Identification of the First SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.529 Virus Detected in Europe

We report the complete genome sequence of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant (lineage B.1.1.529) from a Belgian patient with a history of recent travel to Egypt. At the time of writing, this genome constituted the first confirmed case of an infection with...

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Published in:	Microbiology resource announcements Vol. 11; no. 2; p. e0116121
Main Authors:	Vanmechelen, Bert, Logist, Anne-Sophie, Wawina-Bokalanga, Tony, Verlinden, Jens, Martí-Carreras, Joan, Geenen, Caspar, Slechten, Bram, Cuypers, Lize, André, Emmanuel, Baele, Guy, Maes, Piet
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Society for Microbiology 17-02-2022
Subjects:	Genome Sequences Virology
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Summary:	We report the complete genome sequence of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant (lineage B.1.1.529) from a Belgian patient with a history of recent travel to Egypt. At the time of writing, this genome constituted the first confirmed case of an infection with the Omicron variant in Europe.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 The authors declare no conflict of interest.
ISSN:	2576-098X 2576-098X
DOI:	10.1128/mra.01161-21