Identification of the First SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.529 Virus Detected in Europe.

Bert VanmechelenAnne-Sophie LogistTony Wawina-BokalangaJens VerlindenJoan Martí-CarrerasCaspar GeenenBram SlechtenLize CuypersEmmanuel AndréGuy BaelePiet Maes

Published in: Microbiology resource announcements (2022)

We report the complete genome sequence of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant (lineage B.1.1.529) from a Belgian patient with a history of recent travel to Egypt. At the time of writing, this genome constituted the first confirmed case of an infection with the Omicron variant in Europe.

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