作者
Eduan Wilkinson, Marta Giovanetti, Houriiyah Tegally, James E San, Richard Lessells, Diego Cuadros, Darren P Martin, David A Rasmussen, Abdel-Rahman N Zekri, Abdoul K Sangare, Abdoul-Salam Ouedraogo, Abdul K Sesay, Abechi Priscilla, Adedotun-Sulaiman Kemi, Adewunmi M Olubusuyi, Adeyemi OO Oluwapelumi, Adnène Hammami, Adrienne A Amuri, Ahmad Sayed, Ahmed EO Ouma, Aida Elargoubi, Nnennaya A Ajayi, Ajogbasile F Victoria, Akano Kazeem, Akpede George, Alexander J Trotter, Ali A Yahaya, Alpha K Keita, Amadou Diallo, Amadou Kone, Amal Souissi, Amel Chtourou, Ana V Gutierrez, Andrew J Page, Anika Vinze, Arash Iranzadeh, Arnold Lambisia, Arshad Ismail, Audu Rosemary, Augustina Sylverken, Ayoade Femi, Azeddine Ibrahimi, Baba Marycelin, Bamidele S Oderinde, Bankole Bolajoko, Beatrice Dhaala, Belinda L Herring, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Bronwyn Kleinhans, Bronwyn McInnis, Bryan Tegomoh, Cara Brook, Catherine B Pratt, Cathrine Scheepers, Chantal G Akoua-Koffi, Charles N Agoti, Christophe Peyrefitte, Claudia Daubenberger, Collins M Morang’a, D James Nokes, Daniel G Amoako, Daniel L Bugembe, Danny Park, David Baker, Deelan Doolabh, Deogratius Ssemwanga, Derek Tshiabuila, Diarra Bassirou, Dominic SY Amuzu, Dominique Goedhals, Donwilliams O Omuoyo, Dorcas Maruapula, Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Eddy K Lusamaki, Edgar Simulundu, Edidah M Ong’era, Edith N Ngabana, Edwin Shumba, Elmostafa El Fahime, Emmanuel Lokilo, Enatha Mukantwari, Eromon Philomena, Essia Belarbi, Etienne Simon-Loriere, Etilé A Anoh, Fabian Leendertz, Faida Ajili, Fakayode O Enoch, Fares Wasfi, Fatma Abdelmoula, Fausta S Mosha, Faustinos T Takawira, Fawzi Derrar, Feriel Bouzid, Folarin Onikepe, Fowotade Adeola, Francisca M Muyembe, Frank Tanser, Fred A Dratibi, Gabriel K Mbunsu, Gaetan Thilliez, Gemma L Kay, George Githinji, Gert van Zyl, Gordon A Awandare, Grit Schubert, Gugu P Maphalala, Hafaliana C Ranaivoson, Hajar Lemriss, Happi Anise, Haruka Abe, Hela H Karray, Hellen Nansumba, Hesham A Elgahzaly, Hlanai Gumbo, Ibtihel Smeti, Ikhlas B Ayed, Ikponmwosa Odia, Ilhem Boutiba Ben Boubaker, Imed Gaaloul, Inbal Gazy, Innocent Mudau, Isaac Ssewanyana, Iyaloo Konstantinus, Jean B Lekana-Douk, Jean-Claude C Makangara, Jean-Jacques M Tamfum, Jean-Michel Heraud, Jeffrey G Shaffer, Jennifer Giandhari, Jingjing Li, Jiro Yasuda, Joana Q Mends, Jocelyn Kiconco, John M Morobe, John O Gyapong, Johnson C Okolie, John T Kayiwa, Johnathan A Edwards, Jones Gyamfi, Jouali Farah, Joweria Nakaseegu, Joyce M Ngoi, Joyce Namulondo, Julia C Andeko, Julius J Lutwama, Justin O’Grady, Katherine Siddle, Kayode T Adeyemi, Kefentse A Tumedi
发表日期
2021/10/22
期刊
Science
卷号
374
期号
6566
页码范围
423-431
出版商
American Association for the Advancement of Science
简介
The progression of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic in Africa has so far been heterogeneous, and the full impact is not yet well understood. In this study, we describe the genomic epidemiology using a dataset of 8746 genomes from 33 African countries and two overseas territories. We show that the epidemics in most countries were initiated by importations predominantly from Europe, which diminished after the early introduction of international travel restrictions. As the pandemic progressed, ongoing transmission in many countries and increasing mobility led to the emergence and spread within the continent of many variants of concern and interest, such as B.1.351, B.1.525, A.23.1, and C.1.1. Although distorted by low sampling numbers and blind spots, the findings highlight that Africa must not be left behind in the global pandemic response, otherwise it could become …
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