Tracing the spatial origins and spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages in South Africa

Tracing the spatial origins and spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages in South Africa

Abstract Since November 2021, five genetically distinct SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages (BA.1–BA.5) are believed to have emerged in southern Africa, with four (BA.1, BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5) spreading globally and collectively dominating SARS-CoV-2 diversity. In 2023, BA.2.86, a highly divergent BA.2 linea...

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Main Authors: Graeme Dor, Eduan Wilkinson, Darren P. Martin, Monika Moir, Derek Tshiabuila, Dikeledi Kekana, Buhle Ntozini, Rageema Joseph, Arash Iranzadeh, Martin M. Nyaga, Dominique Goedhals, Tongai Maponga, Jean Maritz, Oluwakemi Laguda-Akingba, Yajna Ramphal, Caitlin MacIntyre, Lucious Chabuka, Sureshnee Pillay, Jennifer Giandhari, Cheryl Baxter, Nei-yuan Hsiao, Wolfgang Preiser, Jinal N. Bhiman, Mary-Anne Davies, Marietjie Venter, Florette K. Treurnicht, Nicole Wolter, Carolyn Williamson, Anne von Gottberg, Richard Lessells, Houriiyah Tegally, Tulio de Oliveira
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60081-0
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