Initial Insights Into the Genetic Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Isolates From Kerala Suggest Local Spread From Limited Introductions

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rapidly spread from a city in China to almost every country in the world, affecting millions of individuals. The rapid increase in the COVID-19 cases in the state of Kerala in India has necessitated the understanding of SARS-CoV-2 genetic epidemiology. We sequence...

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Main Authors: Chandni Radhakrishnan, Mohit Kumar Divakar, Abhinav Jain, Prasanth Viswanathan, Rahul C. Bhoyar, Bani Jolly, Mohamed Imran, Disha Sharma, Mercy Rophina, Gyan Ranjan, Paras Sehgal, Beena Philomina Jose, Rajendran Vadukkoot Raman, Thulaseedharan Nallaveettil Kesavan, Kalpana George, Sheela Mathew, Jayesh Kumar Poovullathil, Sajeeth Kumar Keeriyatt Govindan, Priyanka Raveendranadhan Nair, Shameer Vadekkandiyil, Vineeth Gladson, Midhun Mohan, Fairoz Cheriyalingal Parambath, Mohit Mangla, Afra Shamnath, Indian CoV2 Genomics & Genetic Epidemiology (IndiCovGEN) Consortium, Sridhar Sivasubbu, Vinod Scaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.630542/full