An emergent clade of SARS-CoV-2 linked to returned travellers from Iran
Open Access
- 1 January 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Virus Evolution
- Vol. 6 (1), veaa027
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ve/veaa027
Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic has rapidly spread outside China with major outbreaks occurring in Italy, South Korea, and Iran. Phylogenetic analyses of whole-genome sequencing data identified a distinct SARS-CoV-2 clade linked to travellers returning from Iran to Australia and New Zealand. This study highlights potential viral diversity driving the epidemic in Iran, and underscores the power of rapid genome sequencing and public data sharing to improve the detection and management of emerging infectious diseases.Keywords
Funding Information
- New South Wales Ministry of Health
- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Emerging Infectious Diseases
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