Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 27, 2020

Haplotype networks of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the Diamond Princess cruise ship outbreak.

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  • The authors performed whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 from PCR-positive specimens obtained from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, suggesting that dissemination likely originated from a single introduction event before quarantine was initiated.
  • This study demonstrates the usefulness of haplotype network analysis in identifying potential infection routes.

Sekizuka et al. (Mar 27, 2020). Haplotype networks of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the Diamond Princess cruise ship outbreak. Pre-print downloaded Mar 27 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.23.20041970