tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Open Forum Infect Dis
. 2022 Jan 3;9(3)
fab665.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab665. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Assessment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Intervention Strategies in the Nordic Countries Using Genomic Epidemiology
Sebastian Duchene[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Leo Featherstone[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Birgitte Freiesleben de Blasio[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Edward C Holmes[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jon Bohlin[SUP] 2 [/SUP], John H O Pettersson[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
We explored how the duration, size, and number of virus transmission clusters, defined as country-specific monophyletic groups in a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) phylogenetic tree, differed among the Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. Our results suggest that although geographical connectivity, population density, and openness influence the spread and the size of SARS-CoV-2 transmission clusters, the different country-specific intervention strategies had the largest impact. We also found a significant positive association between the size and duration of transmission clusters in the Nordic countries, suggesting that the rapid deployment of contact tracing is a key response measure in reducing virus transmission.
Keywords: COVID-19; Nordic countries; SARS-CoV-2; genomic epidemiology; transmission clusters.
. 2022 Jan 3;9(3)
fab665.doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab665. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Assessment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Intervention Strategies in the Nordic Countries Using Genomic Epidemiology
Sebastian Duchene[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Leo Featherstone[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Birgitte Freiesleben de Blasio[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Edward C Holmes[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jon Bohlin[SUP] 2 [/SUP], John H O Pettersson[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35229003
- PMCID: PMC8755353
- DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab665
Abstract
We explored how the duration, size, and number of virus transmission clusters, defined as country-specific monophyletic groups in a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) phylogenetic tree, differed among the Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. Our results suggest that although geographical connectivity, population density, and openness influence the spread and the size of SARS-CoV-2 transmission clusters, the different country-specific intervention strategies had the largest impact. We also found a significant positive association between the size and duration of transmission clusters in the Nordic countries, suggesting that the rapid deployment of contact tracing is a key response measure in reducing virus transmission.
Keywords: COVID-19; Nordic countries; SARS-CoV-2; genomic epidemiology; transmission clusters.