First cases of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 in Denmark, 2023

We describe 10 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant BA.2.86 detected in Denmark, including molecular characteristics and results from wastewater surveillance that indicate that the variant is circulating in the country at a low level. This new variant with many spike gene mutations was classified as a variant under monitoring by the World Health Organization on 17 August 2023. Further global monitoring of COVID-19, BA.2.86 and other SARS-CoV-2 variants is highly warranted.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 28(2023), 36 vom: 07. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rasmussen, Morten [VerfasserIn]
Møller, Frederik Trier [VerfasserIn]
Gunalan, Vithiagaran [VerfasserIn]
Baig, Sharmin [VerfasserIn]
Bennedbæk, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Christiansen, Lasse Engbo [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, Arieh Sierra [VerfasserIn]
Ellegaard, Kirsten [VerfasserIn]
Fomsgaard, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Franck, Kristina Træholt [VerfasserIn]
Larsen, Nicolai Balle [VerfasserIn]
Larsen, Tine Graakjær [VerfasserIn]
Lassaunière, Ria [VerfasserIn]
Polacek, Charlotta [VerfasserIn]
Qvesel, Amanda Gammelby [VerfasserIn]
Sieber, Raphael Niklaus [VerfasserIn]
Rasmussen, Lasse Dam [VerfasserIn]
Stegger, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Spiess, Katja [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Man-Hung Eric [VerfasserIn]
Vestergaard, Lasse Skafte [VerfasserIn]
Andersen, Thomas Emil [VerfasserIn]
Hoegh, Silje Vermedal [VerfasserIn]
Pedersen, Rune Micha [VerfasserIn]
Skov, Marianne Nielsine [VerfasserIn]
Steinke, Kat [VerfasserIn]
Sydenham, Thomas Vognbjerg [VerfasserIn]
Hoppe, Morten [VerfasserIn]
Nielsen, Lene [VerfasserIn]
Krause, Tyra Grove [VerfasserIn]
Ullum, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Jokelainen, Pikka [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Diagnostic preparedness
Emerging variant
Epidemiological preparedness
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2
Sequencing
Virus
WGS
Wastewater
Wastewater surveillance

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.09.2023

Date Revised 20.10.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.36.2300460

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361737858