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SUBMITTER: Worobey M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7810038 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
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
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20200910 6516
Accurate understanding of the global spread of emerging viruses is critical for public health responses and for anticipating and preventing future outbreaks. Here we elucidate when, where, and how the earliest sustained severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission networks became established in Europe and North America. Our results suggest that rapid early interventions successfully prevented early introductions of the virus from taking hold in Germany and the United ...[more]