Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 reveals highest severity and mortality of delta over other variants: evidence from Cameroon.

Autor: Fokam J; National Public Health Emergencies Operations Coordination Centre (NPHEOCC), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon. josephfokam@gmail.com.; COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Platform (PSG), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon. josephfokam@gmail.com.; Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaoundé, Cameroon. josephfokam@gmail.com.; Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon. josephfokam@gmail.com., Essomba RG; COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Platform (PSG), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon., Njouom R; COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Platform (PSG), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Centre Pasteur du Cameroun (CPC), Yaoundé, Cameroon., Okomo MA; COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Platform (PSG), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon., Eyangoh S; COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Platform (PSG), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Centre Pasteur du Cameroun (CPC), Yaoundé, Cameroon., Godwe C; Centre de Recherche en Maladies Emergentes et Re-emergentes (CREMER), Yaounde, Cameroon., Tegomoh B; School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA., Otshudiema JO; World Health Organization (WHO), Cameroon Country Office, Yaounde, Cameroon., Nwobegahay J; COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Platform (PSG), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Centre de Recherche Pour la Santé des Armées (CRESAR), Ministry of Defence, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Ndip L; Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon., Akenji B; National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Takou D; Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaoundé, Cameroon., Moctar MMM; USAID's Infectious Diseases Detection and Surveillance, Yaounde, Cameroon., Mbah CK; USAID's Infectious Diseases Detection and Surveillance, Yaounde, Cameroon., Ndze VN; Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), Yaounde, Cameroon., Maidadi-Foudi M; Centre de Recherche en Maladies Emergentes et Re-emergentes (CREMER), Yaounde, Cameroon., Kouanfack C; Centre de Recherche en Maladies Emergentes et Re-emergentes (CREMER), Yaounde, Cameroon., Tonmeu S; National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Ngono D; School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA., Nkengasong J; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia., Ndembi N; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia., Bissek AZK; Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Division for Operational Health Research (DROS), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Mouangue C; National Public Health Emergencies Operations Coordination Centre (NPHEOCC), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Department of Disease, Epidemic and Pandemic Control (DLMEP), Ministry of Public Health, Yaounde, Cameroon., Ndongo CB; National Public Health Emergencies Operations Coordination Centre (NPHEOCC), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Department of Disease, Epidemic and Pandemic Control (DLMEP), Ministry of Public Health, Yaounde, Cameroon.; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences (FMPS), University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon., Epée E; National Public Health Emergencies Operations Coordination Centre (NPHEOCC), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.; Department of Disease, Epidemic and Pandemic Control (DLMEP), Ministry of Public Health, Yaounde, Cameroon., Mandeng N; National Public Health Emergencies Operations Coordination Centre (NPHEOCC), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Department of Disease, Epidemic and Pandemic Control (DLMEP), Ministry of Public Health, Yaounde, Cameroon.; Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon., Kamso Belinga S; National Public Health Emergencies Operations Coordination Centre (NPHEOCC), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Department of Disease, Epidemic and Pandemic Control (DLMEP), Ministry of Public Health, Yaounde, Cameroon., Ayouba A; Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement (IRD), Montpellier, France., Fernandez N; Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement (IRD), Montpellier, France., Tongo M; Centre de Recherche en Maladies Emergentes et Re-emergentes (CREMER), Yaounde, Cameroon., Colizzi V; Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Chair of UNESCO Biotechnology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy., Halle-Ekane GE; 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Publikováno v: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 Dec 08; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 21654. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 08.