The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance

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dc.contributor.authorTegally, Houriiyah
dc.contributor.authorSan, James E.
dc.contributor.authorChristoffels, Alan
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-18T07:46:52Z
dc.date.available2022-10-18T07:46:52Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractInvestment in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) sequencing in Africa over the past year has led to a major increase in the number of sequences that have been generated and used to track the pandemic on the continent, a number that now exceeds 100,000 genomes. Our results show an increase in the number of African countries that are able to sequence domestically and highlight that local sequencing enables faster turnaround times and more-regular routine surveillance. Despite limitations of low testing proportions, findings from this genomic surveillance study underscore the heterogeneous nature of the pandemic and illuminate the distinct dispersal dynamics of variants of concern-particularly Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron-on the continent.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTegally, H. et al. (2022). The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance. Science (New York, N.Y.), 378(6615), eabq5358. 10.1126/science.abq5358en_US
dc.identifier.issn1095-9203
dc.identifier.uri10.1126/science.abq5358
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8059
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Scienceen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2en_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.titleThe evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillanceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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