Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

September 15, 2020

Cryptic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Washington State

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  • An analysis of 453 SARS-CoV-2 genomes collected during February and March 2020 in Washington State found that SARS-CoV-2 infections during that time period were derived from a single introduction in late January or early February 2020 that spread undetected before community surveillance was implemented.

Bedford et al. (Sept 10, 2020). Cryptic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Washington State. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc0523