Genomic and epidemiological report of the recombinant XJ lineage SARS-CoV-2 variant, detected in northern Finland, January 2022

Recombinant sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant were detected in surveillance samples collected in north-western Finland in January 2022. We detected 191 samples with an identical genome arrangement in weeks 3 to 11, indicating sustained community transmission. The recombinant lineage has a...

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Published in:Eurosurveillance
Main Authors: Lindh, Erika, Smura, Teemu, Blomqvist, Soile, Liitsola, Kirsi, Vauhkonen, Hanna, Savolainen, Laura, Ikonen, Jaana, Ronkainen, Jukka, Taskila, Jyri, Taskila, Tea, Sakaranaho, Pertti, Savolainen-Kopra, Carita, Vapalahti, Olli, Ikonen, Niina
Other Authors: Department of Virology, HUSLAB, Veterinary Biosciences, Veterinary Microbiology and Epidemiology, Helsinki One Health (HOH), Viral Zoonosis Research Unit
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: CENTRE EUROPEEN POUR LA SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE DU SIDA 2022
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3111 Biomedicine
Northern Finland
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10138/344116
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Summary:Recombinant sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant were detected in surveillance samples collected in north-western Finland in January 2022. We detected 191 samples with an identical genome arrangement in weeks 3 to 11, indicating sustained community transmission. The recombinant lineage has a 5'-end of BA.1, a recombination breakpoint between orf1a and orf1b (nucleotide position 13,296-15,240) and a 3'-end of BA.2 including the S gene. We describe the available genomic and epidemiological data about this currently circulating recombinant XJ lineage. Peer reviewed

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