Real-Time Genomics for Tracking Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Border Incursions after Virus Elimination, New Zealand

Since severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was first eliminated in New Zealand in May 2020, a total of 13 known coronavirus disease (COVID-19) community outbreaks have occurred, 2 of which led health officials to issue stay-at-home orders. These outbreaks originated at the border via isolating returnees, airline workers, and cargo vessels. Because a public health system was informed by real-time viral genomic sequencing and complete genomes typically were available within 12 hours of community-based positive COVID-19 test results, every outbreak was well-contained. A total of 225 community cases resulted in 3 deaths. Real-time genomics were essential for establishing links between cases when epidemiologic data could not do so and for identifying when concurrent outbreaks had different origins.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 27(2021), 9 vom: 23. Sept., Seite 2361-2368

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Douglas, Jordan [VerfasserIn]
Geoghegan, Jemma L [VerfasserIn]
Hadfield, James [VerfasserIn]
Bouckaert, Remco [VerfasserIn]
Storey, Matthew [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Xiaoyun [VerfasserIn]
de Ligt, Joep [VerfasserIn]
French, Nigel [VerfasserIn]
Welch, David [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019 novel coronavirus disease
Border incursion
COVID-19
Community outbreak
Coronavirus
Coronavirus disease
Epidemiology
Genomics
Journal Article
Managed isolation
New Zealand
Quarantine
Respiratory infections
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viruses
Zoonoses

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Date Completed 31.08.2021

Date Revised 02.02.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2709.211097

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329675168