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ArticleBMC genomics2022

Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in US military compounds in Afghanistan reveals multiple introductions and outbreaks of Alpha and Delta variants.

Irina Maljkovic Berry, Jun Hang, Christian Fung, Yu Yang, Marcus Chibucos, Adam Pollio, Jay Gandhi, Tao Li, Matthew A Conte, Grace M Lidl and 2 more

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Article in BMC genomics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Irina Maljkovic BerryViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA. Irina.maljkovicberry@nih.gov.
Jun HangViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
Christian FungViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
Yu YangViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
Marcus ChibucosViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
Adam PollioViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
Jay GandhiViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
Tao LiViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
Matthew A ConteViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
Grace M LidlViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
Jay A JohannigmanUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Heather FribergViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research · USUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWith the emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants, genomic epidemiology and surveillance have proven invaluable tools for variant tracking. Here, we analyzed SARS-CoV-2 samples collected from personnel located at the US/NATO bases across Afghanistan.

resultsSequencing and phylogenetic analyses revealed at least 16 independent introductions of SARS-CoV-2 into four of these relatively isolated compounds during April and May 2021, including multiple introductions of Alpha and Delta variants. Four of the introductions resulted in sustained spread of the virus within, and in two cases between, the compounds. Three of these outbreaks, one Delta and two Alpha, occurred simultaneously.

conclusionsEven in rigorously controlled and segregated environments, SARS-CoV-2 introduction and spread may occur frequently.

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COVID-19Military PersonnelAfghanistanDisease OutbreaksGenomicsHumansPhylogenySARS-CoV-2AfghanistanMilitaryOutbreaksSARS-CoV-2

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PMID35840884
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