Variant patterns and influence of inter-regional travel during the SARS-CoV-2 expansion in South Africa

Weiyu Luo1, Xin Wu1, Ruohan Li1

  • 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Villanova University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Plos One
|November 6, 2025
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