SARS-CoV-2 Sequence Analysis during COVID-19 Case Surge, Liberia, 2021

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Dec;27(12):3185-3188. doi: 10.3201/eid2712.211818. Epub 2021 Oct 28.

Abstract

In June 2021, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) cases surged in Liberia. SARS-CoV-2 sequences from patients hospitalized during March-July 2021 revealed the Delta variant was in Liberia in early March and was dominant in June, irrespective of geography. Mutations and deletions suggest multiple SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant introductions.

Keywords: COVID-19; Delta variant; Liberia; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; variants of concern; virus evolution; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • Liberia / epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2*
  • Sequence Analysis