Emergence and Persistent Dominance of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.3.7 Variant, Taiwan

Emergence and Persistent Dominance of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.3.7 Variant, Taiwan

Since April 2022, waves of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases have surfaced in Taiwan and spread throughout the island. Using high-throughput sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 genome, we analyzed 2,405 PCR-positive swab samples from 2,339 persons and identified the Omicron BA.2.3.7 variant as a major linea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2023-04, Vol.29 (4), p.792-796
Hauptverfasser: Shao, Pei-Lan, Tu, Hsiao-Chen, Gong, Yu-Nong, Shu, Hung-Yu, Kirby, Ralph, Hsu, Li-Yun, Yeo, Hui-Yee, Kuo, Han-Yueh, Huang, Yi-Chia, Lin, Yung-Feng, Weng, Hui-Ying, Wu, Yueh-Lin, Chen, Chien-Chih, Chen, Tzen-Wen, Lee, Kuo-Ming, Huang, Chung-Guei, Shih, Shin-Ru, Chen, Wei J, Wu, Chen-Chi, Yu, Chong-Jen, Tsai, Shih-Feng
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Sprache:eng
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Causes of
China
coronavirus disease
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Distribution
Emergence and Persistent Dominance of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.3.7 Variant, Taiwan
Epidemics
Genomics
Health aspects
Humans
Infectious diseases
Laboratories
Omicron BA.2.3.7
Phylogenetics
Respiratory tract diseases
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 - genetics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Taiwan
Taiwan - epidemiology
Travel restrictions
Viral infections
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Zusammenfassung:Since April 2022, waves of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases have surfaced in Taiwan and spread throughout the island. Using high-throughput sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 genome, we analyzed 2,405 PCR-positive swab samples from 2,339 persons and identified the Omicron BA.2.3.7 variant as a major lineage within recent community outbreaks in Taiwan.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2904.221497