Houriiyah Tegally

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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8.6Author DataRank

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Early transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa: An epidemiological and phylogenetic report

International Journal of Infectious Diseases(2020)10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.128

Top 5%

4.8DataRank

Top 5%100 citations

Sureshnee Pillay, Eduan Wilkinson, Houriiyah Tegally, Ilya Sinayskiy, Maria Schuld +14 more

Papers

Driven by 53 papers — median percentile 79. Top paper: “Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa”.

Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa

Nature Medicine(2022)10.1038/s41591-022-01911-2

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14.5DataRank · unranked

697 citations

Monika Moir, Josie Everatt, Marta Giovanetti, Cathrine Scheepers, Eduan Wilkinson +90 more

Efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Covid-19 Vaccine against the B.1.351 Variant

New England Journal of Medicine(2021)10.1056/nejmoa2102214

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13.3DataRank · unranked

1321 citations

Vicky L. Baillie, Clare Cutland, Merryn Voysey, Anthonet Koen, Lee Fairlie +46 more

Early transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa: An epidemiological and phylogenetic report

International Journal of Infectious Diseases(2020)10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.128

Top 5%

4.8DataRank

Top 5%100 citations

Sureshnee Pillay, Eduan Wilkinson, Houriiyah Tegally, Ilya Sinayskiy, Maria Schuld +14 more

The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance

Science(2022)10.1126/science.abq5358

Top 7%

3.1DataRank

Top 7%181 citations

James Emmanuel San, Matthew Cotten, Monika Moir, Bryan Tegomoh, Gerald Mboowa +95 more

Genomic assessment of invasion dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1

Science(2023)10.1126/science.adg6605

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1.3DataRank · unranked

70 citations

John T. McCrone, Ben Lambert, Sumali Bajaj, Rhys Inward, Paolo Bosetti +35 more

Addressing pandemic-wide systematic errors in the SARS-CoV-2 phylogeny

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2024)10.1101/2024.04.29.591666

Top 34%

0.575DataRank

Top 34%17 citations

Angie S. Hinrichs, D.P. Anderson, Lily Karim, Bethany L. Dearlove, Jeff Knaggs +95 more

SARS-CoV-2 infection in immunosuppression evolves sub-lineages which independently accumulate neutralization escape mutations

Virus Evolution(2023)10.1093/ve/vead075

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0.544DataRank · unranked

13 citations

Yashica Ganga, Hylton Rodel, Houriiyah Tegally, Afrah Khairallah, Laurelle Jackson +15 more

Genomic diversity and surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Nigeria

BMC Genomics(2025)10.1186/s12864-025-12058-y

Top 78%

0.104DataRank

Top 78%1 citations

Ezenwa James Onyemata, Natalia Blanco, Chika Onwuamah, Nnaemeka Ndodo, Paul E. Oluniyi +36 more

Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization

Nature(2021)10.1038/d41586-021-03824-5

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0DataRank · unranked

188 citations

Laurelle Jackson, David S. Khoury, Khadija Khan, Thandeka Moyo-Gwete, Houriiyah Tegally +29 more

HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2: Patterns in the evolution of two pandemic pathogens

Cell Host & Microbe(2021)10.1016/j.chom.2021.05.012

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0DataRank · unranked

115 citations

Elena Giorgi, Srirupa Chakraborty, Kien Nguyen, Tanmoy Bhattacharya, James Theiler +51 more

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron has extensive but incomplete escape of Pfizer BNT162b2 elicited neutralization and requires ACE2 for infection

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.12.08.21267417

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0DataRank · unranked

366 citations

Laurelle Jackson, David S. Khoury, Khadija Khan, Thandeka Moyo-Gwete, Houriiyah Tegally +29 more

Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.08.21.21262393

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0DataRank · unranked

124 citations

Elizaveta Semenova, Gytis Dudas, Gabriel W. Hassler, Chaney C. Kalinich, Moritz U. G. Kraemer +43 more

Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) Covid-19 vaccine against the B.1.351 variant in South Africa

