicily (Italy) in 2020, representing the main point of entry by sea into Europe. The SARS-CoV-2 surveillance program among migrants arriving to Sicily via the Mediterranean Sea, made by the combination of clinical examination and molecular testing, has been integrated by full-genome sequencing strains using the NGS technology from the last week of February. To date, more than one hundred full-genome strains have been sequenced and 8 different lineages have been identified mostly belonging to the lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.525. As global access to COVID-19 vaccines should be ensured, the need to provide more detailed information to inform policies and to drive the possible re-engineering of vaccines needed to deal with the challenge of new and future variants should be highlighted.

Marotta C., Stefanelli P., Tramuto F., Angeloni U., Maida C.M., Cernigliaro A., et al. (2021). The dual/global value of SARS-COV- 2 genome surveillance on migrants arriving to Europe via the mediterranean routes. ANNALS OF GLOBAL HEALTH, 87(1), 1-5 [10.5334/aogh.3425].

The dual/global value of SARS-COV- 2 genome surveillance on migrants arriving to Europe via the mediterranean routes

Tramuto F.;Maida C. M.;Vitale F.;Mazzucco W.
2021-01-01

Abstract

Despite the pandemic, 34,154 migrants, refugees or asylum-seekers landed in Sicily (Italy) in 2020, representing the main point of entry by sea into Europe. The SARS-CoV-2 surveillance program among migrants arriving to Sicily via the Mediterranean Sea, made by the combination of clinical examination and molecular testing, has been integrated by full-genome sequencing strains using the NGS technology from the last week of February. To date, more than one hundred full-genome strains have been sequenced and 8 different lineages have been identified mostly belonging to the lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.525. As global access to COVID-19 vaccines should be ensured, the need to provide more detailed information to inform policies and to drive the possible re-engineering of vaccines needed to deal with the challenge of new and future variants should be highlighted.
2021
Marotta C., Stefanelli P., Tramuto F., Angeloni U., Maida C.M., Cernigliaro A., et al. (2021). The dual/global value of SARS-COV- 2 genome surveillance on migrants arriving to Europe via the mediterranean routes. ANNALS OF GLOBAL HEALTH, 87(1), 1-5 [10.5334/aogh.3425].
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