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Disease Waves of SARS-CoV-2 in Iran Closely Mirror Global Pandemic Trends.
Archives of Iranian medicine - 1 Aug 2022
Fattahi Zohreh, Mohseni Marzieh, Beheshtian Maryam, Jafarpour Ali, Jalalvand Khadijeh, Keshavarzi Fatemeh, Behravan Hanieh, Ghodratpour Fatemeh, Zare Ashrafi Farzane, Kalhor Marzieh, Azad Maryam, Koshki Mahdieh, Ghaziasadi Azam, Soveyzi Mohamad, Abdollahi Alireza, Kiani Seyed Jalal, Ataei-Pirkooh Angila, Rezaeiazhar Iman, Bokharaei-Salim Farah, Haghshenas Mohammad Reza, Babamahmoodi Farhang, Mokhames Zakiye, Soleimani Alireza, Elahi Zohreh, Ziaee Masood, Javanmard Davod, Ghafari Shokouh, Ezani Akram, Ansari Moghaddam Alireza, Shahraki-Sanavi Fariba, Hashemi Shahri Seyed Mohammad, Azaran Azarakhsh, Yousefi Farid, Moattari Afagh, Moghadami Mohsen, Fakhim Hamed, Ataei Behrooz, Nasri Elahe, Poortahmasebi Vahdat, Varshochi Mojtaba, Mojtahedi Ali, Jalilian Farid, Khazeni Mohammad, Moradi Abdolvahab, Tabarraei Alijan, Piroozmand Ahmad, Yahyapour Yousef, Bayani Masoumeh, Tavangar Fatemeh, Yaghoubi Mahmood, Keramat Fariba, Tavakoli Mahsa, Jalali Tahmineh, Pouriayevali Mohammad Hassan, Salehi-Vaziri Mostafa, Khorram Khorshid Hamid Reza, Najafipour Reza, Malekzadeh Reza, Kahrizi Kimia, Jazayeri Seyed Mohammad, Najmabadi Hossein
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Complete SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing in the early phase of the outbreak in Iran showed two independent viral entries. Subsequently, as part of a genome surveillance project, we aimed to characterize the genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in Iran over one year after emerging. METHODS: We provided 319 SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequences used to monitor circulating lineages in March 2020-May 2021 time...
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