Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Senegal in 2020-2021.
J Infect Dev Ctries
; 18(6): 851-861, 2024 Jun 30.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
In Senegal, molecular diagnosis was widely used for the detection and management of COVID-19 patients. However, genomic surveillance was very limited in the public sector. This study aimed to share the experience of a Senegalese public sector laboratory in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to describe the distribution of variants circulating in 2020 and 2021.METHODOLOGY:
From July 2020 to December 2021, SARS-CoV-2 qRT-PCR was performed on nasopharyngeal samples from travelers and symptomatic patients at the Bacteriology and Virology Laboratory (LBV) of the Aristide le Dantec University Teaching Hospital. Samples with a cycle threshold (Ct) ≤ 30 were selected for whole-genome sequencing (WGS) using the Nanopore technology. In-house scripts were developed to study the spatial and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Senegal, using our sequences and those retrieved from the GISAID database.RESULTS:
Of 8,207 patients or travelers screened for SARS-CoV-2, 970 (11.8%) were positive and 386 had a Ct ≤ 30. WGS was performed on 133 samples. Concomitantly with high-quality sequences deposited in the GISAID database covering nine cities in Senegal in 2020 and 2021 (n = 1,539), we observed a high circulation of the 20A (B.1, B.1.416 and B.1.620) and 20B (B.1.1.420) lineages in 2020, while most of the samples belonged to Delta variants (AY34 and AY.34.1, 22%) in 2021.CONCLUSIONS:
Despite its late involvement, COVID-19 diagnosis was routinely performed in LBV, but genomic characterization remained challenging. The genomic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 strains in Senegal reflected that observed worldwide during the first waves of the pandemic.Palavras-chave
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Genoma Viral
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Africa
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Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article