Drivers and impact of the early silent invasion of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) circulated cryptically before being identified as a threat, delaying interventions. Here we studied the drivers of such silent spread and its epidemic impact to inform future response planning. We focused on Alpha spread out of the UK. We integrated spatio-tempo...
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| author | Faucher, B Sabbatini, CE Czuppon, P Kraemer, MUG Lemey, P Colizza, V Blanquart, F Boëlle, P Poletto, C |
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| description | SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) circulated cryptically before being identified as a threat, delaying interventions. Here we studied the drivers of such silent spread and its epidemic impact to inform future response planning. We focused on Alpha spread out of the UK. We integrated spatio-temporal records of international mobility, local epidemic growth and genomic surveillance into a Bayesian framework to reconstruct the first three months after Alpha emergence. We found that silent circulation lasted from days to months and decreased with the logarithm of sequencing coverage. Social restrictions in some countries likely delayed the establishment of local transmission, mitigating the negative consequences of late detection. Revisiting the initial spread of Alpha supports local mitigation at the destination in case of emerging events. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:a8a142e6-0dd9-4bbf-806b-030ec25f1aaf2024-05-30T10:41:52ZDrivers and impact of the early silent invasion of SARS-CoV-2 AlphaJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:a8a142e6-0dd9-4bbf-806b-030ec25f1aafEnglishJisc Publications RouterNature Research2024Faucher, BSabbatini, CECzuppon, PKraemer, MUGLemey, PColizza, VBlanquart, FBoëlle, PPoletto, CSARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) circulated cryptically before being identified as a threat, delaying interventions. Here we studied the drivers of such silent spread and its epidemic impact to inform future response planning. We focused on Alpha spread out of the UK. We integrated spatio-temporal records of international mobility, local epidemic growth and genomic surveillance into a Bayesian framework to reconstruct the first three months after Alpha emergence. We found that silent circulation lasted from days to months and decreased with the logarithm of sequencing coverage. Social restrictions in some countries likely delayed the establishment of local transmission, mitigating the negative consequences of late detection. Revisiting the initial spread of Alpha supports local mitigation at the destination in case of emerging events. |
| spellingShingle | Faucher, B Sabbatini, CE Czuppon, P Kraemer, MUG Lemey, P Colizza, V Blanquart, F Boëlle, P Poletto, C Drivers and impact of the early silent invasion of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha |
| title | Drivers and impact of the early silent invasion of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha |
| title_full | Drivers and impact of the early silent invasion of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha |
| title_fullStr | Drivers and impact of the early silent invasion of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drivers and impact of the early silent invasion of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha |
| title_short | Drivers and impact of the early silent invasion of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha |
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