The genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Palestine
Nouar Qutob, Zaidoun Salah, Damien Richard, Hisham M. Darwish, Husam Sallam, Issa Shtayeh, Osama Kazem Najjar, Mahmoud Ruzayqat, Dana Najjar, François Balloux, Lucy van Dorp
This study analyzes SARS-CoV-2 genomes from Palestine to trace the virus's introduction and circulation, finding at least nine independent introductions and a locally predominant lineage introduced before the first reported cases.
bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2020 · PreprintGenomics