Tracking SARS-CoV-2 introductions in Mozambique using pandemic-scale phylogenies: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

From the start of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, global sequencing efforts have generated an unprecedented amount of genomic data. Nonetheless, unequal sampling between high-income and low-income countries hinders the implementation of genomic surveillance systems at the global and local level. Filling the knowledge gaps of genomic information and understanding pandemic dynamics in low-income countries is essential for public health decision making and to prepare for future pandemics. In this context, we aimed to discover the timing and origin of SARS-CoV-2 variant introductions in Mozambique, taking advantage of pandemic-scale phylogenies.

Methods

We did a retrospective, observational study in southern Mozambique. Patients from Manhiça presenting with respiratory sympt

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Martinez FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10187989 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature