TY - JOUR
T1 - First cases of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 in Denmark, 2023
AU - Rasmussen, Morten
AU - Møller, Frederik Trier
AU - Gunalan, Vithiagaran
AU - Baig, Sharmin
AU - Bennedbæk, Marc
AU - Christiansen, Lasse Engbo
AU - Cohen, Arieh Sierra
AU - Ellegaard, Kirsten
AU - Fomsgaard, Anders
AU - Franck, Kristina Træholt
AU - Larsen, Nicolai Balle
AU - Larsen, Tine Graakjær
AU - Lassaunière, Ria
AU - Polacek, Charlotta
AU - Qvesel, Amanda Gammelby
AU - Sieber, Raphael Niklaus
AU - Rasmussen, Lasse Dam
AU - Stegger, Marc
AU - Spiess, Katja
AU - Tang, Man Hung Eric
AU - Vestergaard, Lasse Skafte
AU - Andersen, Thomas Emil
AU - Hoegh, Silje Vermedal
AU - Pedersen, Rune Micha
AU - Skov, Marianne Nielsine
AU - Steinke, Kat
AU - Sydenham, Thomas Vognbjerg
AU - Hoppe, Morten
AU - Nielsen, Lene
AU - Krause, Tyra Grove
AU - Ullum, Henrik
AU - Jokelainen, Pikka
PY - 2023/9/1
Y1 - 2023/9/1
N2 - We describe 10 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant BA.2.86 detected in Denmark, including molecular characteristics and results from wastewater surveillance that indicate that the variant is circulating in the country at a low level. This new variant with many spike gene mutations was classified as a variant under monitoring by the World Health Organization on 17 August 2023. Further global monitoring of COVID-19, BA.2.86 and other SARS-CoV-2 variants is highly warranted.
AB - We describe 10 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant BA.2.86 detected in Denmark, including molecular characteristics and results from wastewater surveillance that indicate that the variant is circulating in the country at a low level. This new variant with many spike gene mutations was classified as a variant under monitoring by the World Health Organization on 17 August 2023. Further global monitoring of COVID-19, BA.2.86 and other SARS-CoV-2 variants is highly warranted.
KW - COVID-19
KW - diagnostic preparedness
KW - emerging variant
KW - epidemiological preparedness
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - sequencing
KW - virus
KW - wastewater surveillance
KW - WGS
U2 - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.36.2300460
DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.36.2300460
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37676147
AN - SCOPUS:85169999010
SN - 1560-7917
VL - 28
JO - Eurosurveillance
JF - Eurosurveillance
IS - 36
M1 - pii=2300460
ER -