ACEGID’s Pivotal Work on Public Health Featured in World Bank Results Brief ACEGID’s approach, results and impacts were the focus of a recent World Bank Results Brief. The publication highlights how we are countering immediate public health threats as well as detecting and responding to future outbreaks. It also presents a view of the horizon …
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As viruses replicate and transfer from person to person, changes (mutations) can occur in these viruses. These mutations can lead to new variants of the virus being formed. Mutations can also either be a meaningless tweak or the virus alters itself in such a way that it can spread more easily and cause more infections. …
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 P681H Spike Protein Variant in ACEGID Lab, Nigeria. Read More »
The African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) is edging towards the completion of its landmark ACEGID Genomics Centre. Located at the heart of Redeemer’s University, Ede, Nigeria, this is the first state-of-the-art genome sequencing laboratory in Africa. ACEGID currently operates from a building modestly adapted to suit the needs of the …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) recently announced the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) as one of the three reference laboratories for the storage and analysis of the genomes of infectious diseases in Africa. This announcement came on the heels of effort …
ACEGID named as a Continental Reference Laboratory by WHO and Africa CDC Read More »
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