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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2023 Apr;29(4):862-865.
doi: 10.3201/eid2904.221410.
SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Evolutionary Dynamics in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Bright Adu, Joseph H K Bonney, Beverly Egyir, Isaac Darko Otchere, Prince Asare, Francis E Dennis, Evelyn Yayra Bonney, Richard Akuffo, Ivy A Asante, Evangeline Obodai, Selassie Kumordjie, Joyce Appiah-Kubi, Quaneeta Mohktar, Hilda Opoku Frempong, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Mildred A Adusei-Poku, James O Aboagye, Bright Agbodzi, Clara Yeboah, Seyram B Agbenyo, Peace O Uche, Keren O Attiku, Bernice Twenewaa Sekyere, Dennis Laryea, Kwame Buabeng, Helena Lamptey, Anita Ghansah, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Abraham K Anang, William K Ampofo, George B Kyei, John K Odoom
Abstract
To assess dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Greater Accra Region, Ghana, we analyzed SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences from persons in the community and returning from international travel. The Accra Metropolitan District was a major origin of virus spread to other districts and should be a primary focus for interventions against future infectious disease outbreaks.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; Accra Metropolitan District; COVID-19; Ghana; Greater Accra Region; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; genomic surveillance; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; variants; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2023 Apr;29(4):862-865.
doi: 10.3201/eid2904.221410.
SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Evolutionary Dynamics in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Bright Adu, Joseph H K Bonney, Beverly Egyir, Isaac Darko Otchere, Prince Asare, Francis E Dennis, Evelyn Yayra Bonney, Richard Akuffo, Ivy A Asante, Evangeline Obodai, Selassie Kumordjie, Joyce Appiah-Kubi, Quaneeta Mohktar, Hilda Opoku Frempong, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Mildred A Adusei-Poku, James O Aboagye, Bright Agbodzi, Clara Yeboah, Seyram B Agbenyo, Peace O Uche, Keren O Attiku, Bernice Twenewaa Sekyere, Dennis Laryea, Kwame Buabeng, Helena Lamptey, Anita Ghansah, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Abraham K Anang, William K Ampofo, George B Kyei, John K Odoom
- PMID: 36958011
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2904.221410
Abstract
To assess dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Greater Accra Region, Ghana, we analyzed SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences from persons in the community and returning from international travel. The Accra Metropolitan District was a major origin of virus spread to other districts and should be a primary focus for interventions against future infectious disease outbreaks.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; Accra Metropolitan District; COVID-19; Ghana; Greater Accra Region; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; genomic surveillance; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; variants; viruses; zoonoses.