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High prevalence of an alpha variant lineage with a premature stop codon in ORF7a in Iraq, winter 2020-2021.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Al-Rashedi Nihad A M, Alburkat Hussein, Hadi Abas O, Munahi Murad G, Jasim Ali, Hameed Alaa, Oda Basel Saber, Lilo Kareem Moamin, AlObaidi Laith A H, Vapalahti Olli, Sironen Tarja, Smura Teemu
Abstract excerpt
Since the first reported case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China, SARS-CoV-2 has been spreading worldwide. Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 has had a critical role in tracking the emergence, introduction, and spread of new variants, which may affect transmissibility, pathogenicity, and escape from infection or vaccine-induced immunity. As anticipated, the rapid increase in COVID-19 infections in...
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