Identification of the First SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.529 Virus Detected in Europe.

ABSTRACT: We report the complete genome sequence of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant (lineage B.1.1.529) from a Belgian patient with a history of recent travel to Egypt. At the time of writing, this genome constituted the first confirmed case of an infection with the Omicron variant in Europe.

SUBMITTER: Vanmechelen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8812313 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature