SARS-CoV-2 introductions to the island of Ireland: a phylogenetic and geospatiotemporal study of infection dynamics
Tracking individual introduction events enables detailed modelling of virus spread patterns and clearer assessment of the effectiveness of control measures. Stricter travel restrictions in RoI likely reduced Delta introductions but not infection rates, which were similar across jurisdictions. Local and global sequencing levels influence the information available from phylogenomic analyses and we describe an approach to assess the ability of a chosen WGS level to detect virus introductions.
Authors
- David Simpson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0157-1211)
- Connor Bamford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4895-1983)
- Evan P. Troendle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4825-4088)
- Stephen Bridgett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9330-5820)
- Alan M. Rice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0226-6449)
- Jennifer M McKinley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2327-5560)
- Behnam Firoozi Nejad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2818-2016)
- Declan Bradley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1468-1823)
- Timofey Skvortsov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4048-6725)
- Derek Fairley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6065-7931)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (GB)
- Public Health Agency (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genome Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-024-01409-1
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17
Funders
- Medical Research Council