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. 2022 Apr;28(4):895-898.
doi: 10.3201/eid2804.212243.

Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Variants on Réunion Island, France, 2021

Alizé Mercier, David A Wilkinson, Camille Lebarbenchon, Patrick Mavingui, Luce Yemadje-Menudier

Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Variants on Réunion Island, France, 2021

Alizé Mercier et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

In January 2021, after detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants, genomic surveillance was established on Réunion Island to track the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages and variants of concern. This system identified 22 SARS-CoV-2 lineages, 71% of which were attributed to the Beta variant.

Keywords: 2021. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Apr [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2804.212243; COVID-19; France; Lebarbenchon C; Mavingui P; Réunion Island; SARS-CoV-2; Suggested citation for this article: Mercier A; Wilkinson DA; Yemadje-Menudier L. Spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants on Réunion Island; epidemiology; respiratory infections; sequencing; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; variants; viruses; zoonoses.

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A) Epidemic curve of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2cases detected in Réunion, France by week of sampling, weeks 1–22, 2021. Orange bars correspond to school holidays. B) Distribution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 lineages identified in Réunion, France. Weekly number of sequenced genomes appears above the relevant bar.
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