Epidemiology and genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 lineages circulating in Africa

Epidemiology and genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 lineages circulating in Africa

Summary: There is a dearth of information on COVID-19 disease dynamics in Africa. To fill this gap, we investigated the epidemiology and genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 lineages circulating in the continent. We retrieved 5229 complete genomes collected in 33 African countries from the GISAID databas...

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Main Authors: Olayinka Sunday Okoh, Nicholas Israel Nii-Trebi, Abdulrokeeb Jakkari, Tosin Titus Olaniran, Tosin Yetunde Senbadejo, Anna Aba Kafintu-kwashie, Emmanuel Oluwatobi Dairo, Tajudeen Oladunni Ganiyu, Ifiokakaninyene Ekpo Akaninyene, Louis Odinakaose Ezediuno, Idowu Jesulayomi Adeosun, Michael Asebake Ockiya, Esther Moradeyo Jimah, David J. Spiro, Elijah Kolawole Oladipo, Nídia S. Trovão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:iScience
Subjects:
Genomics
Virology
Phylogenetics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422200150X

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