Recombinant BA.1/BA.2 SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Arriving Travelers, Hong Kong, February 2022
Abstract
We studied SARS-CoV-2 genomes from travelers arriving in Hong Kong during November 2021-February 2022. In addition to Omicron and Delta variants, we detected a BA.1/BA.2 recombinant with a breakpoint near the 5' end of the spike gene in 2 epidemiologically linked case-patients. Continued surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 recombinants is needed.
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Gu, H., Ng, D. Y. M., Liu, G. Y. Z., Cheng, S. S. M., Krishnan, P., Chang, L. D. J., … Poon, L. L. M. (2022, June). Recombinant BA.1/BA.2 SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Arriving Travelers, Hong Kong, February 2022. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://doi.org/10.3201/eid2806.220523
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2022-06-01
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5th
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