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

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. AgbenyoPeace 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

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	862-865
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	29
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2904.221410
State	Published - Apr 2023

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Adu, B., Bonney, J. H. K., Egyir, B., Otchere, I. D., Asare, P., Dennis, F. E., Bonney, E. Y., Akuffo, R., Asante, I. A., Obodai, E., Kumordjie, S., Appiah-Kubi, J., Mohktar, Q., Frempong, H. O., Asiedu-Bekoe, F., Adusei-Poku, M. A., Aboagye, J. O., Agbodzi, B., Yeboah, C., ... Odoom, J. K. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Evolutionary Dynamics in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29(4), 862-865. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2904.221410

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