Genetic & Genomic MedicineSciencePeer-reviewed
A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa
Eduan Wilkinson, Marta Giovanetti, Houriiyah Tegally…·Gabriel K. Mbunsu
This study uses genomic data from 8746 SARS-CoV-2 genomes across 33 African countries to show that most epidemics were initiated by European importations and later driven by local transmission and mobility, leading to the spread of variants of concern.
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