Nature Communications (Dec 2020)
Genomic epidemiology reveals transmission patterns and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Jemma L. Geoghegan,
- Xiaoyun Ren,
- Matthew Storey,
- James Hadfield,
- Lauren Jelley,
- Sarah Jefferies,
- Jill Sherwood,
- Shevaun Paine,
- Sue Huang,
- Jordan Douglas,
- Fábio K. Mendes,
- Andrew Sporle,
- Michael G. Baker,
- David R. Murdoch,
- Nigel French,
- Colin R. Simpson,
- David Welch,
- Alexei J. Drummond,
- Edward C. Holmes,
- Sebastián Duchêne,
- Joep de Ligt
Affiliations
- Jemma L. Geoghegan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago
- Xiaoyun Ren
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Matthew Storey
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- James Hadfield
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre
- Lauren Jelley
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Sarah Jefferies
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Jill Sherwood
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Shevaun Paine
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Sue Huang
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Jordan Douglas
- Centre for Computational Evolution, School of Computer Science, University of Auckland
- Fábio K. Mendes
- Centre for Computational Evolution, School of Computer Science, University of Auckland
- Andrew Sporle
- Department of Statistics, University of Auckland
- Michael G. Baker
- Department of Public Health, University of Otago
- David R. Murdoch
- Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science, University of Otago
- Nigel French
- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University
- Colin R. Simpson
- School of Health, Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington
- David Welch
- Centre for Computational Evolution, School of Computer Science, University of Auckland
- Alexei J. Drummond
- Centre for Computational Evolution, School of Computer Science, University of Auckland
- Edward C. Holmes
- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney
- Sebastián Duchêne
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
- Joep de Ligt
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20235-8
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 7
Abstract
New Zealand implemented stringent COVID-19 control measures early after identification of its first case. Here, the authors perform whole genome sequencing of samples taken until 22 May 2020 and find high viral diversity indicative of multiple separate introductions and limited community transmission.
