First detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 (Omicron) in Ecuador

USFQ-Consortium

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2022.100951

First detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 (Omicron) in Ecuador

USFQ-Consortium

Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Desarrollo e Innovación
Coordinación Zonal 9
Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Salud Pública “Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez”

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The National Institute of Research and Public Health reported the first local record of the Omicron variant detected in Ecuador. A fully vaccinated subject returned from South Africa with a negative RT-PCR. We present the cumulative frequency of the variants in Ecuador and a phylogenetic analysis of this new Omicron.

Original language	English
Article number	100951
Journal	New Microbes and New Infections
Volume	45
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2022.100951
State	Published - Jan 2022

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Keywords

COVID-19
Omicron
SARS-CoV-2
genomics
variant of concern

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First detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 (Omicron) in Ecuador

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