Whole-Genome Sequencing Of Omicron Identified Multiple Outbreaks And Introduction Events In India During November 2021 and January 2022
Marathe, S.; Nagaraj, G.; Shamanna, V.; Bhaskaran, M.; S, N.; Lingegowda, R. K.
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The variant of Concern(VOC), Omicron is the predominant variant circulating throughout the world of the SARS COV2 pandemic during the third wave including India. The World Health Organisation has designated this highly mutated variant as a VOC due to its high transmissibility and risk of reinfection. Whole-genome sequencing and analysis were performed for SARS-CoV2 PCR positive samples between Dec21 to Jan22. From the 133 omicron variants detected, genomic analysis was carried out by contextualizing them with 1586 complete genomes of Omicron from India obtained from GISAID. The Omicron variant prevalence in India has increased in a log phase within 3 months in most of the metropolitan cities. The sublineage BA.1 was first observed in the country, while the BA.2 sublineage was introduced to Delhi in the mid of December 2021. The two outbreaks observed were of BA.2 variant and were observed to spread to multiple cities in a short time. The rapid spread and specific mutations in the outbreak samples of Omicron indicate that the variant is highly transmissible when compared to previous variants. The study shows the importance of genomic sequence to identify the emergence of clusters and take actions to prevent further spreading events.
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