Report of the 1st African Enteric Viruses Genome Initiative data and Bioiniformatics workshop on whole genome analysis of some African rotavirus strains held in Bloemfontein, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorDennis, F.E.
dc.contributor.authorNyaga, M.M.
dc.contributor.authorSabiu, S.
dc.contributor.authorNdze, V.N.
dc.contributor.authorJere, K.C.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-27T10:53:30Z
dc.date.available2020-07-27T10:53:30Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-22
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe University of the Free State - Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Unit, Bloemfontein, South Africa, hosted a data and bioinformatics workshop from 19 to 22 June 2018. The workshop was coordinated by the African Enteric Viruses Genome Initiative (AEVGI) with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The event introduced technologies in NGS and data analysis with focus on the rotavirus (RV) genome. The workshop fostered interactions and networking between professionals, scientific experts, technicians and students. The courses provided an overview of RV diarrhoea and its burden in Africa, while highlighting the key resources and methodologies in NGS and advanced bioinformatics in deciphering vaccine impact. It was concluded that, despite the reported significant decline in RV associated-diarrhoea mortality and morbidity in Africa due to RV vaccine impact, the need for continuous surveillance and genomic characterization to better understand the ever-changing dynamics of RV strains is imperative.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipgrant awarded to M. M.N as the Principial Investigator (PI) and co-PIs F.E.D, V.N.N and K. C.J of the AEVGI by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF OPP1180423_2017). Other funding grants awarded to M.N that funded this research include South African Medical Research Council- Self Initiated Research (SAMRC-SIR) and Poliomyelitis Research Foundation (PRF 19/16).en_US
dc.identifier.citationM. M. Nyaga, S. Sabiu, V. N. Ndze et al., Report of the 1st African Enteric Viruses Genome Initiative data and Bioiniformatics workshop on whole genome analysis of some African rotavirus strains held in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Vaccine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j. vaccine.2020.06.010en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.06.010
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/35700
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherVaccineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries38;34
dc.subjectRotavirusen_US
dc.subjectVaccineen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectWhole genome sequencingen_US
dc.subjectBioinformaticsen_US
dc.subjectDiarrhoeaen_US
dc.titleReport of the 1st African Enteric Viruses Genome Initiative data and Bioiniformatics workshop on whole genome analysis of some African rotavirus strains held in Bloemfontein, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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