SARS-CoV-2 Genome Analysis of Japanese Travelers in Nile River Cruise

Japan has reported 26 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) linked to cruise tours on the River Nile in Egypt between March 5 and 15, 2020. Here, we characterized the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genome of isolates from 10 travelers who returned from Egypt and...

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Published in:Frontiers in microbiology 2020-06, Vol.11, p.1316
Main Authors: Sekizuka, Tsuyoshi, Kuramoto, Sanae, Nariai, Eri, Taira, Masakatsu, Hachisu, Yushi, Tokaji, Akihiko, Shinohara, Michiyo, Kishimoto, Tsuyoshi, Itokawa, Kentaro, Kobayashi, Yusuke, Kadokura, Keisuke, Kamiya, Hajime, Matsui, Tamano, Suzuki, Motoi, Kuroda, Makoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cruise ship
genome epidemiology
haplotype network
imported case
Microbiology
single-nucleotide variations
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Summary:Japan has reported 26 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) linked to cruise tours on the River Nile in Egypt between March 5 and 15, 2020. Here, we characterized the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genome of isolates from 10 travelers who returned from Egypt and from patients possibly associated with these travelers. We performed haplotype network analysis of SARS-CoV-2 isolates using genome-wide single-nucleotide variations. Our analysis identified two potential Egypt-related clusters from these imported cases, and these clusters were related to globally detected viruses in different countries.
ISSN:1664-302X
1664-302X
DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2020.01316