Communications Medicine (Aug 2022)
Temporal lineage replacements and dominance of imported variants of concern during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya
- Gathii Kimita,
- Josphat Nyataya,
- Esther Omuseni,
- Faith Sigei,
- Alan Lemtudo,
- Eric Muthanje,
- Brian Andika,
- Rehema Liyai,
- Rachel Githii,
- Clement Masakwe,
- Stephen Ochola,
- George Awinda,
- Carol Kifude,
- Beth Mutai,
- Robert M. Gatata,
- John Waitumbi
Affiliations
- Gathii Kimita
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Josphat Nyataya
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Esther Omuseni
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Faith Sigei
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Alan Lemtudo
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Eric Muthanje
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Brian Andika
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Rehema Liyai
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Rachel Githii
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Clement Masakwe
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Stephen Ochola
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- George Awinda
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Carol Kifude
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Beth Mutai
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- Robert M. Gatata
- Ministry of Defence
- John Waitumbi
- Kenya Medical Research Institute/US Army Medical Research Directorate–Africa/Kenya, Basic Science Laboratory. Off Kisumu - Kakamega Highway
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-022-00167-8
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 2,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 13
Abstract
Kimita et al. detail the SARS-CoV-2 lineages present in Kenya during 5 waves of the COVID-19 pandemic between March 2020 and January 2022. Analysis of 1034 genomes identified 40 lineages, with phylogenetic analysis suggesting multiple introductions of variants from outside Kenya.
