Overview of SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in Central America and the Dominican Republic from February 2020 to January 2023: the impact of PAHO and COMISCA's collaborative efforts.

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Title: Overview of SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in Central America and the Dominican Republic from February 2020 to January 2023: the impact of PAHO and COMISCA's collaborative efforts.
Authors: Herrera Agüero S; Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud, Cartago, Costa Rica.; Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales and Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica., Sosa A; Medical Laboratory Services, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Belmopan, Belize., Martinez AA; Department of Genomic and Proteomic, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama.; National Research System (SNI), National Secretary of Research, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT), Panama City, Panama.; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Panama, Panama City, Panama., Moreno A; Department of Genomic and Proteomic, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama., Conde Pereira CR; Laboratorio Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, Villa Nueva, Guatemala., Gonzalez C; Department of Genomic and Proteomic, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama., Soto-Garita C; Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud, Cartago, Costa Rica., Ulate D; Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales and Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica., Cordero-Laurent E; Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud, Cartago, Costa Rica., Brenes H; Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud, Cartago, Costa Rica., Sánchez IM; Laboratorio Nacional de Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic., Mendez-Rico J; Infectious Hazard Management Unit, Health Emergencies Department, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States., Góndola J; Department of Genomic and Proteomic, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama., Molina Mora JA; Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales and Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica., Leite J; Infectious Hazard Management Unit, Health Emergencies Department, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States., Franco L; Infectious Hazard Management Unit, Health Emergencies Department, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States., Mendoza L; Laboratorio Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, Villa Nueva, Guatemala., Gresh L; Infectious Hazard Management Unit, Health Emergencies Department, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States., De La Cruz L; Laboratorio Nacional de Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic., Castro Paz M; Laboratorio Nacional de Vigilancia de la Salud, Hospital San Felipe, Tegucigalpa, Honduras., Barahona M; Secretaría Ejecutiva del Consejo de Ministros de Salud de Centroamérica y República Dominicana (SE-COMISCA)/Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA), San Salvador, El Salvador., Iihoshi N; Secretaría Ejecutiva del Consejo de Ministros de Salud de Centroamérica y República Dominicana (SE-COMISCA)/Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA), San Salvador, El Salvador., Chavarría O; Department of Genomic and Proteomic, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama., Born P; Infectious Hazard Management Unit, Health Emergencies Department, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States., Aguillón RM; Medical Laboratory Services, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Belmopan, Belize., Vasquez Cordova RC; Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador., Gonzalez S; Laboratorio Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, Villa Nueva, Guatemala., Alvarado Silva SC; Laboratorio Nacional de Vigilancia de la Salud, Hospital San Felipe, Tegucigalpa, Honduras., Sandoval López X; Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador., Imbert Y; Laboratorio Nacional de Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic., Duarte-Martínez F; Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud, Cartago, Costa Rica.
Source: Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2026 Feb 11; Vol. 14, pp. 1738843. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 11 (Print Publication: 2026).
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