Edyth Parker

Genome sequencing reveals a highly divergent genotype II African swine fever virus in Nigeria

African swine fever is a viral disease with major socioeconomic consequences in countries including Nigeria, where pig farming sustains many livelihoods. Despite the critical role of genomic data in outbreak control, Nigeria has remained underrepresented in global African swine f...

Cryptic spread of SARS-CoV-2 undermined targeted travel restrictions

Abstract The effectiveness of travel restrictions in mitigating the spread of novel viral variants remains understudied, particularly in regions with sparse genomic surveillance. We evaluated the efficacy of these restrictions in Western Asia, where countries sequenced less than...