Geographical and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 clades in the WHO European Region, January to June 2020

Erik Alm, Eeva K. Broberg, Thomas Connor, Emma B. Hodcroft, Andrey B. Komissarov, Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, Angeliki Melidou, Richard A. Neher, Áine O'Toole, Dmitriy Pereyaslov, Niko Beerenwinkel, Susana Posada-Céspedes, Kim Philipp Jablonski, Pedro Falé Ferreira, Ivan Topolsky, Tatjana Avšič-Županc, Miša Korva, Mario Poljak, Samo Zakotnik, Tomaž Mark ZorecKaroline Bragstad, Olav Hungnes, Kathrine Stene-Johansen, Chantal Reusken, Adam Meijer, Harry Vennema, Lidia Ruiz-Roldán, María Alma Bracho, Neris García-González, Álvaro Chiner-Oms, Irving Cancino-Muñoz, Iñaki Comas, Galo A. Goig, Manuela Torres-Puente, Mariana G. López, Llúcia Martínez-Priego, Giuseppe D'Auria, Paula Ruíz-Hueso, Loreto Ferrús-Abad, Griselda de Marco, Inmaculada Galan-Vendrell, Sandra Carbó-Ramirez, Paula Ruiz-Rodriguez, Mireia Coscollá, Katerina Polackova, Lenka Kramna, Ondrej Cinek, Jan Richter, George Krashias, Jonathan Ball

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Abstract

We show the distribution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) genetic clades over time and between countries and outline potential genomic surveillance objectives. We applied three genomic nomenclature systems to all sequence data from the World Health Organization European Region available until 10 July 2020. We highlight the importance of real-time sequencing and data dissemination in a pandemic situation, compare the nomenclatures and lay a foundation for future European genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2.
Original languageEnglish
Article number2001410
JournalEurosurveillance
Volume25
Issue number32
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020

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