Emergence of New SARS-CoV2 Omicron Variants after the Change of Surveillance and Control Strategy.

ABSTRACT: In January 2022, there was a global and rapid surge of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 related to more transmission. This coincided with an increase in the incidence in Asturias, a region where rapid diagnosis and containment measures had limited the circulation of variants.

Methods

From January to June 2022, 34,591 variants were determined by the SNP method. From them, 445 were characterized by the WGS method and classified following pangolin program and phylogenic analysis.

Results

The Omicron variant went from being detected in 2438 (78%) samples in the first week of January 2021 to 4074 (98%) in the third week, according to the SNP method. Using the WGS method, 159 BA.1 (35.7%), 256 BA.2 (57.6%), 1 BA.4 (0.2%) and 10 BA.5 (2.2%) Omicron variants were found. Phylogenetic

SUBMITTER: Alba JMG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9610377 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature