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Complete Genome Sequence of a 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Strain Isolated in Nepal
Paper Information
Record ID:
25110
Author(s):
Publication Date:
March 12, 2020
Retraction Date:
January 21, 2021
(4.8 years years ago)
Subjects:
Institutions:
- National Public Health Laboratory, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Public Health and Infection Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
- Grupo de Investigación Biomedicina, Faculty of Medicine, Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Government of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Departments of Physiological and Morphological Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- Global Health and Sustainable Development, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Publisher:
American Society for Microbiology
Open Access:
Yes
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Quick Stats
Total Citations:
164
Years Since Retraction:
4.8 years
Open Access:
Yes
Last Checked:
Jul 24, 2025