Genomic epidemiology and emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in the United Arab Emirates

Genomic epidemiology and emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in the United Arab Emirates

Abstract Since the declaration of SARS-CoV-2 outbreak as a pandemic, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) public health authorities have adopted strict measures to reduce transmission as early as March 2020. As a result of these measures, flight suspension, nationwide RT-PCR and surveillance of viral sequ...

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Main Authors: Habiba Alsafar, Mohammed Albreiki, Mira Mousa, Syafiq Kamarul Azman, Hema Vurivi, Fathimathuz Waasia, Dymitr Ruta, Farida Alhosani, Shereena Almazrouei, Rowan Abuyadek, Francis Selvaraj, Irene Chaves-Coira, Val Zvereff, Mohamed A. Y. Abdel-Malek, Nawal Alkaabi, Maimunah Uddin, Tayba Al Awadhi, Nada Al Marzouqi, Fatma Al Attar, Safeiya Al Shamsi, Fatima Al Shehhi, Hala Alteneiji, Kalthoom Mohamed, Noor Al Muhairi, Hussain AlRand, Asma Fikri, Andreas Henschel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16967-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16967-w

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