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ArticlePloS one2021

Reconstructing SARS-CoV-2 infection dynamics through the phylogenetic inference of unsampled sources of infection.

Deshan Perera, Ben Perks, Michael Potemkin, Andy Liu, Paul M K Gordon, M John Gill, Quan Long, Guido van Marle

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Deshan PereraDepartment of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4654-0734
Ben PerksDepartment of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Michael PotemkinDepartment of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1302-4602
Andy LiuInternational Baccalaureate Diploma program, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Paul M K GordonDepartment of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2881-1713
M John GillDepartment of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Quan LongDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Guido van MarleDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5148-6229

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the importance of infection tracking. The role of asymptomatic, undiagnosed individuals in driving infections within this pandemic has become increasingly evident. Modern phylogenetic tools that take into account asymptomatic or undiagnosed individuals can help guide public health responses. We finetuned established phylogenetic pipelines using published SARS-CoV-2 genomic data to examine reasonable estimate transmission networks with the inference of unsampled infection sources. The system utilised Bayesian phylogenetics and TransPhylo to capture the evolutionary and infection dynamics of SARS-CoV-2. Our analyses gave insight into the transmissions within a population including unsampled sources of infection and the results aligned with epidemiological observations. We were able to observe the effects of preventive measures in Canada's "Atlantic bubble" and in populations such as New York State. The tools also inferred the cross-species disease transmission of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from humans to lions and tigers in New York City's Bronx Zoo. These phylogenetic tools offer a powerful approach in response to both the COVID-19 and other emerging infectious disease outbreaks.

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Bayes TheoremCOVID-19PhylogenySARS-CoV-2AnimalsCanadaHumansPandemics

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