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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Aug;27(8):2219-2221.
doi: 10.3201/eid2708.204875.
Whole-Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 from Quarantine Hotel Outbreak
Lex E X Leong, Julien Soubrier, Mark Turra, Emma Denehy, Luke Walters, Karin Kassahn, Geoff Higgins, Tom Dodd, Robert Hall, Katina D'Onise, Nicola Spurrier, Ivan Bastian, Chuan K Lim
- PMID: 34287141
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2708.204875
Abstract
Hotel quarantine for international travelers has been used to prevent coronavirus disease spread into Australia. A quarantine hotel-associated community outbreak was detected in South Australia. Real-time genomic sequencing enabled rapid confirmation tracking the outbreak to a recently returned traveler and linked 2 cases of infection in travelers at the same facility.
Keywords: Australia; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; genome sequencing; hotel quarantine; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vaccines; viruses; zoonoses.