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Enhancing epidemiological surveillance of the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant using spike gene target failure data, England, 15 November to 31 December 2021

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Enhancing epidemiological surveillance of the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant using spike gene target failure data, England, 15 November to 31 December 2021. / Blomquist, Paula B; Bridgen, Jessica; Bray, Neil et al.
In: Eurosurveillance, Vol. 27, No. 11, 2200143, 17.03.2022.

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Blomquist, PB, Bridgen, J, Bray, N, O’Connell, AM, West, D, Groves, N, Gallagher, E, Utsi, L, Jarvis, CI, Hardstaff, JL, Byers, C, Metelmann, S, Simons, D, Zaidi, A, Twohig, KA, Savagar, B, Løchen, A, Wrenn, K, Saavedra-Campos, M, Abedin, Z, Florence, I, Cleary, P, Elson, R, Vivancos, R & Lake, IR 2022, 'Enhancing epidemiological surveillance of the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant using spike gene target failure data, England, 15 November to 31 December 2021', Eurosurveillance, vol. 27, no. 11, 2200143. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.11.2200143

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Blomquist, P. B., Bridgen, J., Bray, N., O’Connell, A. M., West, D., Groves, N., Gallagher, E., Utsi, L., Jarvis, C. I., Hardstaff, J. L., Byers, C., Metelmann, S., Simons, D., Zaidi, A., Twohig, K. A., Savagar, B., Løchen, A., Wrenn, K., Saavedra-Campos, M., ... Lake, I. R. (2022). Enhancing epidemiological surveillance of the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant using spike gene target failure data, England, 15 November to 31 December 2021. Eurosurveillance, 27(11), Article 2200143. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.11.2200143

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Blomquist PB, Bridgen J, Bray N, O’Connell AM, West D, Groves N et al. Enhancing epidemiological surveillance of the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant using spike gene target failure data, England, 15 November to 31 December 2021. Eurosurveillance. 2022 Mar 17;27(11):2200143. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.11.2200143

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title = "Enhancing epidemiological surveillance of the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant using spike gene target failure data, England, 15 November to 31 December 2021",
abstract = "When SARS-CoV-2 Omicron emerged in 2021, S gene target failure enabled differentiation between Omicron and the dominant Delta variant. In England, where S gene target surveillance (SGTS) was already established, this led to rapid identification (within ca 3 days of sample collection) of possible Omicron cases, alongside real-time surveillance and modelling of Omicron growth. SGTS was key to public health action (including case identification and incident management), and we share applied insights on how and when to use SGTS.",
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T1 - Enhancing epidemiological surveillance of the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant using spike gene target failure data, England, 15 November to 31 December 2021

AU - Blomquist, Paula B

AU - Bridgen, Jessica

AU - Bray, Neil

AU - O’Connell, Anne Marie

AU - West, Daniel

AU - Groves, Natalie

AU - Gallagher, Eileen

AU - Utsi, Lara

AU - Jarvis, Christopher I

AU - Hardstaff, Jo L

AU - Byers, Chloe

AU - Metelmann, Soeren

AU - Simons, David

AU - Zaidi, Asad

AU - Twohig, Katherine A

AU - Savagar, Bethan

AU - Løchen, Alessandra

AU - Wrenn, Katie

AU - Saavedra-Campos, María

AU - Abedin, Zahidul

AU - Florence, Isaac

AU - Cleary, Paul

AU - Elson, Richard

AU - Vivancos, Roberto

AU - Lake, Iain R

PY - 2022/3/17

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N2 - When SARS-CoV-2 Omicron emerged in 2021, S gene target failure enabled differentiation between Omicron and the dominant Delta variant. In England, where S gene target surveillance (SGTS) was already established, this led to rapid identification (within ca 3 days of sample collection) of possible Omicron cases, alongside real-time surveillance and modelling of Omicron growth. SGTS was key to public health action (including case identification and incident management), and we share applied insights on how and when to use SGTS.

AB - When SARS-CoV-2 Omicron emerged in 2021, S gene target failure enabled differentiation between Omicron and the dominant Delta variant. In England, where S gene target surveillance (SGTS) was already established, this led to rapid identification (within ca 3 days of sample collection) of possible Omicron cases, alongside real-time surveillance and modelling of Omicron growth. SGTS was key to public health action (including case identification and incident management), and we share applied insights on how and when to use SGTS.

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DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.11.2200143

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JO - Eurosurveillance

JF - Eurosurveillance

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