SARS-CoV-2 Circulation, Guinea, March 2020–July 2021
Solène Grayo, Cécile Troupin, Moussa Moïse Diagne, Houlou Sagno, Isabelle Ellis, Bakary Doukouré, Amadou Diallo, Jean-Mathieu Bart, Mohamed Lamine Kaba, Benoît Henry, Billy Sivahera Muyisa, Mamadou Saliou Sow, Ndongo Dia, Ousmane Faye, Sakoba Keita, Noël Tordo
Abstract
This overview of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 circulation over 1.5 years in Guinea demonstrates that virus clades and variants of interest and concern were progressively introduced, mostly by travellers through Conakry, before spreading through the country. Sequencing is key to following virus evolution and establishing efficient control strategies.
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VirologyNew guineaSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirusCladeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPandemicCirculation (fluid dynamics)Coronavirus InfectionsBiologyMedicinePhylogeneticsHistoryOutbreakEthnologyPathologyGeneticsGenePhysicsInfectious disease (medical specialty)ThermodynamicsDiseaseSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesViral Infections and Outbreaks Research