SUMMARY The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute
respiratory disease coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to millions of confirmed cases and …

Various next generation sequencing (NGS) based strategies have been successfully used in
the recent past for tracing origins and understanding the evolution of infectious agents …

Continued uncontrolled transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in many parts of the world is creating
conditions for substantial evolutionary changes to the virus,. Here we describe a newly …

Continued uncontrolled transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-related
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in many parts of the world is creating the conditions for …

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) have arisen independently at multiple locations,
and may reduce the efficacy of current vaccines that target the spike glycoprotein of SARS …

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 …

In a COVID-19 outbreak at a Kentucky SNF involving a newly introduced variant to the
region, unvaccinated residents and health care personnel (HCP) had 3.0 and 4.1 times the …

While most people effectively clear SARS-CoV-2, there are several reports of prolonged
infection in immunosuppressed individuals. Here we present a case of prolonged infection …

Abstract Purpose of Review To describe how mitigation measures against COVID-19 have
impacted HIV and TB research in South Africa. Recent Findings South Africa has the highest …

The COVID-19 pandemic is driven by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) that emerged in 2019 and quickly spread worldwide. Genomic surveillance …