biostudies-literatureCarrazco-Montalvo ANIAID NIH HHS100951https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8739794biostudies-literatureUnknown45The 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.New microbes and new infectionsFirst detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 (Omicron) in Ecuador.PMC8739794U01 AI151788Barragan VWong MBTello CLPrado-Vivar BGuizado-Herrera DRamos-Sarmiento DFuertes BGrunauer MMorales DGutierrez BCardenas PMarquez SCarrazco-Montalvo ARojas-Silva PPatino LArmendariz-Castillo ILeon-Sosa ATrueba GArmas-Gonzalez RUSFQ-ConsortiumGuadalupe JJfalseFirst detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 (Omicron) in Ecuador.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.2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jan2025-04-22T01:28:26.309Z2025-04-05T19:57:42.471ZS-EPMC87397943501822210.1016/j.nmni.2022.100951