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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2022 Mar 23;28(5).
doi: 10.3201/eid2805.220121. Online ahead of print.
Rapid Replacement of SARS-CoV-2 Variants by Delta and Subsequent Arrival of Omicron, Uganda, 2021
Nicholas Bbosa, Deogratius Ssemwanga, Hamidah Namagembe, Ronald Kiiza, Jocelyn Kiconco, John Kayiwa, Tom Lutalo, Julius Lutwama, Alfred Ssekagiri, Isaac Ssewanyana, Susan Nabadda, Henry Kyobe-Bbosa, Jennifer Giandhari, Sureshnee Pillay, Upasana Ramphal, Yajna Ramphal, Yeshnee Naidoo, Derek Tshiabuila, Houriiyah Tegally, Emmanuel J San, Eduan Wilkinson, Tulio de Oliveira, Pontiano Kaleebu
Abstract
Genomic surveillance in Uganda showed rapid replacement of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 over time by variants, dominated by Delta. However, detection of the more transmissible Omicron variant among travelers and increasing community transmission highlight the need for near-real-time genomic surveillance and adherence to infection control measures to prevent future pandemic waves.
Keywords: COVID-19; Delta; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; Uganda; coronavirus disease; coronaviruses; genomic surveillance; rapid replacement; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2; variants; viruses; whole-genome deep sequencing; zoonoses.
. 2022 Mar 23;28(5).
doi: 10.3201/eid2805.220121. Online ahead of print.
Rapid Replacement of SARS-CoV-2 Variants by Delta and Subsequent Arrival of Omicron, Uganda, 2021
Nicholas Bbosa, Deogratius Ssemwanga, Hamidah Namagembe, Ronald Kiiza, Jocelyn Kiconco, John Kayiwa, Tom Lutalo, Julius Lutwama, Alfred Ssekagiri, Isaac Ssewanyana, Susan Nabadda, Henry Kyobe-Bbosa, Jennifer Giandhari, Sureshnee Pillay, Upasana Ramphal, Yajna Ramphal, Yeshnee Naidoo, Derek Tshiabuila, Houriiyah Tegally, Emmanuel J San, Eduan Wilkinson, Tulio de Oliveira, Pontiano Kaleebu
- PMID: 35320700
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2805.220121
Abstract
Genomic surveillance in Uganda showed rapid replacement of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 over time by variants, dominated by Delta. However, detection of the more transmissible Omicron variant among travelers and increasing community transmission highlight the need for near-real-time genomic surveillance and adherence to infection control measures to prevent future pandemic waves.
Keywords: COVID-19; Delta; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; Uganda; coronavirus disease; coronaviruses; genomic surveillance; rapid replacement; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2; variants; viruses; whole-genome deep sequencing; zoonoses.