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Enhancing capacity to understand SARS-CoV-2 infection in Africa (Kenya, The Gambia and Uganda) and globally

  • Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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Grant number: C19-IUC-196

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

  • Principal Investigator

    Matthew Cotton

  • Research Location

    United Kingdom, Uganda

  • Lead Research Institution

    MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Pathogen morphology, shedding & natural history

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Not applicable

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Providing a consortium, including the MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit and MRC Unit The Gambia,, with genomics and bioinformatics support to increase understanding of SARS-CoV-2 in Africa and to understand the evolution of the virus.