![]() About Dr Monika Moirmonikam@sun.ac.za |
Dr Monika Moir is a Researcher in the Data Science group at the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University. She joined CERI in 2021, where her initial work focused on genomic surveillance and the phylogenetic and phylodynamic reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics across South Africa and the broader African continent. This work contributed to understanding viral spread and informing public health responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her current research builds on these approaches to investigate climate-sensitive infectious diseases, with a particular focus on arthropod-borne viruses such as West Nile virus. She applies molecular epidemiology and data-driven modelling to reconstruct outbreaks and understand the drivers of disease emergence and transmission. Her research programme comprises interconnected projects aimed at strengthening outbreak detection, surveillance systems, and early warning capacity across Africa. Dr Moir is a co-lead and coordinator of CLIMADE Africa, a continent-wide working group within the Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics global consortium, which supports coordinated responses to climate-sensitive disease outbreaks. She is also an Associate Member of the Centre for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and the National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences at Stellenbosch University, contributing to interdisciplinary research at the interface of data science, epidemiology, and public health.
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PUBLICATIONS
Evolutionary dynamics and molecular adaptation of Rift Valley fever virus across human and non-human outbreaks in Africa.
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CholeraSeq: a comprehensive genomic pipeline for cholera surveillance and near real-time outbreak investigation.
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CholeraSeq: a comprehensive genomic pipeline for cholera surveillance and near real-time outbreak investigation.
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Identifying genomic surveillance gaps in Africa for the global public health response to West Nile virus: a systematic review.
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CholeraSeq: a comprehensive genomic pipeline for cholera surveillance and near real-time outbreak investigation.
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Tracing the spatial origins and spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages in South Africa.
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Genomic Surveillance of Climate-Amplified Cholera Outbreak, Malawi, 2022–2023.
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Genomic Characterization of Circulating Dengue Virus, Ethiopia, 2022–2023.
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Infectious diseases in a warming world: A call for action.
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Identifying genomic surveillance gaps in Africa for the global public health response to West Nile Virus.
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Dynamics and ecology of a multi-stage expansion of Oropouche virus in Brazil.
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“The COVID-19 pandemic in BRICS: Milestones, interventions, and molecular epidemiology”.
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Emergence of Omicron FN.1 a descendent of BQ.1.1 in Botswana.
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Impacts of climate change-related human migration on infectious diseases.
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Understanding the Transmission Dynamics of the Chikungunya Virus in Africa.
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Insights into SARS?CoV?2 in Angola during the COVID?19 peak: Molecular epidemiology and genome surveillance.
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Genomic epidemiology of the cholera outbreak in Malawi 2022-2023.
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Dispersal patterns and influence of air travel during the global expansion of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.
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SARS-CoV-2 Africa dashboard for real-time COVID-19 information.
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Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 during the first four waves in Mozambique.
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Molecular Epidemiology and Diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in Ethiopia 2020-2022.
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The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance.
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SARS-CoV-2 Genetic Diversity and Lineage Dynamics in Egypt during the First 18 Months of the Pandemic.
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Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa.
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Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa.
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