Genomic Evidence of In-Flight SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, India to Australia, April 2021

Epidemiologic and genomic investigation of SARS-CoV-2 infections associated with 2 repatriation flights from India to Australia in April 2021 indicated that 4 passengers transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to >11 other passengers. Results suggest transmission despite mandatory mask use and predeparture testing. For subsequent flights, predeparture quarantine and expanded predeparture testing were implemented.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 28(2022), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 1527-1530

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hogarth, Freya [VerfasserIn]
Coffey, Pasqualina [VerfasserIn]
Goddard, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Lewis, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Labib, Shereen [VerfasserIn]
Wilmot, Mathilda [VerfasserIn]
Andersson, Patiyan [VerfasserIn]
Sherry, Norelle [VerfasserIn]
Seemann, Torsten [VerfasserIn]
Howden, Benjamin P [VerfasserIn]
Freeman, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Baird, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Hosegood, Ian [VerfasserIn]
McDermott, Kathleen [VerfasserIn]
Walsh, Nick [VerfasserIn]
Polkinghorne, Ben [VerfasserIn]
Marshall, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Davies, Jane [VerfasserIn]
Krause, Vicki [VerfasserIn]
Meumann, Ella M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019 novel coronavirus disease
Airplane
Australia
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease
Covid-19
Epidemiology
Genome viral
Genomics
In-flight transmission
India
Journal Article
Quarantine
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Respiratory infections
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viruses
Zoonoses

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Date Completed 21.06.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2807.212466

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340119616