Tom Devine
Ministry of Health (New Zealand)
4 Papers
59 Citations
Tom Devine is an academic researcher from Ministry of Health (New Zealand). The author has contributed to research in topics: Ethnic group & Public health. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications.
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Papers
Genomic Evidence of In-Flight Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Despite Predeparture Testing.
Tara Swadi,Jemma L. Geoghegan,Tom Devine,Caroline McElnay,Jillian Sherwood,Phil Shoemack,Xiaoyun Ren,Matt Storey,Sarah Jefferies,Erasmus Smit,James Hadfield,Aoife Kenny,Lauren Jelley,Andrew Sporle,Andrea McNeill,G. Edwin Reynolds,Kip Mouldey,Lindsay Lowe,Gerard J.B. Sonder,Alexei J. Drummond,Sue Huang,David Welch,Edward C. Holmes,Nigel P. French,Colin R Simpson,Joep de Ligt +25 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that arrived in New Zealand on September 29, 2019, test results were positive for 7 persons in MIQ and all 7 SARS-CoV-2 genomes were genetically identical, except for a single mutation in 1 sample.
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A case study of extended in-flight transmission of SARS-CoV-2 en route to Aotearoa New Zealand
Tara Swadi,Jemma L. Geoghegan,Tom Devine,Caroline McElnay,Phil Shoemack,Xiaoyun Ren,Matt Storey,Sarah Jefferies,Jillian Sherwood,Erasmus Smit,James Hadfield,Aoife Kenny,Lauren Jelley,Andrew Sporle,Andrea McNeill,G. Edwin Reynolds,Kip Mouldey,Lindsay Lowe,Gerard J.B. Sonder,Alexei J. Drummond,Qiu Sue Huang,David Welch,Edward C. Holmes,Nigel P. French,Colin R Simpson,Joep de Ligt +25 more
- 19 Nov 2020
TL;DR: It is concluded that at least four in-flight transmission events of SARS-CoV-2 likely took place and four of these events were likely obtained in the country of origin prior to departure.
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Equity, Public Health Messaging, and Traditional Māori Knowledge: The Te Ranga Tupua COVID-19 Response
TL;DR: The authors presented the communications response to COVID-19 by Iwi, tribes within Te Ranga Tupua (TRT), a collective of Iwi from the South Taranaki/Whanganui/Rangitīkei/Ruapehu regions of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
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Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 during Border Quarantine and Air Travel, New Zealand (Aotearoa).
Nick Eichler,Craig Thornley,Tara Swadi,Tom Devine,Caroline McElnay,Jillian Sherwood,Cheryl Brunton,Felicity Williamson,Josh Freeman,Sarah Berger,Xiaoyun Ren,Matt Storey,Joep de Ligt,Jemma L. Geoghegan +13 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the origin of an acute case of coronavirus disease identified in the community after the patient had spent 14 days in managed isolation and quarantine and had 2 negative test results.