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- Title
Omicron Sub-Lineages (BA.1.1.529 + BA.*) Current Status in Ecuador.
- Authors
Carrazco-Montalvo, Andrés; Herrera-Yela, Andrés; Alarcón-Vallejo, Damaris; Gutiérrez-Pallo, Diana; Armendáriz-Castillo, Isaac; Andrade-Molina, Derly; Muñoz-Mawyin, Karen; Fernández-Cadena, Juan Carlos; Morey-León, Gabriel; Patiño, Leandro
- Abstract
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is the latest pandemic lineage causing COVID-19. Despite having a vaccination rate ≥85%, Ecuador recorded a high incidence of Omicron from December 2021 to March 2022. Since Omicron emerged, it has evolved into multiple sub-lineages with distinct prevalence in different regions. In this work, we use all Omicron sequences from Ecuador available at GISAID until March 2022 and the software Nextclade and Pangolin to identify which lineages circulate in this country. We detected 12 different sub-lineages (BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.1.1.1, BA.1.1.14, BA.1.1.2, BA.1.14, BA.1.15, BA.1.16, BA.1.17, BA.1.6, BA.2, BA.2.3), which have been reported in Africa, America, Europe, and Asia, suggesting multiple introduction events. Sub-lineages BA.1 and BA.1.1 were the most prevalent. Genomic surveillance must continue to evaluate the dynamics of current sub-lineages, the early introduction of new ones and vaccine efficacy against evolving SARS-CoV-2.
- Subjects
ECUADOR; SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant; VACCINE effectiveness
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2022, Vol 14, Issue 6, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v14061177