Retrospective Analysis of Omicron in Minas Gerais, Brazil: Emergence, Dissemination, and Diversification.

作者信息

Fonseca Paula Luize Camargos, Braga-Paz Isabela, de Araújo E Santos Luiza Campos Guerra, Dias Rillery Calixto, de Souza Carolina Senra Alves, Carvalho Nara Oliveira, Queiroz Daniel Costa, Alves Hugo José, de Araújo João Locke Ferreira, Moreira Filipe Romero Rebello, Menezes Mariane Talon, Menezes Diego, Silva Aryel Beatriz Paz E, Ferreira Jorge Gomes Goulart, Adelino Talita Emile Ribeiro, Bernardes André Felipe Leal, Carobin Natália Virtude, Carvalho Renée Silva, Ferrari Carolina Zaniboni, Guimarães Natália Rocha, Lamounier Ludmila Oliveira, Souza Fernanda Gil, Vargas Luisa Aimeé, Ribeiro Marisa de Oliveira, Arruda Monica Barcellos, Alvarez Patricia, Moreira Rennan Garcias, de Oliveira Eneida Santos, Sabino Adriano de Paula, de Oliveira Jaqueline Silva, Januário José Nélio, Iani Felipe Campos de Melo, Souza Renan Pedra de, Aguiar Renato Santana

机构信息

Laboratório de Biologia Integrativa, Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.

Subsecretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31585-200, Brazil.

出版信息

Microorganisms. 2024 Aug 23;12(9):1745. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12091745.

Abstract

Brazil is one of the countries most affected by COVID-19, with the highest number of deaths recorded. Brazilian Health Institutions have reported four main peaks of positive COVID-19 cases. The last two waves were characterized by the emergence of the VOC Omicron and its sublineages. This study aimed to conduct a retrospective surveillance study illustrating the emergence, dissemination, and diversification of the VOC Omicron in 15 regional health units (RHUs) in MG, the second most populous state in Brazil, by combining epidemiological and genomic data. A total of 5643 confirmed positive COVID-19 samples were genotyped using the panels TaqMan SARS-CoV-2 Mutation and 4Plex SC2/VOC Bio-Manguinhos to define mutations classifying the BA.1, BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5 sublineages. While sublineages BA.1 and BA.2 were more prevalent during the third wave, BA.4 and BA.5 dominated the fourth wave in the state. Epidemiological and viral genome data suggest that age and vaccination with booster doses were the main factors related to clinical outcomes, reducing the number of deaths, irrespective of the Omicron sublineages. Complete genome sequencing of 253 positive samples confirmed the circulation of the BA.1, BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5 subvariants, and phylogenomic analysis demonstrated that the VOC Omicron was introduced through multiple international events, followed by transmission within the state of MG. In addition to the four subvariants, other lineages have been identified at low frequency, including BQ.1.1 and XAG. This integrative study reinforces that the evolution of Omicron sublineages was the most significant factor driving the highest peaks of positive COVID-19 cases without an increase in more severe cases, prevented by vaccination boosters.

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