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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2022 Dec 18;29(1).
doi: 10.3201/eid2901.220981. Online ahead of print.
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Infections in Vaccinated Persons, Rural Uganda
Joseph Mugisha, Bernard Mpairwe, Robert Newton, Matthew Cotten, My V T Phan
Abstract
We describe a cluster of COVID-19 breakthrough infections after vaccination in Kyamulibwa, Kalungu District, Uganda. All but 1 infection were from SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain BA.5.2.1. We identified 6 distinct genotypes by genome sequencing. Infections were mild, suggesting vaccination is not protective against infection but may limit disease severity.
Keywords: COVID-19; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; Uganda; coronavirus disease; infections; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2022 Dec 18;29(1).
doi: 10.3201/eid2901.220981. Online ahead of print.
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Infections in Vaccinated Persons, Rural Uganda
Joseph Mugisha, Bernard Mpairwe, Robert Newton, Matthew Cotten, My V T Phan
- PMID: 36529453
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2901.220981
Abstract
We describe a cluster of COVID-19 breakthrough infections after vaccination in Kyamulibwa, Kalungu District, Uganda. All but 1 infection were from SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain BA.5.2.1. We identified 6 distinct genotypes by genome sequencing. Infections were mild, suggesting vaccination is not protective against infection but may limit disease severity.
Keywords: COVID-19; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; Uganda; coronavirus disease; infections; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.