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Notes from the field: Early identification of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.86 variant by the traveler-based genomic surveillance program - Dulles International Airport, August 2023
Bart SM , Rothstein AP , Philipson CW , Smith TC , Simen BB , Tamin A , Atherton LJ , Harcourt JL , Taylor Walker A , Payne DC , Ernst ET , Morfino RC , Ruskey I , Friedman CR .
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023 72 (43) 1168-1169 type type

During August 13–14, 2023, a new SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant with a large number of mutations compared with previously circulating BA.2 variants (>30 amino acid differences in its spike protein) was identified by genomic sequencing in Denmark and Israel and subsequently designated BA.2.86 (1,2). Given near-simultaneous detections in multiple countries, including the United States, further information was needed regarding geographic spread of BA.2.86. Since January 2022, submissions to SARS-CoV-2 sequence repositories have declined by 95%,* substantially decreasing global capacity to monitor new variants. To fill gaps in global surveillance, CDC’s Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance (TGS) program was developed to provide early warning of new variants entering the United States by collecting samples from arriving international travelers (3).
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