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Editor, Senior Moderator
Microbiol Immunol
. 2021 Apr 9.
doi: 10.1111/1348-0421.12883. Online ahead of print.
Multiple clades of SARS-CoV-2 were introduced to Thailand during the first quarter of 2020
Rome Buathong[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Walairat Chaifoo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sopon Iamsirithawon[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Supaporn Wacharapluesadee[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yutthana Joyjinda[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Apaporn Rodpan[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Weenassarin Ampoot[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Opass Putcharoen[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Leilani Paitoonpong[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Gompol Suwanpimolkul[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Watsamon Jantarabenjakul[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Sininat Petcharat[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Saowalak Bunprakob[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Siriporn Ghai[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Wisit Prasithsirikul[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Anek Mungaomklang[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Tanarak Plipat[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Thiravat Hemachudha[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Early in January 2020, Thailand became the first country where a Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) patient was identified outside China. In this study, 23 whole genomes of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from patients who were hospitalized during January to March 2020 were analyzed, along with their travel histories. Six lineages were identified including A, A6, B, B.1, B.1.8 and B.58; lineage A.6 was dominant. Seven patients were from China who travelled to Thailand in January and early of February, five of them were infected with B lineage virus, the other two cases were infected with different lineages including A and A.6. These findings represent clear evidence of the early introduction of diverse SARS-CoV-2 clades in Thailand. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; Thailand; clade; diverse; early.
. 2021 Apr 9.
doi: 10.1111/1348-0421.12883. Online ahead of print.
Multiple clades of SARS-CoV-2 were introduced to Thailand during the first quarter of 2020
Rome Buathong[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Walairat Chaifoo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sopon Iamsirithawon[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Supaporn Wacharapluesadee[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yutthana Joyjinda[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Apaporn Rodpan[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Weenassarin Ampoot[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Opass Putcharoen[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Leilani Paitoonpong[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Gompol Suwanpimolkul[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Watsamon Jantarabenjakul[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Sininat Petcharat[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Saowalak Bunprakob[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Siriporn Ghai[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Wisit Prasithsirikul[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Anek Mungaomklang[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Tanarak Plipat[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Thiravat Hemachudha[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33835528
- DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12883
Abstract
Early in January 2020, Thailand became the first country where a Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) patient was identified outside China. In this study, 23 whole genomes of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from patients who were hospitalized during January to March 2020 were analyzed, along with their travel histories. Six lineages were identified including A, A6, B, B.1, B.1.8 and B.58; lineage A.6 was dominant. Seven patients were from China who travelled to Thailand in January and early of February, five of them were infected with B lineage virus, the other two cases were infected with different lineages including A and A.6. These findings represent clear evidence of the early introduction of diverse SARS-CoV-2 clades in Thailand. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; Thailand; clade; diverse; early.