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PATH appoints Prof. Were as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
PATH has announced the appointment of Prof. Fredrick Were MD, MMed, PhD as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.
Prof. Were’s appointment was announced in a statement on PATH official website.
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Imported SARS-COV-2 Variants of Concern Drove Spread of Infections Across Kenya During the Second Year of the Pandemic
Background.
Using classical and genomic epidemiology, we tracked the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya over 23 months to determine the impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on its progression.
Methods.
SARS-CoV-2 surveillance and testing data were obtained from the Kenya Ministry of Health, collected daily from 306 health facilities. COVID-19-associated fatality data were also obtained from these health facilities and communities. Whole SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing were carried out on 1241 specimens.
Results.