Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

August 25, 2020

Phylogenetic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in the Boston Area Highlights the Role of Recurrent Importation and Superspreading Events

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  • [pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Lemieux et al. conducted phylogenetic analyses on 772 complete SARS-CoV-2 genomes from the Boston area and found that, since the beginning of the epidemic, there were over 80 introductions into the Boston area, primarily from other parts of the United States and Europe. Investigators studied two distinct superspreading events captured in the data, finding differences in onward transmissions related to these events that the authors hypothesize are related to the mobility of the affected populations.

Lemieux et al. (Aug 25, 2020). Phylogenetic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in the Boston Area Highlights the Role of Recurrent Importation and Superspreading Events. Pre-print downloaded August 25 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.23.20178236