Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the Andean Community (2020–2024): integrating regional sequencing efforts from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia through “ORAS-CONHU” program

While each country exhibits some specific characteristics, the phylogenetic analysis underscored a common pattern in the lineage evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the Andean Community supporting a rapid transnational transmission of the virus. This study was part of a regional effort to develop an integrative transnational genomic surveillance network for SARS-CoV-2 as a proxy for a more ambitious regional infectious diseases genomic surveillance program.