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SUBMITTER: Butera Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8481346 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Butera Yvan Y Mukantwari Enatha E Artesi Maria M Umuringa Jeanne d'arc JD O'Toole Áine Niamh ÁN Hill Verity V Rooke Stefan S Hong Samuel Leandro SL Dellicour Simon S Majyambere Onesphore O Bontems Sebastien S Boujemla Bouchra B Quick Josh J Resende Paola Cristina PC Loman Nick N Umumararungu Esperance E Kabanda Alice A Murindahabi Marylin Milumbu MM Tuyisenge Patrick P Gashegu Misbah M Rwabihama Jean Paul JP Sindayiheba Reuben R Gikic Djordje D Souopgui Jacob J Ndifon Wilfred W Rutayisire Robert R Gatare Swaibu S Mpunga Tharcisse T Ngamije Daniel D Bours Vincent V Rambaut Andrew A Nsanzimana Sabin S Baele Guy G Durkin Keith K Mutesa Leon L Rujeni Nadine N
Nature communications 20210929 1
COVID-19 transmission rates are often linked to locally circulating strains of SARS-CoV-2. Here we describe 203 SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequences analyzed from strains circulating in Rwanda from May 2020 to February 2021. In particular, we report a shift in variant distribution towards the emerging sub-lineage A.23.1 that is currently dominating. Furthermore, we report the detection of the first Rwandan cases of the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants of concern among incoming travelers tested at Kigal ...[more]