Genomic epidemiology of the early stages of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Russia

Genomic epidemiology of the early stages of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Russia

The COVID-19 epidemic began later in Russia than many European countries, possibly due to restrictions on travel from China. Here, the authors analyze whole genome sequences sampled early in the epidemic in Russia, and find that most strains were not linked to China.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andrey B. Komissarov, Ksenia R. Safina, Sofya K. Garushyants, Artem V. Fadeev, Mariia V. Sergeeva, Anna A. Ivanova, Daria M. Danilenko, Dmitry Lioznov, Olga V. Shneider, Nikita Shvyrev, Vadim Spirin, Dmitry Glyzin, Vladimir Shchur, Georgii A. Bazykin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20880-z

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