Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2023)
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
Affiliations
- 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
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2904.221410
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 29,
no. 4
pp. 862 – 865
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
- COVID-19
- 2019 novel coronavirus disease
- coronavirus disease
- severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
- SARS-CoV-2
- viruses
