News and Updates from COG-UK
COG-UK is creating networks of COVID-19 sampling, genome sequencing and analysis that use new and refined tools and techniques to provide the UK with valuable insights and data on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Below we list the news, updates and press releases surrounding this consortium, additional information is available on our Twitter feed: @CovidGenomicsUK
COG-UK Reports
The reports generated by the COG-UK consortium are posted on this website. These reports are provided to the four Public Health Agencies and to the UK government to track SARS-CoV-2 evolution in the UK in order to provide epidemiological insights.
Supplementary Report: 28th June 2020 – Report on use of SARS-CoV-2 genomics to understand transmission
Report 9: 25th June 2020 Report COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium
- Associated Commentary: COG-UK report 9 – 25th June 2020
Report 8: 11th June 2020 Report COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium
Report 7: 28th May 2020 Report COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium
- Associated Explainer: The COVID-19 genome
Report 6: 14th May 2020 Report COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium
Report 5: 7th May 2020 Report COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium
- Associated Commentary: COG-UK Report 5, 7th May 2020
Report 4: 16th April 2020 Report – Covid 19 Genomics Consortium UK (COG-UK)
Report 3: 9th April 2020 Report – Covid 19 Genomics Consortium UK (COG-UK)
Report 2: 1st April 2020 Report – Covid 19 Genomics Consortium UK (COG-UK)
Report 1: 23rd March 2020 Report – Covid 19 Genomics Consortium (COG-UK)
Contact
For journalists wishing to know more about the COG-19 consortium, please contact: press@cogconsortium.uk
News and Updates
3 July – Commentary: COG-UK report 9 – 25th June 2020
12 June – Explainer: The COVID-19 Genome
10 June – Press Release: COG-UK preliminary analysis reveals the frequency and source of virus introductions into the UK
29 May – Commentary: COG-UK Report 5, 7th May 2020
22 May – Press Release: Analysis of COVID-19 Genomes reveals large numbers of introductions to the UK in March
15 May – New data release on website, with 16380 sequences.
4 May – Press Release: The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium and the Canadian COVID Genomics Network (CanCOGeN) launch new partnership
24 Apr – A letter to Medical Directors, Consultant Virologist/Microbiologists, Infectious Diseases Physicians, Infection Laboratory Managers in the NHS introducing the project can be downloaded here: Participating in the COVID-19 Genomic UK (COG-UK) Consortium 24 April 2020
23 March – Press release: UK launches whole genome sequence alliance to map spread of coronavirus
@CovidGenomicsUK @erikmvolz @tomrconnor The summary is that we do find evidence that D614G increases the rate of transmission even when accounting for potentially confounding factors like founder effects but it is hard to give a precise estimate of by how much. It doesn’t make the virus more (or less) pathogenic.
The preprint of our analysis of Spike D614G (Doug) in the context of the @CovidGenomicsUK genome sequences is out: Work lead by @erikmvolz with @tomrconnor but builds on work and data from across the consortium.
Evaluating the effects of SARS-CoV-2 Spike mutation D614G on transmissibility and pathogenicity
In February 2020 a substitution at the interface between SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein subunits, Spike D614G, was observed in public databases. The Spike 6...
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04Aug20 @covidgenomicsuk update: 32701 of 69358 global SARS-CoV-2 genomes. Screenshot shows distribution of D614G mutation and you can read the recent consortium analysis here:
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