To reconstruct the evolutionary dynamics of the 2019 novel-coronavirus recently causing an outbreak in Wuhan, China, 52 SARS-CoV-2 genomes available on 4 February 2020 at Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data were analyzed. The two models used to estimate the reproduction number (coalescent-based exponential growth and a birth-death skyline method) indicated an estimated mean evolutionary rate of 7.8 × 10−4 subs/site/year (range, 1.1 × 10−4-15 × 10−4) and a mean tMRCA of the tree root of 73 days. The estimated R value was 2.6 (range, 2.1-5.1), and increased from 0.8 to 2.4 in December 2019. The estimated mean doubling time of the epidemic was between 3.6 and 4.1 days. This study proves the usefulness of phylogeny in supporting the surveillance of emerging new infections even as the epidemic is growing.
Early phylogenetic estimate of the effective reproduction number of SARS-CoV-2 / A. Lai, A. Bergna, C. Acciarri, M. Galli, G. Zehender. - In: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. - ISSN 0146-6615. - 92:6(2020 Jun), pp. 675-679.
Titolo: | Early phylogenetic estimate of the effective reproduction number of SARS-CoV-2 |
Autori: | ZEHENDER, GIANGUGLIELMO (Corresponding) |
Parole Chiave: | evolutionary dynamics; reproductive number; SARS-CoV-2 |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale e Applicata Settore MED/17 - Malattie Infettive Settore MED/07 - Microbiologia e Microbiologia Clinica |
Data di pubblicazione: | giu-2020 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25723 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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