Global landscape of SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance and data sharing

Z Chen, AS Azman, X Chen, J Zou, Y Tian, R Sun… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Genomic surveillance has shaped our understanding of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. We performed a global landscape analysis on SARS …

The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance

H Tegally, JE San, M Cotten, M Moir, B Tegomoh… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Investment in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) sequencing
in Africa over the past year has led to a major increase in the number of sequences that …

The role of viral genomics in understanding COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities

D Aggarwal, R Myers, WL Hamilton, T Bharucha… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
We reviewed all genomic epidemiology studies on COVID-19 in long-term care facilities
(LTCFs) that had been published to date. We found that staff and residents were usually …

[HTML][HTML] Whole-genome sequencing to investigate transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the acute healthcare setting: a systematic review

D Hare, KM Dembicka, C Brennan, C Campbell… - Journal of Hospital …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has been used widely to elucidate
transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in acute healthcare settings, and to guide Infection, Prevention …

Emergence and spread of a SARS-CoV-2 lineage A variant (A. 23.1) with altered spike protein in Uganda

DL Bugembe, MVT Phan, I Ssewanyana… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Here, we report SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance from March 2020 until January 2021 in
Uganda, a landlocked East African country with a population of approximately 40 million …

A SARS-CoV-2 lineage A variant (A. 23.1) with altered spike has emerged and is dominating the current Uganda epidemic

DL Bugembe, M VT Phan, I Ssewanyana, P Semanda… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Introductory paragraph SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in Uganda provides an
opportunity to provide a focused description of the virus evolution in a small landlocked East …

Genomic characterization of SARS‐CoV‐2 isolates from patients in Turkey reveals the presence of novel mutations in spike and nsp12 proteins

E Sahin, G Bozdayi, S Yigit, H Muftah… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Novel mutations have been emerging in the genome of severe acute respiratory syndrome‐
coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2); consequently, the evolving of more virulent and treatment …

Genomic surveillance at scale is required to detect newly emerging strains at an early timepoint

D Vavrek, L Speroni, KJ Curnow, M Oberholzer… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Genomic surveillance in the setting of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
has the potential to identify emerging SARS-CoV-2 strains that may be more transmissible …

Genomic epidemiology and the role of international and regional travel in the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Zimbabwe: a retrospective study of routinely collected …

T Mashe, FT Takawira, L de Oliveira Martins… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Advances in SARS-CoV-2 sequencing have enabled identification of
new variants, tracking of its evolution, and monitoring of its spread. We aimed to use whole …

Publication-ready single nucleotide polymorphism visualization with snipit

Á O'Toole, A Aziz, D Maloney - Bioinformatics, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Snipit is an analysis and visualization tool designed for summarizing single nucleotide
polymorphisms in sequences in comparison to a reference sequence. This tool efficiently …