Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant, Benin, May–July 2021

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Yadouleton, Anges ; Sander, Anna-Lena ; Adewumi, Praise ; de Oliveira Filho, Edmilson F. ; Tchibozo, Carine ; Hounkanrin, Gildas ; René, Keke K. ; Ange, Dossou ; Kohoun, Rodrigue K. ; Nari, Ramalia Chabi ; Salifou, Sourakatou ; Saizonou, Raoul ; Kakai, Clement G. ; Bedié, Sonia V. ; Al Onifade, Fattah ; Nagel, Michael ; Aïssi, Melchior A. Joël ; Akogbeto, Petas ; Drosten, Christian ; Wulf, Ben ; Moreira-Soto, Andres ; Djingarey, Mamoudou Harouna ; Hounkpatin, Benjamin ; Drexler, Jan Felix
• Description:
  Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Delta variant epidemiology in Africa is unknown. We found Delta variant was introduced in Benin during April-May 2021 and became predominant within 2 months, after which a steep increase in reported coronavirus disease incidence occurred. Benin might require increased nonpharmaceutical interventions and vaccination coverage.
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Humans Sars-Cov-2
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(1):205-209
• Pubmed ID:
  34807815
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8714210
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Benin
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:aeb9f35c0aba9363d9b9dc7610ac6121eb5d962de0164848bae4ff463f96d66e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/113351/cdc_113351_DS1.pdf
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