An emergent clade of SARS-CoV-2 linked to returned travellers from Iran

Author/s

Eden J.-S.,

Rockett R.,

Carter I.,

Rahman H.,

De Ligt J.,

Hadfield J.,

Storey M.,

Ren X.,

Tulloch R.,

Basile K.,

Wells J.,

Byun R.,

Gilroy N.,

O'Sullivan M.V.,

Sintchenko V.,

Chen S.C.,

Maddocks S.,

Sorrell T.C.,

Holmes E.C.,

Dwyer D.E.,

Kok J.

Year

2020

Language

English

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Virus Evolution

Publisher

Oxford University Press

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Description

The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic has rapidly spread outside China with major outbreaks occurring in Italy, South Korea, and Iran. Phylogenetic analyses of whole-genome sequencing data identified a distinct SARS-CoV-2 clade linked to travellers returning from Iran to Australia and New Zealand. This study highlights potential viral diversity driving the epidemic in Iran, and underscores the power of rapid genome sequencing and public data sharing to improve the detection and management of emerging infectious diseases. VC The Author(s) 2020. © 2020 BioMed Central Ltd.. All rights reserved.

Theme

Clinical management » Clinical management (patient level)

Migration angle

Travelers

Region/Country (by coverage)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Index Keywords

Article; Australia and New Zealand; cladistics; coronavirus disease 2019; epidemic; human; Iran; microbial diversity; monophyly; nonhuman; phylogeny; priority journal; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; single nucleotide polymorphism; strain identification; travel; virus detection; virus genome; virus strain; virus transmission; whole genome sequencing