Nature Communications (Aug 2021)
Tracking the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 in coastal Kenya
- George Githinji,
- Zaydah R. de Laurent,
- Khadija Said Mohammed,
- Donwilliams O. Omuoyo,
- Peter M. Macharia,
- John M. Morobe,
- Edward Otieno,
- Samson M. Kinyanjui,
- Ambrose Agweyu,
- Eric Maitha,
- Ben Kitole,
- Thani Suleiman,
- Mohamed Mwakinangu,
- John Nyambu,
- John Otieno,
- Barke Salim,
- Kadondi Kasera,
- John Kiiru,
- Rashid Aman,
- Edwine Barasa,
- George Warimwe,
- Philip Bejon,
- Benjamin Tsofa,
- Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier,
- D. James Nokes,
- Charles N. Agoti
Affiliations
- George Githinji
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Zaydah R. de Laurent
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Khadija Said Mohammed
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Donwilliams O. Omuoyo
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Peter M. Macharia
- Population Health Unit, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- John M. Morobe
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Edward Otieno
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Samson M. Kinyanjui
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Ambrose Agweyu
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Eric Maitha
- Department of Health
- Ben Kitole
- Department of Health
- Thani Suleiman
- Department of Health
- Mohamed Mwakinangu
- Department of Health
- John Nyambu
- Department of Health
- John Otieno
- Department of Health
- Barke Salim
- Department of Health
- Kadondi Kasera
- Ministry of Health, Government of Kenya
- John Kiiru
- Ministry of Health, Government of Kenya
- Rashid Aman
- Ministry of Health, Government of Kenya
- Edwine Barasa
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford
- George Warimwe
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Philip Bejon
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Benjamin Tsofa
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- D. James Nokes
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- Charles N. Agoti
- KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25137-x
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in Kenya in March 2020 and there was evidence of local transmission in the following months. Here, the authors characterise the early stages of the epidemic in coastal Kenya using phylogenetics and find evidence of multiple strain importations from international points of entry.
