Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concluded that NY99 most likely was transported to New York from Israel. Does the information in the following table support this conclusion? How many differences in sequence are there between the two samples? What other conclusion could you draw from comparing the NY99 and ISRAEL98 strains?

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NY99 CCAACTACTGTGGAGTCGCACGGAAACTACTCCACACAGGTTGGAGCCACTCAGGCAGGGAGATT ISRAEL98 CCAACTACTGTGGAGTCGCACGGAAACTACTCCACACAGGTTGGAGCCACTCAGGCAGGGAGATT MOROCCO 96 CCAACCACTGTTGAGTCTCATGGTAACTACTCCACACAGATTGGGGCCACTCAGGCAGGGAGATT ITALY98 CCAACCACTGTGGAGTCGCATGGAAACTACTCCACACAGATTGGGGCCACTCAGGCAGGGAGATT SAFRICA99 CCAACCACTGTGGATTCGCATGGTAACTACCCCACACAGATTGGGGCCACTCAGGCAGGGAGATT ROMANIA96 CCAACCACTGTGGAGTCGCATGGAAACTACTTCACACAGATTGGGGCCACTCAGGCAGGGAGATT TAJIKISTAN99 CCAACCACTGTGGAGTCGCATGGAAACTATTTCACACAGATTGGGGCCACTCAGGCAGGGAGATT MADAGASCAR88 CCGACGACTGTTGAATCTCATGGCAATTATTCAACACAGGTTGGGGCCACCCAGGCTGGAAGATT