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.02.10.21251247

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0DataRank · unranked

122 citations

Vicky L. Baillie, Clare Cutland, Merryn Voysey, Anthonet Koen, Lee Fairlie +48 more

SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 (B.1.351) elicits cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.03.06.434193

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0DataRank · unranked

39 citations

Mashudu Madzivhandila, Zanele Makhado, Frances Ayres, Donald Mhlanga, Brent Oosthuysen +22 more

SARS-CoV-2 evolved during advanced HIV disease immunosuppression has Beta-like escape of vaccine and Delta infection elicited immunity

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.09.14.21263564

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0DataRank · unranked

23 citations

Farina Karim, Gila Lustig, James Emmanuel San, Tandile Hermanus, Houriiyah Tegally +24 more

Loss of recognition of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 variant spike epitopes but overall preservation of T cell immunity

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.06.03.21258307

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0DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Roanne Keeton, Thandeka Moyo-Gwete, Tandile Hermanus, Prudence Kgagudi, Richard Baguma +21 more

Genomic epidemiology reveals the impact of national and international restrictions measures on the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Brazil

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.10.07.21264644

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0DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Svetoslav Nanev Slavov, Vagner Fonseca, Eduan Wilkinson, Houriiyah Tegally, José Salvatore Leister Patané +95 more

Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa

Nature(2022)10.1038/s41586-022-04411-y

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0DataRank · unranked

1910 citations

Sikhulile Moyo, Daniel G. Amoako, Houriiyah Tegally, Cathrine Scheepers, Christian L. Althaus +94 more

T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike cross-recognize Omicron

Nature(2022)10.1038/s41586-022-04460-3

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0DataRank · unranked

623 citations

Marius B. Tincho, Amkele Ngomti, Richard Baguma, Ntombi Benede, Akiko Suzuki +42 more

Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

Nature Communications(2022)10.1038/s41467-022-33713-y

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0DataRank · unranked

305 citations

Elizaveta Semenova, Gytis Dudas, Gabriel W. Hassler, Chaney C. Kalinich, Moritz U. G. Kraemer +95 more

SARS-CoV-2 prolonged infection during advanced HIV disease evolves extensive immune escape

Cell Host & Microbe(2022)10.1016/j.chom.2022.01.005

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0DataRank · unranked

241 citations

Farina Karim, Gila Lustig, James Emmanuel San, Tandile Hermanus, Houriiyah Tegally +23 more

Omicron BA.4/BA.5 escape neutralizing immunity elicited by BA.1 infection

Nature Communications(2022)10.1038/s41467-022-32396-9

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0DataRank · unranked

187 citations

Farina Karim, Yashica Ganga, Mallory Bernstein, Zesuliwe Jule, Kajal Reedoy +30 more

Escape from recognition of SARS-CoV-2 variant spike epitopes but overall preservation of T cell immunity

Science Translational Medicine(2022)10.1126/scitranslmed.abj6824

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0DataRank · unranked

126 citations

Roanne Keeton, Thandeka Moyo-Gwete, Tandile Hermanus, Prudence Kgagudi, Richard Baguma +23 more

Selection Analysis Identifies Clusters of Unusual Mutational Changes in Omicron Lineage BA.1 That Likely Impact Spike Function

Molecular Biology and Evolution(2022)10.1093/molbev/msac061

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0DataRank · unranked

123 citations

Spyros Lytras, Alexander G. Lucaci, Wolfgang Maier, Björn Grüning, Stephen D. Shank +33 more

Genomic epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Brazil

Nature Microbiology(2022)10.1038/s41564-022-01191-z

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0DataRank · unranked

111 citations

Svetoslav Nanev Slavov, Vagner Fonseca, Eduan Wilkinson, Houriiyah Tegally, José Salvatore Leister Patané +95 more

Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa

Nature(2022)10.1038/d41586-021-03832-5

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0DataRank · unranked

73 citations

Sikhulile Moyo, Daniel G. Amoako, Houriiyah Tegally, Cathrine Scheepers, Christian L. Althaus +94 more

