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SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Epidemiology Suggests Reintroductions, Domestic Spread in China, US

Apr 17, 2020
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NEW YORK – Genomic epidemiology papers from two independent teams are exploring potential sources of recent SARS-CoV-2 introductions to China's Guangdong province and to Connecticut, respectively, revealing some of the complex dynamics of the coronavirus in different regions in the context of available travel data and infection control measures.

The studies, done by independent research teams, were published as peer-reviewed pre-proofs online in Cell on Thursday and previously appeared as preprint posts on medRxiv.

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