2022
Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in a UK university identifies dynamics of transmission
Aggarwal D, Warne B, Jahun A, Hamilton W, Fieldman T, du Plessis L, Hill V, Blane B, Watkins E, Wright E, Hall G, Ludden C, Myers R, Hosmillo M, Chaudhry Y, Pinckert M, Georgana I, Izuagbe R, Leek D, Nsonwu O, Hughes G, Packer S, Page A, Metaxaki M, Fuller S, Weale G, Holgate J, Brown C, Howes R, McFarlane D, Dougan G, Pybus O, Angelis D, Maxwell P, Peacock S, Weekes M, Illingworth C, Harrison E, Matheson N, Goodfellow I. Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in a UK university identifies dynamics of transmission. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 751. PMID: 35136068, PMCID: PMC8826310, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27942-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeterminants of SARS-CoV-2 transmissionPublic health policiesHigher education settingsLocal infection control measuresAt-risk populationsSARS-CoV-2 transmissionHealth policyEffective interventionsEducational settingsGenomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 isolatesAt-riskGenetic clustersPhylogenetic comparisonsEpidemiology of SARS-CoV-2Infection control measuresGenomic epidemiologyNational lockdownSARS-CoV-2Social gatheringsUK universitiesStudent casesStudent accommodationSurrounding communityUniversity
2020
Genomic Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Guangdong Province, China
Lu J, du Plessis L, Liu Z, Hill V, Kang M, Lin H, Sun J, François S, Kraemer M, Faria N, McCrone J, Peng J, Xiong Q, Yuan R, Zeng L, Zhou P, Liang C, Yi L, Liu J, Xiao J, Hu J, Liu T, Ma W, Li W, Su J, Zheng H, Peng B, Fang S, Su W, Li K, Sun R, Bai R, Tang X, Liang M, Quick J, Song T, Rambaut A, Loman N, Raghwani J, Pybus O, Ke C. Genomic Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Guangdong Province, China. Cell 2020, 181: 997-1003.e9. PMID: 32359424, PMCID: PMC7192124, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2Combination of metagenomic sequencingDiversity of SARS-CoV-2Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2Genetic diversityAmplicon approachPhylogenetic analysisMetagenomic sequencingPhylogenetic clusteringChina’s most populous province,Genetic variationEpidemiology of SARS-CoV-2Genomic epidemiologyIndependent introductionsSARS-CoV-2Molecular epidemiologyMolecular surveillanceGenomeLocal transmission chainsTransmission chainCentral ChinaSequenceSARS-CoV-2 infectionGuangdong Province