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Spatiotemporal evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha and Delta variants during large nationwide outbreak of COVID-19, Vietnam, 2021

Abstract:
We analyzed 1,303 SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequences from Vietnam, and found the Alpha and Delta variants were responsible for a large nationwide outbreak of COVID-19 in 2021. The Delta variant was confined to the AY.57 lineage and caused >1.7 million infections and >32,000 deaths. Viral transmission was strongly affected by nonpharmaceutical interventions.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.3201/eid2905.221787

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Funding agency for:
Thwaites, G
Van Tan, L
Grant:
106680/B/14/Z
204904/Z/16/Z
222574/Z/21/Z


Publisher:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Journal:
Emerging Infectious Diseases More from this journal
Volume:
29
Issue:
5
Pages:
1002-1006
Place of publication:
United States
Publication date:
2023-04-18
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EISSN:
1080-6059
ISSN:
1080-6040
Pmid:
37015283


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English
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Pubs id:
1335959
Local pid:
pubs:1335959
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2023-11-21
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