Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa

Tegally, Houriiyah; Moir, Monika; Everatt, Josie; Giovanetti, Marta; Scheepers, Cathrine; Wilkinson, Eduan; Subramoney, Kathleen; Makatini, Zinhle; Moyo, Sikhulile; G. Amoako, Daniel; Baxter, Cheryl; L. Althaus, Christian; J. Anyaneji, Ugochukwu; Kekana, Dikeledi; Viana, Raquel; Giandhari, Jennifer; Lessells, Richard; Maponga, Tongai; Maruapula, Dorcas; T. Choga, Wonderful; Matshaba, Mogomotsi; B. Mbulawa, Mpaphi; Msomi, Nokukhanya; Phillip Bester, Armand; Claassen, Mathilda; Doolabh, Deelan; Mudau, Innocent; Mbhele, Nokuzola; Engelbrecht, Susan; Goedhals, Dominique; Hardie, Diana; Hsiao, Nei-Yuan; Iranzadeh, Arash; Ismail, Arshad; Joseph, R; Maharaj, Arisha; Mahlangu, Boitshoko; Mahlakwane, Kamela; Davis, Ashlyn; Marais, Gert; Mlisana, Koleka; Mnguni, Anele; Mohale, Thabo; Motsatsi, Gerald; N. Mwangi, Peter; Ntuli, Noxolo; M. Nyaga, Martin; Olubayo, Luicer; Radibe, Botshelo; Ramphal, Yajna; Ramphal, Upasana; Strasheim, Wilhelmina; Tebeila, Naume; van Wyk, Stephanie; Wilson, Shannon; G. Lucaci, Alexander; Weaver, Steven; Maharaj, Akhil; Pillay, Yusasha; Davids, Michaela; Mendes, Adriano; H. Mayaphi, Simnikiwe; Naidoo, Yeshnee; Pillay, Sureshnee; Janusz Sanko, Tomasz; Emmanuel San, James; Scott, Lesley; Singh, Lavanya; A. Magini, Nonkululeko; Smith-Lawrence, Pamela; Stevens, Wendy; Dor, Graeme; Tshiabuila, Derek; Wolter, Nicole; Preiser, Wolfgang; K. Treurnicht, Florette; Venter, Marietjie; Chiloane, Georginah; McIntyre, Caitlyn; O’Toole, Áine; Ruis, Christopher; P. Peacock, Thomas; Roemer, Cornelius; L. Kosakovsky Pond, Sergei; Williamson, Carolyn; G. Pybus, Oliver; N. Bhiman, Jinal; Glass, Allison; P. Martin, Darren; Jackson, Ben; Rambaut, Andrew; Laguda-Akingba, Oluwakemi; Gaseitsiwe, Simani; von Gottberg, Anne; de Oliveira, Túlio

doi:10.1038/s41591-022-01911-2

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Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa

Published in Nature Medicine • Jun 27, 2022

Authors:

Houriiyah Tegally

Monika Moir

Josie Everatt

Abstract

Three lineages (BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of concern predominantly drove South Africa's fourth Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) wave. We have now identified two new lineages, BA.4 and BA.5, responsible for a fifth wave...

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Biology

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Biological dispersal

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