SARS-CoV-2 variants in Africa

URL: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRXJRshvGrYGHQjVa2Pl9xrQlQTxjEpfOCgeQTkt9yVR91iSIyw2U5N4tXOYOwNaX43KYz2FfYzYnZB/pub?gid=67615853&single=true&output=csv

Here are the definitions of the variables used in the file.

Data as of 30 June 2022

Country: Name of country.

Variant Name: List of WHO-confirmed Variants of Concern – Alpha, Beta, Delta, Omicron, Gamma – detected by the county.

Variant: Lineage of the variant of concern detected in the country: Variant 501.Y.V1 or B.1.1.7, Variant 501.Y.V2 or B.1.351, B.1.617, P1, B.1.1.529.

Date of the report: Date the variant of concern is confirmed to have been detected in the country or date that is added to the Institute of Pathogen Genomics’s dashboard.

Source Name: The authority who announced the detection of the variant of concern, for example, the Africa CDC, the Institute of Pathogen Genomics, the Ugandan Ministry of Health.

Source: Link to an official statement from the ministry of health, talking notes of the Africa CDC, or a screengrab from the Institute of Pathogen Genomics’s dashboard.

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Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
country text Country

Name of country

variant_name text Variant Name

List of WHO-confirmed Variants of Concern – Alpha, Beta, Delta, Omicron, Gamma – detected by the county.

variant text Variant

Lineage of the variant of concern detected in the country: Variant 501.Y.V1 or B.1.1.7, Variant 501.Y.V2 or B.1.351, B.1.617, P1, B.1.1.529

date_of_the_report timestamp Date of the report

Date the variant of concern is confirmed to have been detected in the country or date that is added to the Institute of Pathogen Genomics’s dashboard.

source_name text Source Name

The authority who announced the detection of the variant of concern, for example, the Africa CDC, the Institute of Pathogen Genomics, the Ugandan Ministry of Health.

source text Source

Link to an official statement from the ministry of health, talking notes of the Africa CDC, or a screengrab from the Institute of Pathogen Genomics’s dashboard.

no longer reporting text No longer reporting

List of countries that had earlier reported to have detected a variant but no longer did according to the Africa CDC

removed text Removed

Date the Africa CDC didn't list the variant as detected in a country

Additional Information

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Data last updated June 30, 2022
Metadata last updated June 30, 2022
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