Geographical and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 clades in the WHO European Region, January to June 2020

Alm, E. et al. (2020) Geographical and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 clades in the WHO European Region, January to June 2020. Eurosurveillance, 25(32), 2001410. (doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.32.2001410) (PMID:32794443) (PMCID:PMC7427299)

Abstract

We show the distribution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) genetic clades over time and between countries and outline potential genomic surveillance objectives. We applied three genomic nomenclature systems to all sequence data from the World Health Organization European Region available until 10 July 2020. We highlight the importance of real-time sequencing and data dissemination in a pandemic situation, compare the nomenclatures and lay a foundation for future European genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: Alice Broos is an investigator on the WHO European Region sequencing laboratories and GISAID EpiCoV group.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Broos, Ms Alice
• Authors: Alm, E., Broberg, E. K., Connor, T., Hodcroft, E. B., Komissarov, A. B., Maurer-Stroh, S., Melidou, A., Neher, R. A., O'Toole, Á., Pereyaslov, D., and WHO European Region sequencing laboratories and GISAID EpiCoV,
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity > Centre for Virus Research
• Journal Name: Eurosurveillance
• Publisher: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• ISSN: 1560-7917
• ISSN (Online): 1025-496X
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Eurosurveillance 25(32): 2001410
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License