SARS-CoV-2 variants in Africa
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.
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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | June 30, 2022 |
| Metadata last updated | June 30, 2022 |
| Created | June 30, 2022 |
| Format | CSV |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution |
| created | over 2 years ago |
| datastore active | True |
| format | CSV |
| has views | True |
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| state | active |