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SARS-CoV-2 Genetic Diversity and Lineage Dynamics in Egypt during the First 18 Months of the Pandemic.
Viruses - 25 Aug 2022
Roshdy Wael H, Khalifa Mohamed K, San James Emmanuel, Tegally Houriiyah, Wilkinson Eduan, Showky Shymaa, Martin Darren Patrick, Moir Monika, Naguib Amel, Elguindy Nancy, Gomaa Mokhtar R, Fahim Manal, Abu Elsood Hanaa, Mohsen Amira, Galal Ramy, Hassany Mohamed, Lessells Richard J, Al-Karmalawy Ahmed A, El-Shesheny Rabeh, Kandeil Ahmed M, Ali Mohamed A, de Oliveira Tulio
Abstract excerpt
COVID-19 was first diagnosed in Egypt on 14 February 2020. By the end of November 2021, over 333,840 cases and 18,832 deaths had been reported. As part of the national genomic surveillance, 1027 SARS-CoV-2 near whole-genomes were generated and published by the end of July 2021. Here we describe the genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Egypt over this period using a subset of 976 high-quality Egyptian genomes...
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