- Title
- Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) - highlights Africa's research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts
- Creators - without role
- Eskild PetersenFrancine NtoumiDavid S Hui - Chinese University of Hong KongAisha Abubakar - Ahmadu Bello UniversityLaura D Kramer - University at Albany, State University of New YorkChristina ObieroPaul Anantharajah TambyahLucille Blumberg - Response BiomedicalRichard YapiSeif Al-AbriTatiana de Castro Abreu PintoDorothy Yeboah-Manu - University of GhanaNajmul Haider - Royal Veterinary CollegeDanny Asogun - Irrua Specialist Teaching HospitalThirumalaisamy P VelavanNathan Kapata - National Public Health Institute, Ministry of Health, and UNZA-UCLMS Research and Training Program, Lusaka, Zambia. Electronic address: nkapata@gmail.comMatthew BatesRashid Ansumana - Mercy HospitalChiara Montaldo - National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani Institute for Hospitalization and Care Scientific, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: chiara.montaldo@inmi.itLuchenga Mucheleng'anga - University Teaching HospitalJohn Tembo - University Teaching HospitalPeter Mwaba - Lusaka Apex Medical UniversityCordelia M HimwazeMuzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid - University of KhartoumSayoki Mfinanga - Muhimbili Medical Research Centre National Institute for Medical Research, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Electronic address: gsmfinanga@yahoo.comLeonard Mboera - Sokoine University of AgricultureTajudeen Raj - Africa Centres for Disease Control and PreventionEleni Aklillu - Karolinska University HospitalFrancisco Veas - University of MontpellierSarah Edwards - UCL AustraliaPontiano Kaleebu - Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda. Electronic address: pontiano.kaleebu@mrcuganda.orgTimothy D McHugh - University College LondonJeremiah Chakaya - Kenyatta UniversityThomas Nyirenda - Tioga County Partnership for Community HealthMoses Bockarie - Tioga County Partnership for Community HealthPeter S NyasuluChristian Wejse - Aarhus University HospitalJean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum - University of KinshasaEsam I AzharMarkus MaeurerJean B Nachega - Stellenbosch UniversityRichard Kock - University of LondonGiuseppe Ippolito - General Directorate for Research and Innovation in Health, Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: g.ippolito@sanita.itAlimuddin Zumla - Center for Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: a.zumla@ucl.ac.uk
- Publication Details
- International journal of infectious diseases, Vol.114, pp.268-272
- Grant note
- MC_UU_00027/1 / Medical Research Council
- Identifiers
- 9936076408331
- Academic Unit
- King Abdulaziz University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
Journal article
Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) - highlights Africa's research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts
International journal of infectious diseases, Vol.114, pp.268-272
01/01/2022
PMID: 34863925
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