Journal article
Genomic Evidence of In-Flight SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, India to Australia, April 2021
F Hogarth, P Coffey, L Goddard, S Lewis, S Labib, M Wilmot, P Andersson, N Sherry, T Seemann, BP Howden, K Freeman, R Baird, I Hosegood, K McDermott, N Walsh, B Polkinghorne, C Marshall, J Davies, V Krause, EM Meumann
Emerging Infectious Diseases | Published : 2022
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Abstract
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.
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This work was supported by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRF9200006).