An emergent clade of SARS-CoV-2 linked to returned travellers from Iran

  1. John-Sebastian Eden
  2. Rebecca Rockett
  3. Ian Carter
  4. Hossinur Rahman
  5. Joep de Ligt
  6. James Hadfield
  7. Matthew Storey
  8. Xiaoyun Ren
  9. Rachel Tulloch
  10. Kerri Basile
  11. Jessica Wells
  12. Roy Byun
  13. Nicky Gilroy
  14. Matthew V O’Sullivan
  15. Vitali Sintchenko
  16. Sharon C Chen
  17. Susan Maddocks
  18. Tania C Sorrell
  19. Edward C Holmes
  20. Dominic E Dwyer
  21. Jen Kok
  22. for the 2019-nCoV Study Group
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Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic has rapidly spread outside China with major outbreaks occurring in Italy, South Korea and Iran. Phylogenetic analyses of whole genome sequencing data identified a distinct SARS-CoV-2 clade linked to travellers returning from Iran to Australia and New Zealand. This study highlights potential viral diversity driving the epidemic in Iran, and underscores the power of rapid genome sequencing and public data sharing to improve the detection and management of emerging infectious diseases.

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