Use of Genomics to Track Coronavirus Disease Outbreaks, New Zealand.

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Use of Genomics to Track Coronavirus Disease Outbreaks, New Zealand.

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Real-time genomic sequencing has played a major role in tracking the global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), contributing greatly to disease mitigation strategies. In August 2020, after having eliminated the virus, New Zealand experienced a second outbreak. During that outbreak, New Zealand used genomic sequencing in a primary role, leading to a second elimination of the virus. We generated genomes from 78% of the laboratory-confirmed samples of SARS-CoV...

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2021-5

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Geoghegan, Jemma L / Douglas, Jordan / Ren, Xiaoyun / Storey, Matthew / Hadfield, James / Silander, Olin K / Freed, Nikki E / Jelley, Lauren / Jefferies, Sarah / Sherwood, Jillian / Paine, Shevaun / Huang, Sue / Sporle, Andrew / Baker, Michael G / Murdoch, David R / Drummond, Alexei J / Welch, David / Simpson, Colin R / French, Nigel / Holmes, Edward C / de Ligt, Joep

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/55317

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2019 novel coronavirus disease / COVID-19 / New Zealand / SARS-CoV-2 / coronavirus disease / genomics / infectious disease / respiratory infections / severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 / viruses / zoonoses / 1103 Clinical Sciences / 1108 Medical Microbiology / 1117 Public Health and Health Services

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