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Emergence and Persistent Dominance of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.3.7 Variant, Taiwan

  • Pei Lan Shao
  • , Hsiao Chen Tu
  • , Yu Nong Gong
  • , Hung Yu Shu
  • , Ralph Kirby
  • , Li Yun Hsu
  • , Hui Yee Yeo
  • , Han Yueh Kuo
  • , Yi Chia Huang
  • , Yung Feng Lin
  • , Hui Ying Weng
  • , Yueh Lin Wu
  • , Chien Chih Chen
  • , Tzen Wen Chen
  • , Kuo Ming Lee
  • , Chung Guei Huang
  • , Shin Ru Shih
  • , Wei J. Chen
  • , Chen Chi Wu
  • , Chong Jen Yu*
  • Shih Feng Tsai*
*Corresponding author for this work
  • National Taiwan University
  • National Health Research Institutes Taiwan
  • Chang Jung Christian University
  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
  • Taipei Medical University
  • Department of Nursing
  • Chang Gung University
  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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Abstract

Since April 2022, waves of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant cases have surfaced in Taiwan and spread throughout the island. Using high-throughput sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 genome, we analyzed 2,405 PCR-positive swab samples from 2,339 persons and identified the Omicron BA.2.3.7 variant as a major lineage within recent community outbreaks in Taiwan.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)792-796
Number of pages5
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume29
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 04 2023

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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