Changing composition of SARS-CoV-2 lineages and rise of Delta variant in England

Swapnil Mishra, Soeren Mindermann, Mrinank Sharma, Charles Whittaker, Thomas A Mellan, Thomas Wilton, Dimitra Klapsa, Ryan Mate, Martin Fritzsche, Maria Zambon, Janvi Ahujae, Adam Howes, Xenia Miscouridou, Guy P Nason, Oliver Ratmann, Elizaveta Semenova, Gavin Leech, Julia Fabienn Sandkühlerk, Charlie Rogers-Smithl, Michaela Vollmer, H Juliette T Unwin, Yarin Gal, Meera Chand, Axel Gandy, Javier Martin, Erik Volz, Neil M Ferguson, Samir Bhatt, Jan M Brauner, Seth Flaxman, The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium2
July, 2022
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Abstract

We examine trends in the prevalence of non-B.1.1.7 lineages in London and other English regions using passive-case detection PCR data, cross-sectional community infection surveys, genomic surveillance, and wastewater monitoring. The study period spans from 31st January 2021 to 15th May 2021.

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In EClinicalMedicine
epidemiology covid19
Elizaveta Semenova
Elizaveta Semenova
Lecturer in Biostatistics, Computational Epidemiology and Machine Learning

My research interests include Bayesian inference, spatial statistics and epidemiology.