Longitudinal Epidemiology and Variant Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in Coastal Kenya (2020–2025): Clinical Features and Wave Patterns
SARS-CoV-2 increasingly shows seasonal annual patterns in coastal Kenya, with its clinical features resembling established endemic respiratory viruses. Its case burden is most pronounced in young adults. Locally dominant genetic variants may differ from those globally.
Authors
- Charles Sande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8364-6063)
- Arnold W. Lambisia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5312-0960)
- Matthew Cotten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3361-3351)
- Simon Dellicour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9558-1052)
- Joyce U. Nyiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7215-6539)
- James Nyagwange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5430-6011)
- Esther Nyadzua Katama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3399-3037)
- John Mwita
- Martin N. Mutunga
- Mr Charles Agoti
- George Githinji
- Edward C Holmes
- Philip Bejon
- L Isabella Ochola-Oyier
- Grace Maina
- Edidah Moraa
- My V T Phan
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
- Rega Institute for Medical Research (BE)
- Pwani University (KE)
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag084
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00