First cases of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 in Denmark, 2023

Morten Rasmussen; Frederik Trier Moller; Vithiagaran Gunalan; Sharmin Baig; Marc Bennedbak; Lasse Engbo Christiansen; Arieh Sierra Cohen; Kirsten Ellegaard; Anders Fomsgaard; Kristina Traholt Franck; Nicolai Balle Larsen; Tine Graakjar Larsen; Ria Lassauniere; Charlotta Polacek; Amanda Gammelby Qvesel; Raphael Niklaus Sieber; Lasse Dam Rasmussen; Marc Stegger; Katja Spiess; Man Hung Eric Tang; Lasse Skafte Vestergaard; Thomas Emil Andersen; Silje Vermedal Hoegh; Rune Micha Pedersen; Marianne Nielsine Skov; Kat Steinke; Thomas Vognbjerg Sydenham; Morten Hoppe; Lene Nielsen; Tyra Grove Krause; Henrik Ullum; Pikka Jokelainen

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.36.2300460

First cases of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 in Denmark, 2023

Morten Rasmussen, Frederik Trier Moller, Vithiagaran Gunalan, Sharmin Baig, Marc Bennedbak, Lasse Engbo Christiansen, Arieh Sierra Cohen, Kirsten Ellegaard, Anders Fomsgaard, Kristina Traholt Franck, Nicolai Balle Larsen, Tine Graakjar Larsen, Ria Lassauniere, Charlotta Polacek, Amanda Gammelby Qvesel, Raphael Niklaus Sieber, Lasse Dam Rasmussen, Marc Stegger, Katja Spiess, Man Hung Eric TangLasse Skafte Vestergaard, Thomas Emil Andersen, Silje Vermedal Hoegh, Rune Micha Pedersen, Marianne Nielsine Skov, Kat Steinke, Thomas Vognbjerg Sydenham, Morten Hoppe, Lene Nielsen, Tyra Grove Krause, Henrik Ullum, Pikka Jokelainen^*

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We describe 10 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant BA.2.86 detected in Denmark, including molecular characteristics and results from wastewater surveillance that indicate that the variant is circulating in the country at a low level. This new variant with many spike gene mutations was classified as a variant under monitoring by the World Health Organization on 17 August 2023. Further global monitoring of COVID-19, BA.2.86 and other SARS-CoV-2 variants is highly warranted.

Original language	English
Article number	2300460
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	28
Issue number	36
Number of pages	5
ISSN	1025-496X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.36.2300460
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Rasmussen, M., Moller, F. T., Gunalan, V., Baig, S., Bennedbak, M., Christiansen, L. E., Cohen, A. S., Ellegaard, K., Fomsgaard, A., Franck, K. T., Larsen, N. B., Larsen, T. G., Lassauniere, R., Polacek, C., Qvesel, A. G., Sieber, R. N., Rasmussen, L. D., Stegger, M., Spiess, K., ... Jokelainen, P. (2023). First cases of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 in Denmark, 2023. Eurosurveillance, 28(36), [2300460]. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.36.2300460

First cases of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 in Denmark, 2023. / Rasmussen, Morten; Moller, Frederik Trier; Gunalan, Vithiagaran; Baig, Sharmin; Bennedbak, Marc; Christiansen, Lasse Engbo; Cohen, Arieh Sierra; Ellegaard, Kirsten; Fomsgaard, Anders; Franck, Kristina Traholt; Larsen, Nicolai Balle; Larsen, Tine Graakjar; Lassauniere, Ria; Polacek, Charlotta; Qvesel, Amanda Gammelby; Sieber, Raphael Niklaus; Rasmussen, Lasse Dam; Stegger, Marc; Spiess, Katja; Eric Tang, Man Hung; Vestergaard, Lasse Skafte; Andersen, Thomas Emil; Hoegh, Silje Vermedal; Pedersen, Rune Micha; Skov, Marianne Nielsine; Steinke, Kat; Sydenham, Thomas Vognbjerg; Hoppe, Morten; Nielsen, Lene; Krause, Tyra Grove; Ullum, Henrik; Jokelainen, Pikka.

In: Eurosurveillance, Vol. 28, No. 36, 2300460, 2023.

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Rasmussen, M, Moller, FT, Gunalan, V, Baig, S, Bennedbak, M, Christiansen, LE, Cohen, AS, Ellegaard, K, Fomsgaard, A, Franck, KT, Larsen, NB, Larsen, TG, Lassauniere, R, Polacek, C, Qvesel, AG, Sieber, RN, Rasmussen, LD, Stegger, M, Spiess, K, Eric Tang, MH, Vestergaard, LS, Andersen, TE, Hoegh, SV, Pedersen, RM, Skov, MN, Steinke, K, Sydenham, TV, Hoppe, M, Nielsen, L, Krause, TG, Ullum, H & Jokelainen, P 2023, 'First cases of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 in Denmark, 2023', Eurosurveillance, vol. 28, no. 36, 2300460. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.36.2300460

Rasmussen, Morten ; Moller, Frederik Trier ; Gunalan, Vithiagaran ; Baig, Sharmin ; Bennedbak, Marc ; Christiansen, Lasse Engbo ; Cohen, Arieh Sierra ; Ellegaard, Kirsten ; Fomsgaard, Anders ; Franck, Kristina Traholt ; Larsen, Nicolai Balle ; Larsen, Tine Graakjar ; Lassauniere, Ria ; Polacek, Charlotta ; Qvesel, Amanda Gammelby ; Sieber, Raphael Niklaus ; Rasmussen, Lasse Dam ; Stegger, Marc ; Spiess, Katja ; Eric Tang, Man Hung ; Vestergaard, Lasse Skafte ; Andersen, Thomas Emil ; Hoegh, Silje Vermedal ; Pedersen, Rune Micha ; Skov, Marianne Nielsine ; Steinke, Kat ; Sydenham, Thomas Vognbjerg ; Hoppe, Morten ; Nielsen, Lene ; Krause, Tyra Grove ; Ullum, Henrik ; Jokelainen, Pikka. / First cases of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 in Denmark, 2023. In: Eurosurveillance. 2023 ; Vol. 28, No. 36.

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