Huimin Jiang

TL;DR: The first local transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant was reported in mainland China in early 2019 as mentioned in this paper , where all 167 infections could be traced back to the first index case.

TL;DR: Daily sequential PCR testing of the quarantined subjects indicated that the viral loads of Delta infections, when they first become PCR+, were on average ~1000 times greater compared to A/B lineage infections during initial epidemic wave in China in 2020, suggesting potentially faster viral replication and greater infectiousness of Delta during early infection.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors reported the first local transmission of the Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant in mainland China and all 167 infections could be traced back to the first index case.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper described the long-term dynamic correlation between NoV distribution in sewage and in the local population through the molecular surveillance of NoV in Guangdong, 2013-2018.

TL;DR: The sequencing results indicated the outbreak was likely caused by an emerging recombinant GII.12[P16] virus, which was only identified in the United States and Canada in 2017–2018, and highlighted the importance of real-time sequencing in emerging pathogens’ surveillance.