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C. Ihekweazu

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Zoology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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A. Rambaut· 2 shared B. Gannon· 2 shared I. Adetifa· 2 shared K. Lewandowski· 2 shared A. Ahmad· 1 shared A. Akinpelu· 1 shared A. I. Okoronkwo· 1 shared A. Ifedayo· 1 shared

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2023-2024 · peak 2/yr

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A. Rambaut

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Nationwide surveillance identifies yellow fever and chikungunya viruses transmitted by various species of Aedes mosquitoes in Nigeria

U. Nwangwu, J. U. Oguzie, W. E. Nwachukwu, C. O. Onwude, F. A. Dogunro, M. Diallo, C. K. Ezihe, N. O. Agashi, E. I. Eloy, S. O. Anokwu, C. C. Anioke, L. C. Ikechukwu, C. M. Nwosu, O. N. Nwaogo, I. M. Ngwu, , C. Happi

This study identifies Aedes mosquito species and arboviruses, including yellow fever and chikungunya viruses, across Nigeria's outbreak states.

bioRxiv · Jan 15, 2024 · PreprintZoology

Putative APOBEC3 deaminase editing in MPXV as evidence for sustained human transmission since at least 2016.

A. N. O'Toole, R. Neher, N. Ndodo, V. Borges, B. Gannon, J. P. Gomes, N. Groves, D. J. King, D. Maloney, P. Lemey, K. Lewandowski, N. Loman, R. Myers, M. A. Suchard, M. Worobey, , A. Rambaut

The paper analyzes MPXV genomes to show evidence of APOBEC3 deaminase editing, suggesting sustained human transmission since 2016.

bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Different Coexisting Mpox Lineages Were Continuously Circulating in Humans Prior to 2022

N. D. Ndodo, J. Ashcroft, K. Lewandowski, A. Yinka-Ogunleye, C. Chukwu, A. Ahmad, D. King, A. Akinpelu, C. Maluquer de Motes, P. Ribeca, R. P. Sumner, A. Rambaut, M. Chester, T. Maishman, O. Bamidele, , D. Ulaeto

The paper identifies multiple coexisting Mpox lineages circulating in humans in Nigeria prior to the 2022 global outbreak, showing sustained human-to-human transmission and genetic changes.

bioRxiv · Jan 3, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology