Flight-Associated Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Corroborated by Whole-Genome Sequencing

To investigate potential transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during a domestic flight within Australia, we performed epidemiologic analyses with whole-genome sequencing. Eleven passengers with PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and symptom onset within 48 hours of the flight were considered infectious during travel; 9 had recently disembarked from a cruise ship with a retrospectively identified SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. The virus strain of those on the cruise and the flight was linked (A2-RP) and had not been previously identified in Australia. For 11 passengers, none of whom had traveled on the cruise ship, PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 illness developed between 48 hours and 14 days after the flight. Eight cases were considered flight associated with the distinct SARS-CoV-2 A2-RP strain; the remaining 3 cases (1 with A2-RP) were possibly flight associated. All 11 passengers had been in the same cabin with symptomatic persons who had culture-positive A2-RP virus strain. This investigation provides evidence of flight-associated SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 26(2020), 12 vom: 14. Dez., Seite 2872-2880

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Speake, Hollie [VerfasserIn]
Phillips, Anastasia [VerfasserIn]
Chong, Tracie [VerfasserIn]
Sikazwe, Chisha [VerfasserIn]
Levy, Avram [VerfasserIn]
Lang, Jurissa [VerfasserIn]
Scalley, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Speers, David J [VerfasserIn]
Smith, David W [VerfasserIn]
Effler, Paul [VerfasserIn]
McEvoy, Suzanne P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019 novel coronavirus disease
Aircraft
Airport
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease
Cruise
Flight-associated
In-flight
Journal Article
Outbreak
Respiratory infections
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Transmission
Viruses
Whole-genome sequencing
Zoonoses

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.01.2021

Date Revised 01.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2612.203910

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315612215