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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Travel Med
. 2020 Nov 24;taaa217.
doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa217. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Genome Surveillance at International Airport Quarantine Stations in Japan
Tsuyoshi Sekizuka[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kentaro Itokawa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Koji Yatsu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rina Tanaka[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Masanori Hashino[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Tetsuro Kawano-Sugaya[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Makoto Ohnishi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Takaji Wakita[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Makoto Kuroda[SUP] 1 [/SUP], COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Network in Japanese Airport Quarantine
Affiliations
Abstract
A coronavirus disease (COVID-19) genome surveillance has been conducted at four international airports in Japan, revealing a potential imported COVID-19 risk from multiple countries. The quarantine surveillance based on genome sequencing can enhance sequencing efforts worldwide, as returning travelers may serve as excellent sentinels for the global pandemic.
Keywords: Air travel; Airports; Genomic; SARS-CoV-2; Sentinel surveillance; Sequencing.
. 2020 Nov 24;taaa217.
doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa217. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Genome Surveillance at International Airport Quarantine Stations in Japan
Tsuyoshi Sekizuka[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kentaro Itokawa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Koji Yatsu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rina Tanaka[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Masanori Hashino[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Tetsuro Kawano-Sugaya[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Makoto Ohnishi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Takaji Wakita[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Makoto Kuroda[SUP] 1 [/SUP], COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Network in Japanese Airport Quarantine
Affiliations
- PMID: 33236052
- DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taaa217
Abstract
A coronavirus disease (COVID-19) genome surveillance has been conducted at four international airports in Japan, revealing a potential imported COVID-19 risk from multiple countries. The quarantine surveillance based on genome sequencing can enhance sequencing efforts worldwide, as returning travelers may serve as excellent sentinels for the global pandemic.
Keywords: Air travel; Airports; Genomic; SARS-CoV-2; Sentinel surveillance; Sequencing.