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Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Causing COVID-19 in Africa
Sponsor: ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Summary
The main objective of this research is to identify and characterize the different molecular variants of SARS-CoV-2, emerging and / or circulating in several countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Mali, Chad and Republic of Congo) and determine their role in the evolution of the pandemic.
Official title: Variants of SARS-CoV-2 in Central and West Africa: Frequency of Circulating Viruses and Implications for the Management and Control of the Pandemic
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
12600
Start Date
2022-09-30
Completion Date
2023-12-30
Last Updated
2026-10-16
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
RT PCR
Characterize the different molecular variants of SARS-CoV-2, determine the escape potential of the new variants from neutralization by monoclonal antibodies and currently available vaccines and characterization of the mRNAs expressed in infected persons
Locations (6)
Centre de Référence pour les pathogènes émergents et réémergent
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire la Référence Nationale (CHU-RN)
N'Djamena, Chad
CIRBA
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Unité Mixte de Recherche CIRMF-SSM
Libreville, Gabon
SEREFO
Bamako, Mali
Laboratoire National de Santé Publique Brazzaville
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo