Genetic Diversity of SARS-CoV-2 among Travelers Arriving in Hong Kong

Authors :: Haogao Gu
Daniel K.W. Chu
Lydia D.J. Chang
Sammi S.Y. Cheuk
Shreya Gurung
Pavithra Krishnan
Daisy Y.M. Ng
Gigi Y.Z. Liu
Carrie K.C. Wan
Ruopeng Xie
Samuel S.M. Cheng
Benjamin J. Cowling
Dominic N.C. Tsang
Malik Peiris
Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran
Leo L.M. Poon
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 10, Pp 2666-2668 (2021)
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021.
Abstract: We sequenced 10% of imported severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections detected in travelers to Hong Kong and revealed the genomic diversity of regions of origin, including lineages not previously reported from those countries. Our results suggest that international or regional travel hubs might be useful surveillance sites to monitor sequence diversity.