The global spread of SARS-CoV-2 is currently continuing,and the World Health Organization has announced the risk assessment of the viruses as high.In this study,we analyzed virology features of SARS-CoV-2 causing a fa...The global spread of SARS-CoV-2 is currently continuing,and the World Health Organization has announced the risk assessment of the viruses as high.In this study,we analyzed virology features of SARS-CoV-2 causing a family cluster outbreak.Among the six family members,five have been laboratory-confirmed infection of SARS-CoV-2 viruses.A total of five SARS-CoV-2 viruses have been isolated from the nasopharyngeal swabs.The complete genome of the viruses exhibited 100%nucleotide identity with each other.Only two nucleotide differences have been observed between genomes of the isolated viruses and the HCoV/Wuhan/IVDC-HB-01/2019 strain.Therefore,SARS-CoV-2 has been confirmed as the causation of the family cluster infections.展开更多
基金A scientific research project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission“the Epidemiological Study on COVID 19 in Shanghai”(No.20411950100)A scientific research project of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health:molecular Epidemiology of Coronavirus in Acute Respiratory Infections in Shanghai(No.201840033)Three-Year Action Plan of the Shanghai Municipal Government to Strengthen the Construction of public Health System(2020–2022)“Outstanding young talent project”(No.GWV-10.2-YQ03).
文摘The global spread of SARS-CoV-2 is currently continuing,and the World Health Organization has announced the risk assessment of the viruses as high.In this study,we analyzed virology features of SARS-CoV-2 causing a family cluster outbreak.Among the six family members,five have been laboratory-confirmed infection of SARS-CoV-2 viruses.A total of five SARS-CoV-2 viruses have been isolated from the nasopharyngeal swabs.The complete genome of the viruses exhibited 100%nucleotide identity with each other.Only two nucleotide differences have been observed between genomes of the isolated viruses and the HCoV/Wuhan/IVDC-HB-01/2019 strain.Therefore,SARS-CoV-2 has been confirmed as the causation of the family cluster infections.
