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Border closures and travel restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic had wide-reaching impacts on infectious disease epidemiology, including the transmission and genomic diversity of N gonorrhoeae. However, less is known about N gonorrhoeae population structures in the years following the lifting of pandemic restrictions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study analyzed N gonorrhoeae genomic data collected for routine public health surveillance in South Australia, Australia, and contextual sequences from Victoria, Australia, before and after the cessation of COVID-19 interstate and international travel restrictions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>N gonorrhoeae was highly clonal during periods with restricted travel, and genomic diversity markedly increased after restrictions were removed, possibly driven by increased transmission and the introduction of new strains.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  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