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

Eskild Petersen, Francine Ntoumi, David S Hui, Aisha Abubakar, Laura D. Kramer, Christina Obiero, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah, Lucille Blumberg, Richard Yapi, Seif Al-Abri, Tatiana de Castro Abreu Pinto, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Najmul Haider, Danny Asogun, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan, Nathan Kapata, Matthew Bates, Rashid Ansumana, Chiara Montaldo, Luchenga Mucheleng'anga, John Tembo, Peter Mwaba, Cordelia M. Himwaze, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Sayoki Mfinanga, Leonard Mboera, Tajudeen Raj, Eleni Aklillu, Francisco Veas, Sarah Edwards, Pontiano Kaleebu, Timothy D. McHugh, Jeremiah Chakaya, Thomas Nyirenda, Moses Bockarie, Peter S Nyasulu, Christian Wejse, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Esam I. Azhar, Markus Maeurer, Jean B. Nachega, Richard Kock, Giuseppe Ippolito, Alimuddin Zumla

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.040
Published: 2022-01
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.040,
  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},
  author = {Eskild Petersen and Francine Ntoumi and David S Hui and Aisha Abubakar and Laura D. Kramer and Christina Obiero and Paul Anantharajah Tambyah and Lucille Blumberg and Richard Yapi and Seif Al-Abri and Tatiana de Castro Abreu Pinto and Dorothy Yeboah-Manu and Najmul Haider and Danny Asogun and Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan and Nathan Kapata and Matthew Bates and Rashid Ansumana and Chiara Montaldo and Luchenga Mucheleng'anga and John Tembo and Peter Mwaba and Cordelia M. Himwaze and Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid and Sayoki Mfinanga and Leonard Mboera and Tajudeen Raj and Eleni Aklillu and Francisco Veas and Sarah Edwards and Pontiano Kaleebu and Timothy D. McHugh and Jeremiah Chakaya and Thomas Nyirenda and Moses Bockarie and Peter S Nyasulu and Christian Wejse and Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum and Esam I. Azhar and Markus Maeurer and Jean B. Nachega and Richard Kock and Giuseppe Ippolito and Alimuddin Zumla},
  year = {2022},
  journal = {International Journal of Infectious Diseases},
  doi = {10.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.040},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.040}
}

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AU  - Lucille Blumberg
AU  - Richard Yapi
AU  - Seif Al-Abri
AU  - Tatiana de Castro Abreu Pinto
AU  - Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
AU  - Najmul Haider
AU  - Danny Asogun
AU  - Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan
AU  - Nathan Kapata
AU  - Matthew Bates
AU  - Rashid Ansumana
AU  - Chiara Montaldo
AU  - Luchenga Mucheleng'anga
AU  - John Tembo
AU  - Peter Mwaba
AU  - Cordelia M. Himwaze
AU  - Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid
AU  - Sayoki Mfinanga
AU  - Leonard Mboera
AU  - Tajudeen Raj
AU  - Eleni Aklillu
AU  - Francisco Veas
AU  - Sarah Edwards
AU  - Pontiano Kaleebu
AU  - Timothy D. McHugh
AU  - Jeremiah Chakaya
AU  - Thomas Nyirenda
AU  - Moses Bockarie
AU  - Peter S Nyasulu
AU  - Christian Wejse
AU  - Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
AU  - Esam I. Azhar
AU  - Markus Maeurer
AU  - Jean B. Nachega
AU  - Richard Kock
AU  - Giuseppe Ippolito
AU  - Alimuddin Zumla
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Petersen, E., Ntoumi, F., Hui, D. S., Abubakar, A., Kramer, L. D., Obiero, C., Tambyah, P. A., Blumberg, L., Yapi, R., Al-Abri, S., Pinto, T. D. C. A., Yeboah-Manu, D., Haider, N., Asogun, D., Velavan, T. P., Kapata, N., Bates, M., Ansumana, R., Montaldo, C., Mucheleng'anga, L., Tembo, J., Mwaba, P., Himwaze, C. M., Hamid, M. M. A., Mfinanga, S., Mboera, L., Raj, T., Aklillu, E., Veas, F., Edwards, S., Kaleebu, P., McHugh, T. D., Chakaya, J., Nyirenda, T., Bockarie, M., Nyasulu, P. S., Wejse, C., Muyembe-Tamfum, J., Azhar, E. I., Maeurer, M., Nachega, J. B., Kock, R., Ippolito, G., & Zumla, A. (2022). 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.040

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