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 lineage within recent community outbreaks in Taiwan.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 29(2023), 4 vom: 28. Apr., Seite 792-796

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shao, Pei-Lan [VerfasserIn]
Tu, Hsiao-Chen [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Yu-Nong [VerfasserIn]
Shu, Hung-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Kirby, Ralph [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Li-Yun [VerfasserIn]
Yeo, Hui-Yee [VerfasserIn]
Kuo, Han-Yueh [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yi-Chia [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Yung-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Weng, Hui-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yueh-Lin [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chien-Chih [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Tzen-Wen [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Kuo-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Chung-Guei [VerfasserIn]
Shih, Shin-Ru [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Wei J [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Chen-Chi [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Chong-Jen [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Shih-Feng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Coronavirus disease
Journal Article
Omicron BA.2.3.7
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Respiratory infections
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Taiwan
Vaccine-preventable diseases
Viruses
Zoonoses

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Date Completed 24.03.2023

Date Revised 02.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2904.221497

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354239279