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AuthorBenslimane, Fatiha M
AuthorAl Khatib, Hebah A
AuthorAl-Jamal, Ola
AuthorAlbatesh, Dana
AuthorBoughattas, Sonia
AuthorAhmed, Ayeda A
AuthorBensaad, Meryem
AuthorYounuskunju, Shameem
AuthorMohamoud, Yasmin A
AuthorAl Badr, Mashael
AuthorMohamed, Abdalla A
AuthorEl-Kahlout, Reham A
AuthorAl-Hamad, Tasneem
AuthorElgakhlab, Dina
AuthorAl-Kuwari, Fatima H
AuthorSaad, Chadi
AuthorJeremijenko, Andrew
AuthorAl-Khal, Abdullatif
AuthorAl-Maslamani, Muna A
AuthorBertollini, Roberto
AuthorAl-Kuwari, Einas A
AuthorAl-Romaihi, Hamad E
AuthorAl-Marri, Salih
AuthorAl-Thani, Mohammed
AuthorBadji, Radja M
AuthorMbarek, Hamdi
AuthorAl-Sarraj, Yasser
AuthorMalek, Joel A
AuthorIsmail, Said I
AuthorAbu-Raddad, Laith J
AuthorCoyle, Peter V
AuthorThani, Asmaa A Al
AuthorYassine, Hadi M
Available date2022-01-17T09:08:31Z
Publication Date2021-11
Publication NameFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.768883
CitationBenslimane FM, Al Khatib HA, Al-Jamal O, Albatesh D, Boughattas S, Ahmed AA, Bensaad M, Younuskunju S, Mohamoud YA, Al Badr M, Mohamed AA, El-Kahlout RA, Al-Hamad T, Elgakhlab D, Al-Kuwari FH, Saad C, Jeremijenko A, Al-Khal A, Al-Maslamani MA, Bertollini R, Al-Kuwari EA, Al-Romaihi HE, Al-Marri S, Al-Thani M, Badji RM, Mbarek H, Al-Sarraj Y, Malek JA, Ismail SI, Abu-Raddad LJ, Coyle PV, Thani AAA and Yassine HM (2021) One Year of SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Characterization of COVID-19 Outbreak in Qatar. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 11:768883. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.768883
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/25672
AbstractQatar, a country with a strong health system and a diverse population consisting mainly of expatriate residents, has experienced two large waves of COVID-19 outbreak. In this study, we report on 2634 SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequences from infected patients in Qatar between March-2020 and March-2021, representing 1.5% of all positive cases in this period. Despite the restrictions on international travel, the viruses sampled from the populace of Qatar mirrored nearly the entire global population's genomic diversity with nine predominant viral lineages that were sustained by local transmission chains and the emergence of mutations that are likely to have originated in Qatar. We reported an increased number of mutations and deletions in B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 lineages in a short period. These findings raise the imperative need to continue the ongoing genomic surveillance that has been an integral part of the national response to monitor the SARS-CoV-2 profile and re-emergence in Qatar.
Languageen
PublisherFrontiers
SubjectCOVID19
N481K
Qatar
SARS-CoV-2
variant analysis
TitleOne Year of SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Characterization of COVID-19 Outbreak in Qatar
TypeArticle
dc.accessType Open Access


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