Whole-Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 from Quarantine Hotel Outbreak
Lex E.X. Leong, Julien Soubrier, Mark Turra, Emma Denehy, Luke Walters, Karin S. Kassahn, Geoff Higgins, Tom Dodd, Robert Hall, Katina D’Onise, Nicola Spurrier, Ivan Bastian, Chuan Kok Lim
Abstract
Hotel quarantine for international travelers has been used to prevent coronavirus disease spread into Australia. A quarantine hotel-associated community outbreak was detected in South Australia. Real-time genomic sequencing enabled rapid confirmation tracking the outbreak to a recently returned traveler and linked 2 cases of infection in travelers at the same facility.
Topics & Concepts
OutbreakQuarantineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPandemicVirologyCoronavirusBiologyVeterinary medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)MedicineDiseaseEcologyPathologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyVibrio bacteria research studies