COVID-19 genome surveillance at international airport quarantine stations in Japan
Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Kentaro Itokawa, Koji Yatsu, Rina Tanaka, Masanori Hashino, Tetsuro Kawano-Sugaya, Makoto Ohnishi, Takaji Wakita, Makoto Kuroda, COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Network in Japanese Airport Quarantine
Abstract
A coronavirus disease (COVID-19) genome surveillance has been conducted at four international airports in Japan, revealing a potential imported COVID-19 risk from multiple countries. The quarantine surveillance based on genome sequencing can enhance sequencing efforts worldwide, as returning travelers may serve as excellent sentinels for the global pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
QuarantineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicMedicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)GenomeVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Environmental healthDiseaseOutbreakGeneticsBiologyGenePathologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMosquito-borne diseases and control