Omicron infection enhances Delta antibody immunity in vaccinated persons

Nature(2022)10.1038/s41586-022-04830-x

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0DataRank · unranked

89 citations

Farina Karim, Sandile Cele, Kajal Reedoy, James Emmanuel San, Gila Lustig +52 more

Emergence and phenotypic characterization of the global SARS-CoV-2 C.1.2 lineage

Nature Communications(2022)10.1038/s41467-022-29579-9

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0DataRank · unranked

38 citations

Josie Everatt, Daniel G. Amoako, Houriiyah Tegally, Constantinos Kurt Wibmer, Anele Mnguni +40 more

Shifts in global mobility dictate the synchrony of SARS-CoV-2 epidemic waves

Journal of Travel Medicine(2022)10.1093/jtm/taac134

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0DataRank · unranked

14 citations

Kamran Khan, Carmen Huber, Túlio de Oliveira, Moritz U. G. Kraemer, Houriiyah Tegally

Omicron sub-lineages BA.4/BA.5 escape BA.1 infection elicited neutralizing immunity

medRxiv(2022)10.1101/2022.04.29.22274477

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0DataRank · unranked

86 citations

Farina Karim, Yashica Ganga, Mallory Bernstein, Zesuliwe Jule, Kajal Reedoy +27 more

SARS-CoV-2 evolves increased infection elicited cell death and fusion in an immunosuppressed individual

medRxiv(2022)10.1101/2022.11.23.22282673

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0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Yashica Ganga, Hylton Rodel, Houriiyah Tegally, Laurelle Jackson, Sandile Cele +12 more

Dispersal patterns and influence of air travel during the global expansion of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Cell(2023)10.1016/j.cell.2023.06.001

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0DataRank · unranked

72 citations

Eduan Wilkinson, Joseph L.-H. Tsui, Monika Moir, Darren Martin, Anderson F. Brito +16 more

Rapid Epidemic Expansion of Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Lineage, Paraguay

Emerging infectious diseases(2023)10.3201/eid2909.230523

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0DataRank · unranked

45 citations

Cynthia Vázquez, Maurício Lima, Emerson Castro, Analia Rojas, Andrea Gómez de la Fuente +35 more

Evaluation of miniaturized Illumina DNA preparation protocols for SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequencing

PLoS ONE(2023)10.1371/journal.pone.0283219

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0DataRank · unranked

10 citations

James Emmanuel San, Derek Tshiabuila, Yeshnee Naidoo, Yusasha Pillay, Akhil Maharaj +8 more

Managing and assembling population-scale data streams, tools and workflows to plan for future pandemics within the INFORM-Africa Consortium

South African Journal of Science(2023)10.17159/sajs.2023/14659

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0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Joicymara S. Xavier, Marcel Dunaiski, Houriiyah Tegally, Sunday O. Oladejo, Olawole Ayorinde +4 more

An emerging clade of Chikungunya West African genotype discovered in real-time during 2023 outbreak in Senegal

medRxiv(2023)10.1101/2023.11.14.23298527

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16 citations

Houriiyah Tegally, Yajna Ramphal, Ndiaye Seyni, Marièma Sarr, M.M. Diop +40 more

Rapid epidemic expansion of chikungunya virus-ECSA lineage in Paraguay

medRxiv(2023)10.1101/2023.04.16.23288635

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0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Cynthia Vázquez, Maurício Lima, Emerson Castro, Analia Rojas, Andrea Gómez de la Fuente +35 more

A new lineage nomenclature to aid genomic surveillance of dengue virus

PLoS Biology(2024)10.1371/journal.pbio.3002834

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0DataRank · unranked

71 citations

Sara Cleemput, James Siqueira Pereira, Robert J. Gifford, Vagner Fonseca, Houriiyah Tegally +36 more

Dengue virus importation risks in Africa: a modelling study

The Lancet Planetary Health(2024)10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00272-9

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0DataRank · unranked

23 citations

José Lourenço, Joseph L.-H. Tsui, Vittoria Colizza, Yajna Ramphal, Cheryl Baxter +5 more

