New Microbes and New Infections (Jan 2022)

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

  • A. Carrazco-Montalvo,
  • I. Armendáriz-Castillo,
  • C.L. Tello,
  • D. Morales,
  • R. Armas-Gonzalez,
  • D. Guizado-Herrera,
  • A. León-Sosa,
  • D. Ramos-Sarmiento,
  • B. Fuertes,
  • L. Patino,
  • P. Cárdenas,
  • S. Márquez,
  • B. Prado-Vivar,
  • J.J. Guadalupe,
  • B. Gutiérrez,
  • M.B. Wong,
  • M. Grunauer,
  • G. Trueba,
  • P. Rojas-Silva,
  • V. Barragán

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 45
p. 100951

Abstract

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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.

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