Territorywide Study of Early Coronavirus Disease Outbreak, Hong Kong, China

Initial cases of coronavirus disease in Hong Kong were imported from mainland China. A dramatic increase in case numbers was seen in February 2020. Most case-patients had no recent travel history, suggesting the presence of transmission chains in the local community. We collected demographic, clinical, and epidemiologic data from 50 patients, who accounted for 53.8% of total reported case-patients as of February 28, 2020. We performed whole-genome sequencing to determine phylogenetic relationship and transmission dynamics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections. By using phylogenetic analysis, we attributed the community outbreak to 2 lineages; 1 harbored a common mutation, Orf3a-G251V, and accounted for 88.0% of the cases in our study. The estimated time to the most recent common ancestor of local coronavirus disease outbreak was December 24, 2019, with an evolutionary rate of 3.04 × 10-3 substitutions/site/year. The reproduction number was 1.84, indicating ongoing community spread.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 27(2021), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 196-204

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Leung, Kenneth Siu-Sing [VerfasserIn]
Ng, Timothy Ting-Leung [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Alan Ka-Lun [VerfasserIn]
Yau, Miranda Chong-Yee [VerfasserIn]
Lao, Hiu-Yin [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Ming-Pan [VerfasserIn]
Tam, Kingsley King-Gee [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Lam-Kwong [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Barry Kin-Chung [VerfasserIn]
Man Ho, Alex Yat [VerfasserIn]
Yip, Kam-Tong [VerfasserIn]
Lung, Kwok-Cheung [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Raymond Wai-To [VerfasserIn]
Tso, Eugene Yuk-Keung [VerfasserIn]
Leung, Wai-Shing [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Man-Chun [VerfasserIn]
Ng, Yuk-Yung [VerfasserIn]
Sin, Kit-Man [VerfasserIn]
Fung, Kitty Sau-Chun [VerfasserIn]
Chau, Sandy Ka-Yee [VerfasserIn]
To, Wing-Kin [VerfasserIn]
Que, Tak-Lun [VerfasserIn]
Shum, David Ho-Keung [VerfasserIn]
Yip, Shea Ping [VerfasserIn]
Yam, Wing Cheong [VerfasserIn]
Siu, Gilman Kit-Hang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
China
Clinical demographic
Community outbreak
Hong Kong
Journal Article
Molecular evolutionary analysis
Molecular phylogeny
Novel coronavirus
ORF3a protein, SARS-CoV-2
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Respiratory infections
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viroporin Proteins
Viruses
Whole genome sequencing

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.01.2021

Date Revised 11.01.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2701.201543

funding:

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319155188