Author: Kostaki, E. G.; Pavlopoulos, G. A.; Verrou, K.-M.; Ampatziadis-Michailidis, G.; Harokopos, V.; Hatzis, P.; Moulos, P.; Siafakas, N.; Pournaras, S.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Chatzopoulou, F.; Chatzidimitriou, D.; Panagopoulos, P.; Lourida, P.; Argyraki, A.; Lytras, T.; Sapounas, S.; Gerolymatos, G.; Panagiotakopoulos, G.; Prezerakos, P.; Tsiodras, S.; Sypsa, V.; Hatzakis, A.; Anastassopoulou, C.; Spanakis, N.; Tsakris, A.; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Kotanidou, A.; Sfikakis, P.; Kollias, G.; Magiorkinis, G.; Paraskevis, D.
Title: Molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Greece reveals low rates of onward virus transmission after lifting of travel restrictions based on risk assessment during summer 2020 Cord-id: e5zjitxw Document date: 2021_2_2
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Snippet: Molecular epidemiology has provided an additive value to traditional public health tools by identifying SARS-CoV-2 clusters, or providing evidence that clusters based on virus sequences and contact tracing are highly concordant. Our aim was to infer the levels of virus importation and to estimate the impact of public health measures related to travel restrictions to local transmission in Greece. Our phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses included 389 SARS-CoV-2 sequences collected during the
Document: Molecular epidemiology has provided an additive value to traditional public health tools by identifying SARS-CoV-2 clusters, or providing evidence that clusters based on virus sequences and contact tracing are highly concordant. Our aim was to infer the levels of virus importation and to estimate the impact of public health measures related to travel restrictions to local transmission in Greece. Our phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses included 389 SARS-CoV-2 sequences collected during the first 7 months of the pandemic in Greece and a random collection in 5 replicates of 3,000 sequences sampled globally, as well as the best hits to our dataset identified by BLAST. Phylogenetic analyses revealed the presence of 70 genetically distinct viruses identified as independent introductions into Greece. The proportion of imported strains was 41%, 11.5%, and 8.8% during the three periods of sampling, namely, March (no travel restrictions), April to June (strict travel restrictions), and July to September (lifting of travel restrictions based on a thorough risk assessment), respectively. These findings reveal low levels of onward transmission from imported cases during summer and underscore the importance of targeted public health measures that can increase the safety of international travel during a pandemic.
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