Unique Clusters of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Causing a Large Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in Hong Kong-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Unique Clusters of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Causing a Large Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in Hong Kong

Published:2020-08-05 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1058-4838
Container-title:Clinical Infectious Diseases
language:en
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Author:

To Kelvin Kai-Wang¹²,Chan Wan-Mui¹,Ip Jonathan Daniel¹,Chu Allen Wing-Ho¹,Tam Anthony Raymond³,Liu Raymond⁴,Wu Alan Ka-Lun⁵,Lung Kwok-Cheung⁶,Tsang Owen Tak-Yin⁷,Lau Daphne Pui-Ling⁷,To Wing-Kin⁸,Kwan Mike Yat-Wah⁹,Yau Yat-Sun¹⁰,Ng Anthony Chin-Ki¹,Yip Cyril Chik-Yan²,Chan Kwok-Hung¹,Tse Herman¹¹,Hung Ivan Fan-Ngai¹²,Yuen Kwok-Yung¹²

Affiliation:

1. State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

2. Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

3. Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

4. Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Ruttonjee Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

5. Department of Microbiology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

6. Department of Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

7. Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

8. Department of Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

9. Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

10. Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

11. Department of Pathology, Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

12. Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

Abstract

Abstract After 2 months of relative quiescence, a large coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak occurred in Hong Kong in July 2020 after gradual relaxation of social distancing policy. Unique severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) phylogenetic clusters have been identified among locally acquired cases, with most genomes belonging to cluster HK1, which is phylogenetically related to SARS-CoV-2 reported overseas.

Funder

Consultancy Service for Enhancing Laboratory Surveillance of Emerging Infectious Diseases

Research Capability on Antimicrobial Resistance

Department of Health

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Theme-Based Research Scheme

Research Grants Council

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical)

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