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ArticleViruses2026

Tracing SARS-CoV-2 Evolution in Algeria: Insights from 2020 to 2023.

Fatima Ezzohra Ezahedi, Fawzi Derrar, Ágota Ábrahám, Safia Zeghbib

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4 authors.

Fatima Ezzohra EzahediNational Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, 7622 Pécs, Hungary.
Fawzi DerrarPasteur Institute of Algeria, Algiers 16047, Algeria.
Ágota ÁbrahámNational Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, 7622 Pécs, Hungary.
Safia ZeghbibNational Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, 7622 Pécs, Hungary.

Funding

Nemzeti Kutatási, Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal TKP2021-NVA-07
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genomic surveillance is a cornerstone of pandemic response; it has helped guide public health interventions worldwide. However, North Africa stands between limited surveillance resources and efforts to address the data gap in this strategic geographic region that links sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. In this study, we present the first comprehensive evolutionary investigation of Algerian SARS-CoV-2 genomes, revealing their phylogeny, continuous phylogeography within the country, mutation analysis, and a super-spreading event through haplotype network analysis. We characterized the genetic diversity and unique mutation pattern of 449 Algerian sequences, revealing multiple independent introductions into the country since the first reported case on the 25th of February 2020 followed by numerous local transmissions that facilitated the virus's rapid propagation. This study highlights both the importance of molecular epidemiology and equitable access to resources in implementing genomic epidemiology and in increasing sequencing efforts to strengthen pandemic preparedness.

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COVID-19Evolution, MolecularSARS-CoV-2AlgeriaGenetic VariationGenome, ViralHumansMolecular EpidemiologyMutationPandemicsPhylogenyPhylogeographyAlgeriaSARS-CoV-2viral mutations

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PMID41754601
PMCPMC12945117

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