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journal contribution
posted on 2020-05-05, 23:51 authored by John-Sebastian Eden, Rebecca J Rockett, Ian Carter, Hossinur Rahman, Jeop de Ligt, James Hadfield, Matthew Storey, Xiaoyun Ren, Rachel Tulloch, Kerri Basile, Jessica Wells, Roy Byun, Nicky Gilroy, Matthew V. O’Sullivan, Vitali Sintchenko, Sharon Chen, Susan Maddocks, Tania C. Sorrell, Edward C. Holmes, Dominic E. Dwyer, Jen KokThe SARS-CoV-2 epidemic has rapidly spread outside China
with major outbreaks occurring in Italy, South Korea, and Iran. Phylogenetic
analyses of whole-genome sequencing data identified a distinct SARS-CoV-2 clade
linked to travellers returning from Iran to Australia and New Zealand. This
study highlights potential viral diversity driving the epidemic in Iran, and
underscores the power of rapid genome sequencing and public data sharing to
improve the detection and management of emerging infectious diseases.