Unique Clusters of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Causing a Large Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in Hong Kong.

Authors :: To KK
Chan WM
Ip JD
Chu AW
Tam AR
Liu R
Wu AK
Lung KC
Tsang OT
Lau DP
To WK
Kwan MY
Yau YS
Ng AC
Yip CC
Chan KH
Tse H
Hung IF
Yuen KY
Source :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2021 Jul 01; Vol. 73 (1), pp. 137-142.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: After 2 months of relative quiescence, a large coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak occurred in Hong Kong in July 2020 after gradual relaxation of social distancing policy. Unique severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) phylogenetic clusters have been identified among locally acquired cases, with most genomes belonging to cluster HK1, which is phylogenetically related to SARS-CoV-2 reported overseas.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)

Subjects :: Disease Outbreaks
Hong Kong
Humans
Phylogeny
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1537-6591
Volume :: 73
Issue :: 1
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 32756996
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1119

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