Molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Mongolia, first experience with nanopore sequencing in lower- and middle-income countries setting.
Munkhtuya ErenderegSuvd TumurbaatarOtgonjargal ByambaaGerelmaa EnebishNatsagdorj BurgedTungalag KhurelsukhNomin-Erdene BaatarBadmaarag MunkhjinJargaltulga UlziijargalAnuujin GantumurOyunbaatar AltanbayarOchbadrakh BatjargalDelgermurun AltangerelKhosbayar TulgaaSarangua GanboldOdgerel TundevSarantsetseg JigjidsurenTsogbadrakh NyamdorjNaranzul TsedenbalBumdelger BatmunkhBaigalmaa JantsansengeeBattur LkhagvaaBilegtsaikhan TsolmonOyunsuren EnebishErdembileg TsevegmidEnkhbold SereejavKhurelbaatar NyamdavaaRyenchindorj ErkhembayarBattogtokh ChimeddorjPublished in: Immunity, inflammation and disease (2024)
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concerns including alpha and delta were delayed in circulation potentially due to public health stringencies in Mongolia. We are sharing our initial experience with whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 from Mongolia, where sequencing data is sparse.