Genomic Evidence of In-Flight SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, India to Australia, April 2021

Freya Hogarth; Pasqualina Coffey; Laura Goddard; Sarah Lewis; Shereen Labib; Mathilda Wilmot; Patiyan Andersson; Norelle Sherry; Torsten Seemann; Benjamin P. Howden; Kevin Freeman; Robert Baird; Ian Hosegood; Kathleen McDermott; Nick Walsh; Ben Polkinghorne; Catherine Marshall; Jane Davies; Vicki Krause; Ella M. Meumann

doi:10.3201/eid2807.212466

Genomic Evidence of In-Flight SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, India to Australia, April 2021

Freya Hogarth, Pasqualina Coffey, Laura Goddard, Sarah Lewis, Shereen Labib, Mathilda Wilmot, Patiyan Andersson, Norelle Sherry, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P. Howden, Kevin Freeman, Robert Baird, Ian Hosegood, Kathleen McDermott, Nick Walsh, Ben Polkinghorne, Catherine Marshall, Jane Davies, Vicki Krause, Ella M. Meumann^*

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Epidemiologic and genomic investigation of SARS-CoV-2 infections associated with 2 repatriation flights from Australia to India in April 2021 indicated that 4 passengers transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to >11 other passengers. Results suggest transmission despite mandatory mask use and predeparture testing. For subsequent flights, predeparture quarantine and expanded predeparture testing were implemented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1527-1530
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	28
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2807.212466
Publication status	Published - Jul 2022

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Hogarth, F., Coffey, P., Goddard, L., Lewis, S., Labib, S., Wilmot, M., Andersson, P., Sherry, N., Seemann, T., Howden, B. P., Freeman, K., Baird, R., Hosegood, I., McDermott, K., Walsh, N., Polkinghorne, B., Marshall, C., Davies, J., Krause, V., & Meumann, E. M. (2022). Genomic Evidence of In-Flight SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, India to Australia, April 2021. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 28(7), 1527-1530. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2807.212466

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