01 July 2022 : Editorial
Editorial: World Health Organization (WHO) Variants of Concern Lineages Under Monitoring (VOC-LUM) in Response to the Global Spread of Lineages and Sublineages of Omicron, or B.1.1.529, SARS-CoV-2
Dinah V. Parums1CDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937676
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937676
Table 2 The Omicron lineages included in the World Health Organization (WHO) variants of concern lineages under monitoring (VOC-LUM), as of 7 June 2022.
| PANGO LINEAGE DESIGNATION | RELATIONSHIP TO THE OMICRON VOC | GEOGRAPHIC REGION AND DATE FIRST DETECTED |
|---|---|---|
| BA.4* | SISTER LINEAGE OF BA.1 AND BA.2 | JAN 2022; SOUTH AFRICA |
| BA.5* | SISTER LINEAGE OF BA.1 AND BA.2 | JAN 2022; SOUTH AFRICA |
| BA.2.12.1 | SUBLINEAGE OF BA.2 | DEC 2021; USA |
| BA.2.9.1 | SUBLINEAGE OF BA.2 | FEB 2022; MULTIPLE COUNTRIES |
| BA.2.11 | SUBLINEAGE OF BA.2 | MARCH 2022; MULTIPLE COUNTRIES |
| BA.2.13 | SUBLINEAGE OF BA.2 | FEB 2022; MULTIPLE COUNTRIES |
| * On 12 May, 2022, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reclassified sublineages BA.4 and BA.5 from variants of interest (VOI) to variants of concern (VOC) []. []. | ||