Nature Communications (Feb 2022)
Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 under an elimination strategy in Hong Kong
- Haogao Gu,
- Ruopeng Xie,
- Dillon C. Adam,
- Joseph L.-H. Tsui,
- Daniel K. Chu,
- Lydia D. J. Chang,
- Sammi S. Y. Cheuk,
- Shreya Gurung,
- Pavithra Krishnan,
- Daisy Y. M. Ng,
- Gigi Y. Z. Liu,
- Carrie K. C. Wan,
- Samuel S. M. Cheng,
- Kimberly M. Edwards,
- Kathy S. M. Leung,
- Joseph T. Wu,
- Dominic N. C. Tsang,
- Gabriel M. Leung,
- Benjamin J. Cowling,
- Malik Peiris,
- Tommy T. Y. Lam,
- Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran,
- Leo L. M. Poon
Affiliations
- Haogao Gu
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Ruopeng Xie
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Dillon C. Adam
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Joseph L.-H. Tsui
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Daniel K. Chu
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Lydia D. J. Chang
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Sammi S. Y. Cheuk
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Shreya Gurung
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Pavithra Krishnan
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Daisy Y. M. Ng
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Gigi Y. Z. Liu
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Carrie K. C. Wan
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Samuel S. M. Cheng
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Kimberly M. Edwards
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Kathy S. M. Leung
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Joseph T. Wu
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Dominic N. C. Tsang
- Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Gabriel M. Leung
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Benjamin J. Cowling
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Malik Peiris
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Tommy T. Y. Lam
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Leo L. M. Poon
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28420-7
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
Hong Kong has used an elimination strategy to control SARS-CoV-2 with stringent measures including traveller quarantine. Here, the authors show that the majority of community-acquired cases until January 2021 resulted from three importations, and that increased transmission followed prolonged periods of restrictions, likely due to adherence fatigue.
