Introduction and Rapid Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant and Dynamics of BA.1 and BA.1.1 Sublineages, Finland, December 2021
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Vauhkonen , H K , Truong , P , Kant , R , Plyusnin , I , Erdin , M , Kurkela , S , Liimatainen , H , Ikonen , N , Blomqvist , S , Liitsola , K , Erika , L , Helve , O , Jarva , H , Longinov , R , Palva , A , Hannunen , T R , Hannula , S , Perry , M , Kauppi , P , Vaheri , A , Sironen , T , Lappalainen , M , Savolainen-Kopra , C , Smura , T & Vapalahti , O 2022 , ' Introduction and Rapid Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant and Dynamics of BA.1 and BA.1.1 Sublineages, Finland, December 2021 ' , Emerging Infectious Diseases , vol. 28 , no. 6 , pp. 1229-1232 . https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2806.220515
| Title: | Introduction and Rapid Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant and Dynamics of BA.1 and BA.1.1 Sublineages, Finland, December 2021 |
| Author: | Vauhkonen, Hanna Katariina; Truong, Phuoc; Kant, Ravi; Plyusnin, Ilja; Erdin, Mert; Kurkela, Satu; Liimatainen, Hanna; Ikonen, Niina; Blomqvist, Soile; Liitsola, kiirsi; Erika, Lindh; Helve, Otto; Jarva, Hanna; Longinov, Raisa; Palva, Aino; Hannunen, Tiina Riitta; Hannula, Sari; Perry, Mikko; Kauppi, Paula; Vaheri, Antti; Sironen, Tarja; Lappalainen, Maija; Savolainen-Kopra, Carita; Smura, Teemu; Vapalahti, Olli |
| Contributor organization: | Department of Virology Helsinki One Health (HOH) Viral Zoonosis Research Unit Emerging Infections Research Group Medicum HUSLAB Olli Pekka Vapalahti / Principal Investigator Clinicum HUS Children and Adolescents Children's Hospital Research Programs Unit Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland HUS Inflammation Center Veterinary Microbiology and Epidemiology Veterinary Biosciences |
| Date: | 2022-06 |
| Language: | eng |
| Number of pages: | 4 |
| Belongs to series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2806.220515 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10138/346382 |
| Abstract: | Multiple introductions of SARS-COV-2 Omicron variant BA.1 and BA.1.1. lineages to Finland were detected in early December 2021. Within 3 weeks, Omicron overtook Delta as the most common variant in the capital region. Sequence analysis demonstrated the emergence and spread through community transmission of a large cluster of BA.1.1 virus. |
| Subject: | 11832 Microbiology and virology |
| Peer reviewed: | Yes |
| Rights: | cc_by |
| Usage restriction: | openAccess |
| Self-archived version: | publishedVersion |
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