Gu Haogao, Ng Daisy Y M, Liu Gigi Y Z, Cheng Samuel S M, Krishnan Pavithra, Chang Lydia D J, Cheuk Sammi S Y, Hui Mani M Y, Lam Tommy T Y, Peiris Malik, Poon Leo L M
Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Jun;28(6):1276-1278. doi: 10.3201/eid2806.220523. Epub 2022 Apr 8.
We studied SARS-CoV-2 genomes from travelers arriving in Hong Kong during November 2021-February 2022. In addition to Omicron and Delta variants, we detected a BA.1/BA.2 recombinant with a breakpoint near the 5' end of the spike gene in 2 epidemiologically linked case-patients. Continued surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 recombinants is needed.
我们研究了2021年11月至2022年2月期间抵达香港的旅行者的严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)基因组。除了奥密克戎和德尔塔变异株外,我们在2例有流行病学关联的病例患者中检测到一种BA.1/BA.2重组体,其断点位于刺突基因5'端附近。需要持续监测SARS-CoV-2重组体。