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ArticleViruses2023

Genomic Surveillance Reveals the Rapid Expansion of the XBB Lineage among Circulating SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Lineages in Southeastern Wisconsin, USA.

Arunachalam Ramaiah, Manjeet Khubbar, Katherine Akinyemi, Amy Bauer, Francisco Carranza, Joshua Weiner, Sanjib Bhattacharyya, David Payne, Nandhakumar Balakrishnan

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Article in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A comprehensive analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant in Tocantins State, Brazil, and tracing the spread of the XBB.1.18.1 lineage.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Arunachalam RamaiahCity of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA.
Manjeet KhubbarCity of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA.
Katherine AkinyemiCity of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA.
Amy BauerCity of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA.
Francisco CarranzaCity of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA.
Joshua WeinerCity of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA.
Sanjib BhattacharyyaCity of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA.
David PayneCity of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA.
Nandhakumar BalakrishnanCity of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA.
Milwaukee Health Department · US

Funding

HHS GR3806821000, GR3806621000, and GR3807521000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 caused a life-threatening COVID-19 pandemic outbreak worldwide. The Southeastern Region of Wisconsin, USA (SERW) includes large urban Milwaukee and six suburban counties, namely Kenosha, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha. Due to the lack of detailed SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in the suburban populations of the SERW, whole-genome sequencing was employed to investigate circulating SARS-CoV-2 lineages and characterize dominant XBB lineages among this SERW population from November 2021 to April 2023. For an unbiased data analysis, we combined our 6709 SARS-CoV-2 sequences with 1520 sequences from the same geographical region submitted by other laboratories. Our study shows that SARS-CoV-2 genomes were distributed into 357 lineages/sublineages belonging to 13 clades, of which 88.8% were from Omicron. We document dominant sublineages XBB.1.5 and surging XBB.1.16 and XBB.1.9.1 with a few additional functional mutations in Spike, which are known to contribute to higher viral reproduction, enhanced transmission and immune evasion. Mutational profile assessment of XBB.1.5 Spike identifies 38 defining mutations with high prevalence occurring in 49.8-99.6% of the sequences studied, of which 32 mutations were in three functional domains. Phylogenetic and genetic relatedness between XBB.1.5 sequences reveal potential virus transmission occurring within households and within and between Southeastern Wisconsin counties. A comprehensive phylogeny of XBB.1.5 with global sub-dataset sequences confirms the wide spread of genetically similar SARS-CoV-2 strains within the same geographical area. Altogether, this study identified proportions of circulating Omicron variants and genetic characterization of XBB.1.5 in the SERW population, which helped state and national public health agencies to make compelling mitigation efforts to reduce COVID-19 transmission in the communities and monitor emerging lineages for their impact on diagnostics, treatments and vaccines.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2GenomicsHumansPandemicsPhylogenyWisconsinCOVID-19genomic surveillanceOmicronSARS-CoV-2whole-genome sequencingXBB.1.5

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PMID37766346
PMCPMC10535685
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