RETRACTED: Gradual emergence followed by exponential spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Africa.

Autor: Fischer C; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Virology, Berlin, Germany., Maponga TG; Division of Medical Virology, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa., Yadouleton A; Laboratoire dés fievres hemorragiques virales de Cotonou, Akpakpa, Benin., Abílio N; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique., Aboce E; MBN Clinical Laboratories, Kampala, Uganda., Adewumi P; Laboratoire dés fievres hemorragiques virales de Cotonou, Akpakpa, Benin., Afonso P; Instituto Nacional de Investigação em Saúde (INIS), Luanda, Angola., Akorli J; Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana., Andriamandimby SF; Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Anga L; Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco., Ashong Y; Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana., Beloufa MA; Institut Pasteur of Algeria, National Influenza Centre, Sidi-Fredj, Algeria., Bensalem A; Institut Pasteur of Algeria, National Influenza Centre, Sidi-Fredj, Algeria., Birtles R; Gulu University Multifunctional Research Laboratories, Gulu, Uganda.; School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford, UK., Boumba ALM; Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Pointe-Noire, Congo.; Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory HDL, Pointe-Noire, Congo., Bwanga F; MBN Clinical Laboratories, Kampala, Uganda.; Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda., Chaponda M; Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ndola Teaching Hospital, Ndola, Zambia., Chibukira P; National Virology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Avondale, Zimbabwe., Chico RM; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Chileshe J; Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ndola Teaching Hospital, Ndola, Zambia., Chongwe G; Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ndola Teaching Hospital, Ndola, Zambia., Cissé A; Laboratoire National de Référence-Grippes, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., D'Alessandro U; Medical Research Council Unit at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Banjul, Gambia., de Lamballerie XN; Unité des Virus Émergents, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France., de Morais JFM; Instituto Nacional de Investigação em Saúde (INIS), Luanda, Angola., Derrar F; Institut Pasteur of Algeria, National Influenza Centre, Sidi-Fredj, Algeria., Dia N; Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), Dakar, Senegal., Diarra Y; Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali., Doumbia L; Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali., Drosten C; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Virology, Berlin, Germany.; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), associated Partner Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany., Dussart P; Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Echodu R; Gulu University Multifunctional Research Laboratories, Gulu, Uganda., Eggers Y; Hirsch Institute of Tropical Medicine, Asella, Ethiopia.; Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany., Eloualid A; Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco., Faye O; Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), Dakar, Senegal., Feldt T; Hirsch Institute of Tropical Medicine, Asella, Ethiopia.; Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany., Frühauf A; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Virology, Berlin, Germany., Halatoko A; Institut National d'Hygiène, Lomé, Togo., Ilouga PV; Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaounde, Cameroon., Ismael N; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique., Jambou R; Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (CERMES), Niamey, Niger., Jarju S; Medical Research Council Unit at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Banjul, Gambia., Kamprad A; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Virology, Berlin, Germany., Katowa B; Macha Research Trust, Choma, Zambia.; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia., Kayiwa J; Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda., King'wara L; National Public Health Reference Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya., Koita O; Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali., Lacoste V; Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar., Lagare A; Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (CERMES), Niamey, Niger., Landt O; TiB-Molbiol GmbH, Berlin, Germany., Lekana-Douki SE; Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Franceville, Gabon., Lekana-Douki JB; Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Franceville, Gabon., Iipumbu E; School of Medicine, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia., Loemba H; Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory HDL, Pointe-Noire, Congo.; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., Lutwama J; Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda., Mamadou S; Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (CERMES), Niamey, Niger., Maman I; Institut National d'Hygiène, Lomé, Togo., Manyisa B; National Virology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Avondale, Zimbabwe., Martinez PA; Instituto Nacional de Investigação em Saúde (INIS), Luanda, Angola., Matoba J; Macha Research Trust, Choma, Zambia.; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia., Mhuulu L; School of Medicine, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia., Moreira-Soto A; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Virology, Berlin, Germany., Mwangi J; Gulu University Multifunctional Research Laboratories, Gulu, Uganda.; School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford, UK., N Dilimabaka N; Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Franceville, Gabon., Nassuna CA; Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda., Ndiath MO; Medical Research Council Unit at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Banjul, Gambia., Nepolo E; School of Medicine, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia., Njouom R; Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaounde, Cameroon., Nourlil J; Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco., Nyanjom SG; School of Biomedical Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya., Odari EO; School of Biomedical Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya., Okeng A; MBN Clinical Laboratories, Kampala, Uganda., Ouoba JB; Laboratoire National de Référence-Grippes, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Owusu M; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Owusu Donkor I; Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana., Phadu KK; Division of Medical Virology, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa., Phillips RO; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Preiser W; Division of Medical Virology, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa.; National Health Laboratory Service Tygerberg Business Unit, Cape Town, South Africa., Ruhanya V; National Virology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Avondale, Zimbabwe., Salah F; Institut National d'Hygiène, Lomé, Togo., Salifou S; Ministère de la Santé, Akpakpa, Benin., Sall AA; Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), Dakar, Senegal., Sylverken AA; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana., Tagnouokam-Ngoupo PA; Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaounde, Cameroon., Tarnagda Z; Laboratoire National de Référence-Grippes, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Tchikaya FO; Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory HDL, Pointe-Noire, Congo., Tufa TB; Hirsch Institute of Tropical Medicine, Asella, Ethiopia.; Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany., Drexler JF; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Virology, Berlin, Germany.; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), associated Partner Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Publikováno v: Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 2022 Dec 02; Vol. 378 (6623), pp. eadd8737. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 01.