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Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in the UAE reveals novel virus mutation, patterns of co-infection and tissue specific host immune response.
Scientific reports - 7 Jul 2021
Liu Rong, Wu Pei, Ogrodzki Pauline, Mahmoud Sally, Liang Ke, Liu Pengjuan, Francis Stephen S, Khalak Hanif, Liu Denghui, Li Junhua, Ma Tao, Chen Fang, Liu Weibin, Huang Xinyu, He Wenjun, Yuan Zhaorong, Qiao Nan, Meng Xin, Alqarni Budoor, Quilez Javier, Kusuma Vinay, Lin Long, Jin Xin, Yang Chongguang, Anton Xavier, Koshy Ashish, Yang Huanming, Xu Xun, Wang Jian, Xiao Peng, Al Kaabi Nawal, Fasihuddin Mohammed Saifuddin, Selvaraj Francis Amirtharaj, Weber Stefan, Al Hosani Farida Ismail, Liu Siyang, Zaher Walid Abbas
Abstract excerpt
To unravel the source of SARS-CoV-2 introduction and the pattern of its spreading and evolution in the United Arab Emirates, we conducted meta-transcriptome sequencing of 1067 nasopharyngeal swab samples collected between May 9th and Jun 29th, 2020 during the first peak of the local COVID-19 epidemic. We identified global clade distribution and eleven novel genetic variants that were almost absent in the rest of...
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