First detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 (Omicron) in Ecuador.

ABSTRACT: The National Institute of Research and Public Health reported the first local record of the Omicron variant detected in Ecuador. A fully vaccinated subject returned from South Africa with a negative RT-PCR. We present the cumulative frequency of the variants in Ecuador and a phylogenetic analysis of this new Omicron.

SUBMITTER: Carrazco-Montalvo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8739794 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature