Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 during Border Quarantine and Air Travel, New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Nick Eichler, Craig Thornley, Tara Swadi, Tom Devine, Caroline McElnay, Jillian Sherwood, Cheryl Brunton, Felicity Williamson, Josh Freeman, Sarah Berger, Xiaoyun Ren, Matt Storey, Joep de Ligt, and Jemma L. Geoghegan
Author affiliations: Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand (N. Eichler, F. Williamson); Hutt Valley District Health Board, Lower Hutt, New Zealand (C. Thornley); New Zealand Ministry of Health, Wellington, New Zealand (T. Swadi, T. Devine, C. McElnay); Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Porirua, New Zealand (J. Sherwood, X. Ren, M. Storey, J. de Ligt, J.L. Geoghegan); Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand (C. Brunton, J. Freeman, S. Berger); University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (J.L. Geoghegan)
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Figure 2. Phylogenetic trees showing genomic relationship of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 genomes generated for 9 case-patients, New Zealand, September 2020. Shown are number of mutations, as well as the F.1 cluster (red) within the context of the closest ancestral B.1.36.17 lineage (black). Scale bar indicates nucleotide substitutions per site. MIQ, managed isolation and quarantine.
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