• Assessment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Intervention Strategies in the Nordic Countries Using Genomic Epidemiology 

      Duchene, Sebastian; Featherstone, Leo; Freiesleben de Blasio, Birgitte; Holmes, Edward C.; Bohlin, Jon; Pettersson, John H O
      Published 2022
      We explored how the duration, size, and number of virus transmission clusters, defined as country-specific monophyletic groups in a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) phylogenetic tree, differed ...
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    • Assessment of COVID-19 intervention strategies in the Nordic countries using genomic epidemiology 

      Duchene, Sebastian; Featherstone, Leo; de Blasio, Birgitte Freiesleben; Holmes, Edward C.; Bohlin, Jon; Pettersson, John H.-O.
      Published 2021
      Abstract The Nordic countries, defined here as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, are known for their comparable demographics and political systems. Since these countries implemented different COVID-19 intervention ...
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    • Genomics-informed responses in the elimination of COVID-19 in Victoria, Australia: an observational, genomic epidemiological study. 

      Lane, Courtney R; Sherry, Norelle L; Porter, Ashleigh F; Duchene, Sebastian; Horan, Kristy; Andersson, Patiyan; Wilmot, Mathilda; Turner, Annabelle; Dougall, Sally; Johnson, Sandra A; Sait, Michelle; Goncalves da Silva, Anders; Ballard, Susan A; Hoang, Tuyet; Stinear, Timothy P; Caly, Leon; Sintchenko, Vitali; Graham, Rikki; McMahon, Jamie; Smith, David; Leong, Lex Ex; Meumann, Ella M; Cooley, Louise; Schwessinger, Benjamin; Rawlinson, William; van Hal, Sebastiaan J; Stephens, Nicola; Catton, Mike; Looker, Clare; Crouch, Simon; Sutton, Brett; Alpren, Charles; Williamson, Deborah A; Seemann, Torsten; Howden, Benjamin P
      Published 2021
      BACKGROUND: A cornerstone of Australia's ability to control COVID-19 has been effective border control with an extensive supervised quarantine programme. However, a rapid recrudescence of COVID-19 was observed in the state ...
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    • The impact of public health interventions in the Nordic countries during the first year of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and evolution. 

      Duchene, Sebastian; Featherstone, Leo; Freiesleben de Blasio, Birgitte; Holmes, Edward C.; Bohlin, Jon; Pettersson, John H-O
      Published 2021
      BackgroundMany countries have attempted to mitigate and control COVID-19 through non-pharmaceutical interventions, particularly with the aim of reducing population movement and contact. However, it remains unclear how the ...
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