Emergence and Persistent Dominance of Omicron BA.2.3.7 Variant in Community Outbreaks in Taiwan

Autor: Pei-Lan Shao, Hsiao-Chen Tu, Yu-Nong Gong, Hung-Yu Shu, Ralph Kirby, Li-Yun Hsu, Hui-Yee Yeo, Han-Yueh Kuo, Yi-Chia Huang, Yung-Feng Lin, Hui-Ying Weng, Yueh-Lin Wu, Chien-Chih Chen, Tzen-Wen Chen, Kuo-Ming Lee, Chung-Guei Huang, Shin-Ru Shih, Wei J Chen, Chen-Chi Wu, Chong-Jen Yu, Shih-Feng Tsai
Rok vydání: 2022
Popis: Since April 2022, waves of Omicron cases have surfaced in Taiwan and spread throughout the island. Using high-throughput sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 genome, we have analyzed 2405 PCR-positive swab samples from 2339 individuals and identified the Omicron BA.2.3.7 variant as a major lineage within the recent community outbreak in Taiwan.
Databáze: OpenAIRE