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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Detection and Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 in Eastern Province of Zambia: A Retrospective Genomic Surveillance Study.

Doreen Mainza Shempela, Herman M Chambaro, Jay Sikalima, Fatim Cham, Michael Njuguna, Linden Morrison, Steward Mudenda, Duncan Chanda, Maisa Kasanga, Victor Daka and 6 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Zambia: An Early Warning Tool.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Doreen Mainza ShempelaChurches Health Association of Zambia, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.ORCID 0009-0003-4945-6746
Herman M ChambaroVirology Unit, Central Veterinary Research Institute, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
Jay SikalimaChurches Health Association of Zambia, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
Fatim ChamGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland.
Michael NjugunaGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland.
Linden MorrisonGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), 1201 Geneva, Switzerland.
Steward MudendaDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.ORCID 0000-0003-1692-8981
Duncan ChandaUniversity Teaching Hospital, Ministry of Health, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.ORCID 0000-0001-5477-9054
Maisa KasangaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1724-7934
Victor DakaPublic Health Department, Michael Chilufya Sata School of Medicine, Copperbelt University, Ndola 21692, Zambia.ORCID 0000-0001-9490-5609
Geoffrey KwendaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.ORCID 0000-0003-0151-8883
Kunda MusondaZambia National Public Health Institute, Ministry of Health, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
Sody MunsakaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.ORCID 0000-0002-6917-3888
Roma ChilengiZambia National Public Health Institute, Ministry of Health, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
Karen SichingaChurches Health Association of Zambia, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.
Edgar SimulunduDepartment of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka 10101, Zambia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations have driven the evolution and development of new variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with potential implications for increased transmissibility, disease severity and vaccine escape among others. Genome sequencing is a technique that allows scientists to read the genetic code of an organism and has become a powerful tool for studying emerging infectious diseases. Here, we conducted a cross-sectional study in selected districts of the Eastern Province of Zambia, from November 2021 to February 2022. We analyzed SARS-CoV-2 samples (

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COVID-19Genome, ViralMutationSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusCross-Sectional StudiesGenomicsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansPhylogenyRetrospective StudiesZambiaSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Eastern Provincegenomic surveillanceOmicron variantSAR-CoV-2 mutationsSARS-CoV-2Zambia

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PMID38928045
PMCPMC11203853

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