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SUBMITTER: Worobey M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7265688 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Worobey Michael M Pekar Jonathan J Larsen Brendan B BB Nelson Martha I MI Hill Verity V Joy Jeffrey B JB Rambaut Andrew A Suchard Marc A MA Wertheim Joel O JO Lemey Philippe P
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 20200523
Accurate understanding of the global spread of emerging viruses is critically important for public health response and for anticipating and preventing future outbreaks. Here, we elucidate when, where and how the earliest sustained SARS-CoV-2 transmission networks became established in Europe and the United States (US). Our results refute prior findings erroneously linking cases in January 2020 with outbreaks that occurred weeks later. Instead, rapid interventions successfully prevented onward tr ...[more]