Full genome sequence of the first SARS-CoV-2 detected in Mexico

Garcés-Ayala, Fabiola; Araiza-Rodríguez, Adnan; Mendieta-Condado, Edgar; Rodríguez-Maldonado, Abril Paulina; Wong-Arámbula, Claudia; Landa-Flores, Magaly; del Mazo-López, Juan Carlos; González-Villa, Maribel; Escobar-Escamilla, Noé; Fragoso-Fonseca, David Esaú; Esteban-Valencia, María del Carmen; Lloret-Sánchez, Lourdes; Arellano-Suarez, Dayanira Sarith; Nuñez-García, Tatiana Ernestina; Contreras-González, Nervain Benjamin; Cruz-Ortiz, Natividad; Ruiz-López, Adriana; Fierro-Valdez, Miguel Ángel; Regalado-Santiago, Daniel; Martínez-Velázquez, Nancy; Mederos-Michel, Mireya; Vázquez-Pérez, Joel; Martínez-Orozco, José Arturo; Becerril-Vargas, Eduardo; Salas, Jorge; Hernández-Rivas, Lucía; López-Martínez, Irma; Alomía-Zegarra, José Luis; López-Gatell, Hugo; Barrera-Badillo, Gisela; Ramírez-González, José Ernesto

SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. In this report, we describe the complete genome sequence of the first imported SARS-CoV-2, detected in a Mexican patient who had traveled to Bergamo, Italy. Phylogenetic analysis showed that this isolate belongs to subclade A2a (lineage G) and is closely related to isolates from Finland, Germany and Brazil, all of which were from patients with a history of travel to Italy. This is the first report of the complete genome sequence of this virus in Mexico.