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Context-specific emergence and growth of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant.
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John T McCrone *Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9846-8917
Verity Hill *Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Sumali Bajaj *Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Rosario Evans Pena *Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Ben C LambertCollege of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4274-4158
Rhys InwardDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0016-661X
Samir BhattMRC Centre of Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Erik VolzMRC Centre of Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6268-8937
Christopher RuisMolecular Immunity Unit, Department of Medicine, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0977-5534
Simon DellicourSpatial Epidemiology Lab (SpELL), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium.
Guy BaeleDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1915-7732
Alexander E ZarebskiDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Adam SadilekGoogle, Mountain View, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0784-7098
Neo WuGoogle, Mountain View, CA, USA.
Aaron SchneiderGoogle, Mountain View, CA, USA.
Xiang JiDepartment of Mathematics, School of Science and Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7243-0865
Jayna RaghwaniDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Ben JacksonInstitute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9981-0649
Rachel ColquhounInstitute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5577-9897
Áine O'TooleInstitute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Thomas P PeacockDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7077-2928
Kate TwohigUK Health Security Agency, London, UK.
Simon ThelwallUK Health Security Agency, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2724
Gavin DabreraUK Health Security Agency, London, UK.
Richard MyersUK Health Security Agency, London, UK.
COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium
Nuno R FariaDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9747-8822
Carmen HuberBlueDot, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Isaac I BogochDivisions of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Kamran KhanBlueDot, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Louis du PlessisDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0352-6289
Jeffrey C BarrettWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.
David M AanensenCentre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance, Big Data Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Wendy S BarclayDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3948-0895
Meera ChandUK Health Security Agency, London, UK.
Thomas ConnorPathogen Genomics Unit, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2394-6504
Nicholas J LomanInstitute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Marc A SuchardDepartments of Biostatistics, Biomathematics and Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9818-479X
Oliver G PybusDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. opybus@rvc.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8797-2667
Andrew RambautInstitute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. a.rambaut@ed.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4337-3707
Moritz U G KraemerDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. moritz.kraemer@biology.ox.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8838-7147
Funding
Technology CoreU19AI135995 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI Laura D. Hughes · 2018 to 2026
$32.0MStatistical Innovation to Integrate Sequences and Phenotypes for Scalable Phylodynamic InferenceR01AI153044 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Marc A. Suchard · 2021 to 2026
$2.4MEuropean Research Council 725422Gates Foundation INV-034540Medical Research Council 220885/Z/20/ZMedical Research Council MC_PC_19012Medical Research Council MC_PC_19027Medical Research Council MR/R015600/1Medical Research Council MR/S019510/1Medical Research Council MR/W005611/1NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI153044NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI135995Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 203783/Z16/ZWellcome Trust 204311/Z/16/ZWellcome Trust 206298/Z/17/ZWellcome Trust 225288/Z/22/Z
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The SARS-CoV-2 Delta (Pango lineage B.1.617.2) variant of concern spread globally, causing resurgences of COVID-19 worldwide
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