High prevalence of an alpha variant lineage with a premature stop codon in ORF7a in Iraq, winter 2020-2021.

High prevalence of an alpha variant lineage with a premature stop codon in ORF7a in Iraq, winter 2020-2021.

Since the first reported case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China, SARS-CoV-2 has been spreading worldwide. Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 has had a critical role in tracking the emergence, introduction, and spread of new variants, which may affect transmissibility, pathogenicity, an...

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Main Authors: Nihad A M Al-Rashedi, Hussein Alburkat, Abas O Hadi, Murad G Munahi, Ali Jasim, Alaa Hameed, Basel Saber Oda, Kareem Moamin Lilo, Laith A H AlObaidi, Olli Vapalahti, Tarja Sironen, Teemu Smura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267295

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