{"id":7566,"date":"2020-06-12T08:31:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T08:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/?page_id=7566"},"modified":"2022-02-21T18:02:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T16:02:52","slug":"sars-cov-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/index.php\/sars-cov-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SARS-CoV-2 and Coronavirus Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645459363566{margin-top: 36px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>SARS-CoV-2 &amp; Coronavirus Disease Related<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>H3Africa investigators have been involved in testing, the public health response, and community engagement efforts related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Various laboratories performing genomic sequencing of SARS CoV-2 are part of the H3Africa Consortium.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591958209066{margin-top: 36px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion style=&#8221;outline&#8221; color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; no_fill=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Host Genetics Initiatives&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1594217165849-63d996b0-0354&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;COVID-19 GWAS&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-globe&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fgrasp.nhlbi.nih.gov%2FCovid19GWASResults.aspx||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;CoVid-19 Host Genetics&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-globe&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.covid19hg.org%2F||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Open Access CoVid-19 data&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1594217321482-1791f1eb-bdea&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Open Access Data&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdatascience.nih.gov%2Fcovid-19-open-access-resources||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Surveillance&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1591956305179-82462799-e425&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Visit the John Hopkins website&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;juicy-pink&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-globe&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fcoronavirus.jhu.edu%2Fmap.html||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Academic Resources&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1594125710801-939739f0-4671&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><em>Tap\/Click to read more<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/coronavirus?query=main_nav_lg\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">The New England Journal of Medicine provides a collection of articles and other resources on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, including clinical reports, management guidelines, and commentary.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">The Lancet has created a Coronavirus Resource Centre with content from across its journals &#8211; as it is published.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springernature.com\/gp\/researchers\/campaigns\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">Nature has granted free to access to the latest available COVID-19 related research, evidence, and data.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/collections\/coronavirus?intcmp=ghd_cov\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">The Science journals are striving to provide timely research, analysis, and news coverage of COVID-19 and the coronavirus that causes it. All content is free to access.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/pages\/coronavirus-alert#coronavirus-q&amp;a\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) network COVID-19 collection includes clinical information, an interactive outbreak map, and Q&amp;As amongst other resources.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/COVID-19\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">Cell has created a Coronavirus Resource Hub &#8211; an outlet for the latest content about the outbreak as it appears in Cell Press journals.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.frontiersin.org\/?utm_source=em&amp;utm_medium=f-nlt&amp;utm_campaign=ba_cov-cco__hub-announcement\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">The Frontiers Coronavirus Knowledge Hub is a source of trusted information and analysis on COVID-19, including the latest research articles, information, and commentary from their world-class scientific community.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">The British Medical Journal (BMJ) COVID-19 hub supports health professionals and researchers with practical guidance, online CPD courses, as well as the latest news, comment, and research from BMJ.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/policy\/natural-disasters\/corona-virus.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">The National Institutes of Health has information for its applicants and funding recipients. This includes an Applicant\/Recipient COVID-19 Update History.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plos.org\/covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">PLOS aims to support researchers through their COVID-19 page which includes links to emerging research, policy updates, and pandemic-related resources.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronatimes.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">Corona Times is a collaborative platform between UCT&#8217;s Institute for the Humanities in Africa and international entities. It engages scholars offering detailed, rigorously researched, ethical expert commentary that explores ways to grasp the wide-spread effects of the virus. Looking at the socio-cultural, political, and economic implications of the pandemic.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immunopaedia.org.za\/breaking-news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">Advancing global immunology education is immunopaedia.org with breaking news tracking relevant COVID-19 information.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us15.campaign-archive.com\/home\/?u=60a85e30a59bebc934e0c7667&amp;id=8c92d8b6b4\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">The Immunopaedia Monthly Newsletter archive is available here with targeted COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 information.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/africa\/covid-19\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">The Conversation Africa is an independent news and views source from the academic and research community. Their COVID-19 page collates a reservoir of expertise from across the continent.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"list_item lists_2 clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article_tag\/covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"list_left list_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/smallvirus.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"smallvirus\" width=\"50\" height=\"42\"\/><\/div><div class=\"list_right\"><div class=\"desc\">Daily Maverick&#8217;s COVID-19 content is not only focused on the health implications of the virus but its impact on various sectors of life.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This curated information was sourced from the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine\u2019s<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em><a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idm.uct.ac.za\/COVID-19_Resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 Resource page<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Africa Overview&#8221; 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