In-Flight Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
E Choi, Daniel K. W. Chu, Peter K.C. Cheng, Dominic N.C. Tsang, Malik Peiris, Daniel G. Bausch, Leo L. M. Poon, Deborah Watson‐Jones
Abstract
Four persons with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection had traveled on the same flight from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, to Hong Kong, China. Their virus genetic sequences are identical, unique, and belong to a clade not previously identified in Hong Kong, which strongly suggests that the virus can be transmitted during air travel.
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VirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CladeTransmission (telecommunications)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSars virusVirusBetacoronavirusCoronavirusAir travelBiologyNovel virusChinaMedicineGeographyOutbreakPhylogeneticsGeneticsGeneGenomeInfectious disease (medical specialty)ArchaeologyDiseaseElectrical engineeringAviationEngineeringAerospace engineeringPathologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral Infections and Outbreaks Research