Genomic and epidemiologic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 persistent infections in California, January 2021 - July 2023

• John M. Bell ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.

  Affiliation Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, Center for Laboratory Sciences, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Richmond, California, United States of America

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• Jesse Elder ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.

  Affiliation Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, Center for Laboratory Sciences, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Richmond, California, United States of America

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• Rahil Ryder ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.

  Affiliation Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, Center for Laboratory Sciences, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Richmond, California, United States of America

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• Emily A. Smith ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy, Research and Innovation Office, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

  ¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.

  Affiliation Theiagen Genomics, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States of America

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• Michelle Scribner,

  Roles Formal analysis, Visualization

  Affiliation Theiagen Genomics, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States of America

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• Sabrina Gilliam,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, Center for Laboratory Sciences, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Richmond, California, United States of America

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• Deva Borthwick,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation COVID Control Branch, Division of Communicable Disease Control, CDPH, Richmond, California, United States of America

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• Megan Crumpler,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Orange County Public Health Laboratory, Santa Ana, California, United States of America

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• Jacek Skarbinski,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, United States of America

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• Christina Morales,

  Roles Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, Center for Laboratory Sciences, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Richmond, California, United States of America

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• Debra A. Wadford

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Debra.Wadford@cdph.ca.gov

  Affiliation Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, Center for Laboratory Sciences, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Richmond, California, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8630-427X

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