Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Nepal

Binod Khadka, Rajindra Napit, Kathie A. Mihindukulasuriya, Smita Shrestha, Ramanuj Rauniyar, Eans T. Tuladhar, Lindsay Droit, Anne M. Paredes, Runa Jha, Roji Raut, Bimalesh K. Jha, Scott A. Handley, Annie Elong-Ngono, Sujan Shresta, David Wang, Krishna D. Manandhar

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Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nepal, like other countries, faced emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. To evaluate the circulating variants, 278 samples collected between September 2021 and March 2022 were sequenced in the country. From these, 229 high-quality genomes were obtained (82.97% Omicron and 17.03% Delta) highlighting the genomic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in Nepal.

Original languageEnglish
JournalMicrobiology Resource Announcements
Volume13
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2024

Keywords

  • coronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Illumina
  • whole-genome sequencing

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