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Whole genome and phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 strains from the index and early patients with COVID-19 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 29 January to 18 March 2020
Ahmad Abou Tayoun, Tom Loney, Hamda Khansaheb, Sathishkumar Ramaswamy, Divinlal Harilal, Zulfa Omar Deesi, Rupa Murthy Varghese, Hanan Al Suwaidi, Abdulmajeed Alkhajeh, Laila Mohamed AlDabal, Mohammed Uddin, Rifat Hamoudi, Rabih Halwani, Abiola Senok, Qutayba Hamid, Norbert Nowotny, Alawi Alsheikh-Ali
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.06.080606
Ahmad Abou Tayoun
1Al Jalila Genomics Center, Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tom Loney
2College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hamda Khansaheb
3Medical Education & Research Department, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sathishkumar Ramaswamy
1Al Jalila Genomics Center, Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Divinlal Harilal
1Al Jalila Genomics Center, Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Zulfa Omar Deesi
4Microbiology and Infection Control Unit, Pathology and Genetics Department, Latifa Women and Children Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Rupa Murthy Varghese
4Microbiology and Infection Control Unit, Pathology and Genetics Department, Latifa Women and Children Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hanan Al Suwaidi
2College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Abdulmajeed Alkhajeh
3Medical Education & Research Department, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Laila Mohamed AlDabal
5Medical Affairs Department, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mohammed Uddin
2College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
6The Centre for Applied Genomics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Rifat Hamoudi
7Clinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Rabih Halwani
7Clinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Abiola Senok
2College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Qutayba Hamid
8College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Norbert Nowotny
2College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
9Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Alawi Alsheikh-Ali
2College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Abstract
Whole genome and phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 strains from the index and early patients with COVID-19 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates; UAE) showed multiple spatiotemporal introductions from Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. At least one type A introduction and several type B sub-clusters can be distinguished during the early phases of the outbreak in the UAE. Our findings can be used to further understand the global transmission network of SARS-CoV-2.
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Posted May 08, 2020.
Whole genome and phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 strains from the index and early patients with COVID-19 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 29 January to 18 March 2020
Ahmad Abou Tayoun, Tom Loney, Hamda Khansaheb, Sathishkumar Ramaswamy, Divinlal Harilal, Zulfa Omar Deesi, Rupa Murthy Varghese, Hanan Al Suwaidi, Abdulmajeed Alkhajeh, Laila Mohamed AlDabal, Mohammed Uddin, Rifat Hamoudi, Rabih Halwani, Abiola Senok, Qutayba Hamid, Norbert Nowotny, Alawi Alsheikh-Ali
bioRxiv 2020.05.06.080606; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.06.080606
Whole genome and phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 strains from the index and early patients with COVID-19 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 29 January to 18 March 2020
Ahmad Abou Tayoun, Tom Loney, Hamda Khansaheb, Sathishkumar Ramaswamy, Divinlal Harilal, Zulfa Omar Deesi, Rupa Murthy Varghese, Hanan Al Suwaidi, Abdulmajeed Alkhajeh, Laila Mohamed AlDabal, Mohammed Uddin, Rifat Hamoudi, Rabih Halwani, Abiola Senok, Qutayba Hamid, Norbert Nowotny, Alawi Alsheikh-Ali
bioRxiv 2020.05.06.080606; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.06.080606
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