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Multiple early introductions of SARS-CoV-2 into a global travel hub in the Middle East.
Scientific reports - 20 Oct 2020
Tayoun Ahmad Abou, Loney Tom, Khansaheb Hamda, Ramaswamy Sathishkumar, Harilal Divinlal, Deesi Zulfa Omar, Varghese Rupa Murthy, Al Suwaidi Hanan, Alkhajeh Abdulmajeed, AlDabal Laila Mohamed, Uddin Mohammed, Hamoudi Rifat, Halwani Rabih, Senok Abiola, Hamid Qutayba, Nowotny Norbert, Alsheikh-Ali Alawi
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International travel played a significant role in the early global spread of SARS-CoV-2. Understanding transmission patterns from different regions of the world will further inform global dynamics of the pandemic. Using data from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a major international travel hub in the Middle East, we establish SARS-CoV-2 full genome sequences from the index and early COVID-19 patients in...
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