Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2020)

Main Routes of Entry and Genomic Diversity of SARS-CoV-2, Uganda

  • Daniel Lule Bugembe,
  • John Kayiwa,
  • My V.T. Phan,
  • Phiona Tushabe,
  • Stephen Balinandi,
  • Beatrice Dhaala,
  • Jonas Lexow,
  • Henry Mwebesa,
  • Jane Aceng,
  • Henry Kyobe,
  • Deogratius Ssemwanga,
  • Julius Lutwama,
  • Pontiano Kaleebu,
  • Matthew Cotten

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.202575
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 10
pp. 2411 – 2415

Abstract

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We established rapid local viral sequencing to document the genomic diversity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 entering Uganda. Virus lineages closely followed the travel origins of infected persons. Our sequence data provide an important baseline for tracking any further transmission of the virus throughout the country and region.

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