Dynamics and ecology of a multi-stage expansion of Oropouche virus in Brazil

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.10.29.24316328

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15 citations

Simon Dellicour, Jenicca Poongavanan, Carla Mavian, Graeme Dor, Vagner Fonseca +15 more

A new lineage nomenclature to aid genomic surveillance of dengue virus

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.05.16.24307504

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10 citations

Sara Cleemput, Vagner Fonseca, Houriiyah Tegally, Anderson F. Brito, Robert J. Gifford +30 more

Artificial intelligence for modelling infectious disease epidemics

Nature(2025)10.1038/s41586-024-08564-w

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0DataRank · unranked

133 citations

Joseph L.-H. Tsui, Serina Chang, Spyros Lytras, Mark P. Khurana, Samantha Vanderslott +36 more

Travel-associated international spread of Oropouche virus beyond the Amazon

Journal of Travel Medicine(2025)10.1093/jtm/taaf018

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0DataRank · unranked

20 citations

Felicidade Mota Pereira, Elaine Cristina de Oliveira, Janete Taynã Nascimento Rodrigues, Mariza Hoffmann Machado, Vagner Fonseca +53 more

Identifying genomic surveillance gaps in Africa for the global public health response to West Nile virus: a systematic review

The Lancet Microbe(2025)10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101176

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0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Nikita Sitharam, L. Marije Hofstra, Graeme Dor, Gaspary Mwanyika, Martina L. Reichmuth +60 more

Emergence of the BA.2.87.1 lineage of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa, a highly diverged BA.2-related lineage

Virus Evolution(2025)10.1093/ve/veaf083

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Buhle Ntozini, Ryan Hisner, Mukhlid Yousif, Phindile Ntuli, Nkosenhle Ndlovu +18 more

Identification and genomic characterisation of BA.3.2: a highly divergent BA.3-related SARS-CoV-2 lineage from southern Africa

medRxiv(2025)10.64898/2025.12.19.25342658

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4 citations

Dikeledi Kekana, Ryan Hisner, Darren P. Martin, Bette Korber, Timo Ernst +16 more

Whole Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2: Adapting Illumina Protocols for Quick and Accurate Outbreak Investigation during a Pandemic

Genes(2020)10.3390/genes11080949

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96 citations

Jennifer Giandhari, Houriiyah Tegally, Eduan Wilkinson, Benjamin Chimukangara, Richard Lessells +12 more

Discovering novel driver mutations from pan-cancer analysis of mutational and gene expression profiles

PLoS ONE(2020)10.1371/journal.pone.0242780

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0DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Kevin H. Kensler, Zahra Mungloo-Dilmohamud, Anisah W. Ghoorah, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Shakuntala Baichoo +1 more

Early transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa: An epidemiological and phylogenetic report

medRxiv(2020)10.1101/2020.05.29.20116376

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47 citations

Sureshnee Pillay, Eduan Wilkinson, Houriiyah Tegally, Ilya Sinayskiy, Maria Schuld +14 more

High Resolution analysis of Transmission Dynamics of Sars-Cov-2 in Two Major Hospital Outbreaks in South Africa Leveraging Intrahost Diversity

medRxiv(2020)10.1101/2020.11.15.20231993

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20 citations

Sinaye Ngcapu, Aquillah M. Kanzi, Houriiyah Tegally, Vagner Fonseca, Jennifer Giandhari +10 more

Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization

Nature(2021)10.1038/s41586-021-04387-1

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0DataRank · unranked

1193 citations

Laurelle Jackson, David S. Khoury, Khadija Khan, Thandeka Moyo-Gwete, Houriiyah Tegally +58 more

The emergence and ongoing convergent evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 N501Y lineages

Cell(2021)10.1016/j.cell.2021.09.003

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276 citations

Steven Weaver, Houriiyah Tegally, James Emmanuel San, Stephen D. Shank, Eduan Wilkinson +17 more

A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa

Science(2021)10.1126/science.abj4336

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0DataRank · unranked

237 citations

Marta Giovanetti, Houriiyah Tegally, James Emmanuel San, Richard Lessells, Diego F. Cuadros +95 more

Houriiyah Tegally

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