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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2023 Mar 6;29(4).
doi: 10.3201/eid2904.221700. Online ahead of print.
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Replacement of Delta as Predominant Variant, Puerto Rico
Gilberto A Santiago, Hannah R Volkman, Betzabel Flores, Glenda L González, Keyla N Charriez, Limari Cora Huertas, Steven M Van Belleghem, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, Chelsea Major, Candimar Colon, Rafael Tosado, Laura E Adams, Melissa Marzán, Lorena Hernández, Iris Cardona, Eduardo O'Neill, Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Riccardo Papa, Jorge L Muñoz-Jordan
Abstract
We reconstructed the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic caused by Omicron variant in Puerto Rico by sampling genomes collected during October 2021-May 2022. Our study revealed that Omicron BA.1 emerged and replaced Delta as the predominant variant in December 2021. Increased transmission rates and a dynamic landscape of Omicron sublineage infections followed.
Keywords: COVID-19; Delta; NGS; Omicron; Puerto Rico; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; genomic surveillance; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2023 Mar 6;29(4).
doi: 10.3201/eid2904.221700. Online ahead of print.
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Replacement of Delta as Predominant Variant, Puerto Rico
Gilberto A Santiago, Hannah R Volkman, Betzabel Flores, Glenda L González, Keyla N Charriez, Limari Cora Huertas, Steven M Van Belleghem, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, Chelsea Major, Candimar Colon, Rafael Tosado, Laura E Adams, Melissa Marzán, Lorena Hernández, Iris Cardona, Eduardo O'Neill, Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Riccardo Papa, Jorge L Muñoz-Jordan
- PMID: 36878014
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2904.221700
Abstract
We reconstructed the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic caused by Omicron variant in Puerto Rico by sampling genomes collected during October 2021-May 2022. Our study revealed that Omicron BA.1 emerged and replaced Delta as the predominant variant in December 2021. Increased transmission rates and a dynamic landscape of Omicron sublineage infections followed.
Keywords: COVID-19; Delta; NGS; Omicron; Puerto Rico; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; genomic surveillance; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.