Early Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Variants Using Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance at 4 US Airports, September 2021-January 2022.
Clin Infect Dis
; 76(3): e540-e543, 2023 02 08.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35686436
ABSTRACT
We enrolled arriving international air travelers in a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 genomic surveillance program. We used molecular testing of pooled nasal swabs and sequenced positive samples for sublineage. Traveler-based surveillance provided early-warning variant detection, reporting the first US Omicron BA.2 and BA.3 in North America.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos