1. Genomic Evidence of In-Flight SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, India to Australia, April 2021
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Freya Hogarth, Pasqualina Coffey, Laura Goddard, Sarah Lewis, Shereen Labib, Mathilda Wilmot, Patiyan Andersson, Norelle Sherry, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P. Howden, Kevin Freeman, Robert Baird, Ian Hosegood, Kathleen McDermott, Nick Walsh, Ben Polkinghorne, Catherine Marshall, Jane Davies, Vicki Krause, and Ella M. Meumann
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COVID-19 ,2019 novel coronavirus disease ,coronavirus disease ,severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ,SARS-CoV-2 ,viruses ,Medicine ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
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.
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- 2022
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