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Article: Resurgence of Omicron BA.2 in SARS-CoV-2 infection-naive Hong Kong

TitleResurgence of Omicron BA.2 in SARS-CoV-2 infection-naive Hong Kong
Authors
Issue Date27-Apr-2023
PublisherNature Research
Citation
Nature Communications, 2023, v. 14, n. 1 How to Cite?
Abstract

Hong Kong experienced a surge of Omicron BA.2 infections in early 2022, resulting in one of the highest per-capita death rates of COVID-19. The outbreak occurred in a dense population with low immunity towards natural SARS-CoV-2 infection, high vaccine hesitancy in vulnerable populations, comprehensive disease surveillance and the capacity for stringent public health and social measures (PHSMs). By analyzing genome sequences and epidemiological data, we reconstructed the epidemic trajectory of BA.2 wave and found that the initial BA.2 community transmission emerged from cross-infection within hotel quarantine. The rapid implementation of PHSMs suppressed early epidemic growth but the effective reproduction number (Re) increased again during the Spring festival in early February and remained around 1 until early April. Independent estimates of point prevalence and incidence using phylodynamics also showed extensive superspreading at this time, which likely contributed to the rapid expansion of the epidemic. Discordant inferences based on genomic and epidemiological data underscore the need for research to improve near real-time epidemic growth estimates by combining multiple disparate data sources to better inform outbreak response policy.


Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/328227
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2023 Impact Factor: 14.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 4.887

 

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dc.contributor.authorXie, Ruopeng-
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Kimberly M-
dc.contributor.authorAdam, Dillon C-
dc.contributor.authorLeung, Kathy SM-
dc.contributor.authorTsang, Tim K-
dc.contributor.authorGurung, Shreya-
dc.contributor.authorXiong, Weijia-
dc.contributor.authorWei, Xiaoman-
dc.contributor.authorNg, Daisy YM-
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Gigi YZ-
dc.contributor.authorKrishnan, Pavithra-
dc.contributor.authorChang, Lydia DJ-
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Samuel MS-
dc.contributor.authorGu, Haogao-
dc.contributor.authorSiu, Gilman KH-
dc.contributor.authorWu, Joseph T-
dc.contributor.authorLeung, Gabriel M-
dc.contributor.authorPeiris, Malik-
dc.contributor.authorCowling, Benjamin J-
dc.contributor.authorPoon, Leo LM-
dc.contributor.authorDhanasekaran, Vijaykrishna-
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-28T04:39:41Z-
dc.date.available2023-06-28T04:39:41Z-
dc.date.issued2023-04-27-
dc.identifier.citationNature Communications, 2023, v. 14, n. 1-
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/328227-
dc.description.abstract<p> <span>Hong Kong experienced a surge of Omicron BA.2 infections in early 2022, resulting in one of the highest per-capita death rates of COVID-19. The outbreak occurred in a dense population with low immunity towards natural SARS-CoV-2 infection, high vaccine hesitancy in vulnerable populations, comprehensive disease surveillance and the capacity for stringent public health and social measures (PHSMs). By analyzing genome sequences and epidemiological data, we reconstructed the epidemic trajectory of BA.2 wave and found that the initial BA.2 community transmission emerged from cross-infection within hotel quarantine. The rapid implementation of PHSMs suppressed early epidemic growth but the effective reproduction number (R</span><sub>e</sub><span>) increased again during the Spring festival in early February and remained around 1 until early April. Independent estimates of point prevalence and incidence using phylodynamics also showed extensive superspreading at this time, which likely contributed to the rapid expansion of the epidemic. Discordant inferences based on genomic and epidemiological data underscore the need for research to improve near real-time epidemic growth estimates by combining multiple disparate data sources to better inform outbreak response policy.</span> <br></p>-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherNature Research-
dc.relation.ispartofNature Communications-
dc.titleResurgence of Omicron BA.2 in SARS-CoV-2 infection-naive Hong Kong-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-023-38201-5-
dc.identifier.volume14-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.eissn2041-1723-
dc.identifier.issnl2041-1723-

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