Genetic Diversity of SARS-CoV-2 among Travelers Arriving in Hong Kong.

Gu, Haogao; Chu, Daniel K W; Chang, Lydia D J; Cheuk, Sammi S Y; Gurung, Shreya; Krishnan, Pavithra; Ng, Daisy Y M; Liu, Gigi Y Z; Wan, Carrie K C; Xie, Ruopeng; Cheng, Samuel S M; Cowling, Benjamin J; Tsang, Dominic N C; Peiris, Malik; Dhanasekaran, Vijaykrishna; Poon, Leo L M

Gu, Haogao; Chu, Daniel K W; Chang, Lydia D J; Cheuk, Sammi S Y; Gurung, Shreya; Krishnan, Pavithra; Ng, Daisy Y M; Liu, Gigi Y Z; Wan, Carrie K C; Xie, Ruopeng; Cheng, Samuel S M; Cowling, Benjamin J; Tsang, Dominic N C; Peiris, Malik; Dhanasekaran, Vijaykrishna; Poon, Leo L M.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(10): 2666-2668, 2021 10.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1486735

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We sequenced 10% of imported severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections detected in travelers to Hong Kong and revealed the genomic diversity of regions of origin, including lineages not previously reported from those countries. Our results suggest that international or regional travel hubs might be useful surveillance sites to monitor sequence diversity.

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COVID-19; Communicable Diseases, Imported; Genetic Variation; Hong Kong/epidemiology; Humans; SARS-CoV-2

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COVID-19; SARS-COV-2; coronavirus disease; disease transmission control; genomic diversity; public health; public health readiness; respiratory infections; reverse transcription PCR; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; travel-related disease transmission; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Communicable Diseases, Imported / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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