Module 2.1 – SARS-CoV-2 sequencing in Arizona

Overview: This module provides insight into how SARS-CoV-2 sequencing is used to describe the genomic epidemiology of a state and as an investigative tool in COVID-19 outbreak settings. You can read more about this work: An Early Pandemic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Population Structure and Dynamics in Arizonaexternal icon

Posted: 01/08/21

Presenter: Hayley Yaglom (view bio), MS, MPH​
Genomic Epidemiologist, Translational Genomics Research Institute

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Further Reading:

1. An early pandemic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 population structure and dynamics in Arizona.external icon
   Ladner, et al. mBio, 2020.
2. AZ-Strain: Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Arizona.external icon
   Arizona COVID Genomics Union (ACGU).

Additional Resources:

1. Communicating results using narratives.external icon
   Nextstrain.org (documentation).
2. Coast-to-coast spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the early epidemic in the United States.external icon
   Fauver, et al. Cell, 2020.
3. Large-scale sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 genomes from one region allows detailed epidemiology and enables local outbreak management.external icon
   Page, et al. Microb Genom, 2021.
4. Viral genomes reveal patterns of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Washington State.external icon
   Mueller, et al. Sci Transl Med, 2021.
5. Revealing fine-scale spatiotemporal differences in SARS-CoV-2 introduction and spread.external icon
   Moreno, et al. Nat Commun, 2020.