Omicron Sub-Lineages (BA.1.1.529 + BA.*) Current Status in Ecuador.

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.

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Andrés Carrazco-Montalvo, Andrés Herrera-Yela, Damaris Alarcón-Vallejo, Diana Gutiérrez-Pallo, Isaac Armendáriz-Castillo, Derly Andrade-Molina, Karen Muñoz-Mawyin, Juan Carlos Fernández-Cadena, Gabriel Morey-León, Usfq-Covid-Consortium, Crn Influenza Y Ovr-Inspi, Leandro Patiño. Omicron Sub-Lineages (BA.1.1.529 + BA.*) Current Status in Ecuador. Viruses. 2022 May 28;14(6)

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PMID: 35746651

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