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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2022 Jan;28(1):247-250.
doi: 10.3201/eid2801.211804.
Monitoring International Travelers Arriving in Hong Kong for Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2
Haogao Gu, Samuel S M Cheng, Pavithra Krishnan, Daisy Y M Ng, Lydia D J Chang, Gigi Y Z Liu, Sammi S Y Cheuk, Mani M Y Hui, Mathew C Y Fan, Jacob H L Wan, Leo H K Lau, Daniel K W Chu, Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran, Malik Peiris, Leo L M Poon
Abstract
We sequenced ≈50% of coronavirus disease cases imported to Hong Kong during March-July 2021 and identified 70 cases caused by Delta variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The genomic diversity detected in Hong Kong was similar to global diversity, suggesting travel hubs can play a substantial role in surveillance.
Keywords: COVID-19; Hong Kong; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; public health surveillance; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses.
. 2022 Jan;28(1):247-250.
doi: 10.3201/eid2801.211804.
Monitoring International Travelers Arriving in Hong Kong for Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2
Haogao Gu, Samuel S M Cheng, Pavithra Krishnan, Daisy Y M Ng, Lydia D J Chang, Gigi Y Z Liu, Sammi S Y Cheuk, Mani M Y Hui, Mathew C Y Fan, Jacob H L Wan, Leo H K Lau, Daniel K W Chu, Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran, Malik Peiris, Leo L M Poon
- PMID: 34932453
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2801.211804
Abstract
We sequenced ≈50% of coronavirus disease cases imported to Hong Kong during March-July 2021 and identified 70 cases caused by Delta variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The genomic diversity detected in Hong Kong was similar to global diversity, suggesting travel hubs can play a substantial role in surveillance.
Keywords: COVID-19; Hong Kong; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; public health surveillance; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses.