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To date, 23 countries from the WHO Africa region have deposited a total of 3995 SARS-CoV-2 sequences to publicly available databases, with the majority of the genomes being from South Africa (56%).
Eight-four different lineages have been identified from these countries with 86% genomes belonging to the B.1 sublineage and its descendants.
There have been multiple separate introductions of SARS-CoV-2 infections into Africa, with approximately 43% of these coming from Europe.
95% of African SARS-CoV-2 genomes have the D614G mutation in spike protein thought to be associated with higher infectivity but lower disease severity.
To date, 23 countries from the WHO Africa region have deposited a total of 3995 SARS-CoV-2 sequences to publicly available databases, with the majority of the genomes being from South Africa (56%).
Eight-four different lineages have been identified from these countries with 86% genomes belonging to the B.1 sublineage and its descendants.
There have been multiple separate introductions of SARS-CoV-2 infections into Africa, with approximately 43% of these coming from Europe.
95% of African SARS-CoV-2 genomes have the D614G mutation in spike protein thought to be associated with higher infectivity but lower disease severity.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e004408 |
| Journal | BMJ Global Health |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 8 Jan 2021 |
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| Publication status | Published - 8 Jan 2021 |
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Francisca Mutapi
- School of Biological Sciences - Personal Chair of Global Health Infection and Immunity
- Global Health Academy
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