Phylogenomic analysis of COVID-19 summer and winter outbreaks in Hong Kong: An observational study

Phylogenomic analysis of COVID-19 summer and winter outbreaks in Hong Kong: An observational study

Background: Viral genomic surveillance is vital for understanding the transmission of COVID-19. In Hong Kong, breakthrough outbreaks have occurred in July (third wave) and November (fourth wave) 2020. We used whole viral genome analysis to study the characteristics of these waves. Methods: We analyz...

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Main Authors: Wan-Mui Chan, Jonathan Daniel Ip, Allen Wing-Ho Chu, Herman Tse, Anthony Raymond Tam, Xin Li, Mike Yat-Wah Kwan, Yat-Sun Yau, Wai-Shing Leung, Thomas Shiu-Hong Chik, Wing-Kin To, Anthony Chin-Ki Ng, Cyril Chik-Yan Yip, Rosana Wing-Shan Poon, Kwok-Hung Chan, Sally Cheuk-Ying Wong, Garnet Kwan-Yue Choi, David Christopher Lung, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng, Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Kelvin Kai-Wang To
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Subjects:
COVID19
SARS-CoV-2
Phylogenetic
Phylodynamic
Viral genome
Next generation sequencing
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606521000390

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