Monitoring International Travelers Arriving in Hong Kong for Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2

We sequenced ≈50% of coronavirus disease cases imported to Hong Kong during March-July 2021 and identified 70 cases caused by Delta variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The genomic diversity detected in Hong Kong was similar to global diversity, suggesting travel hubs can pla...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2022-01, Vol.28 (1), p.247-250
Main Authors: Gu, Haogao, Cheng, Samuel S M, Krishnan, Pavithra, Ng, Daisy Y M, Chang, Lydia D J, Liu, Gigi Y Z, Cheuk, Sammi S Y, Hui, Mani M Y, Fan, Mathew C Y, Wan, Jacob H L, Lau, Leo H K, Chu, Daniel K W, Dhanasekaran, Vijaykrishna, Peiris, Malik, Poon, Leo L M
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Language:English
Subjects:
Asymptomatic
Causes of
Control
coronavirus disease
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - diagnosis
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 diagnostic tests
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Genomics
Health aspects
Hong Kong
Hong Kong - epidemiology
Humans
Laboratories
Mass Screening
Medical research
Monitoring International Travelers Arriving in Hong Kong for Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2
Original Research
Public health
public health surveillance
Research Letter
respiratory infections
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Statistics
Travel
Travelers
Viruses
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Summary:We sequenced ≈50% of coronavirus disease cases imported to Hong Kong during March-July 2021 and identified 70 cases caused by Delta variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The genomic diversity detected in Hong Kong was similar to global diversity, suggesting travel hubs can play a substantial role in surveillance.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2801.211804