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This research was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (17/63/82) using UK aid from the UK Government to support global health research. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the UK Department of Health and Social Care.

COVID-19 Work

Articles

Tracking the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 in coastal Kenya

Revealing the extent of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya based on serological and PCR-test data

Pooled testing conserves SARS-CoV-2 laboratory resources and improves test turn-around time: experience on the Kenyan Coast

An optimisation of four SARS-CoV-2 qRT-PCR assays in a Kenyan laboratory to support the national COVID-19 rapid response teams

Forecasting the scale of the COVID-19 epidemic in Kenya

Estimation of country-level basic reproductive ratios for novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) using synthetic contact matrice

Policy Briefs

What can we learn from preliminary modelling of COVID-19 in Kenya?

Genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 cases in Kenya

Status of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya: Evidence from serological and clinical surveillance, and predictive modelling

Genome Reports

Introduction and local transmission of SARS-CoV-2 cases in Kenya

Newspaper Articles

Kemri researchers release their analysis of coronavirus strains

Tweets

More than 100 SARS-CoV-2 genomes from 19 cases on GISAID

Tweet by @KEMRI_Kenya Liked by @MutahiKagweCs – Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, is the Cabinet Secretary for Health in the Republic of Kenya

Charles Nyaigoti explaining to the media the how the Real Time PCR process is done

Main Investigators

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James Nokes

Prof Matt Keeling

Matt Keeling

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Sam Kinyanjui

Ettienne

Etienne De Villiers