Multiple Early Introductions of SARS-CoV-2 to Cape Town, South Africa

Multiple Early Introductions of SARS-CoV-2 to Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town was the first city in South Africa to experience the full impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We acquired samples from all suspected cases and their contacts during the first month of the pandemic from Tygerberg Hospital. Nanopore sequencing generated SARS-CoV-2 who...

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Main Authors: Susan Engelbrecht, Kayla Delaney, Bronwyn Kleinhans, Eduan Wilkinson, Houriiyah Tegally, Tania Stander, Gert van Zyl, Wolfgang Preiser, Tulio de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
betacoronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
genome sequencing
mutation
phylogenetics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/3/526

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