Rapidly rising cases with Omicron in Senegal

A Padane; M Mbow; A Mboup; C K Diedhiou; K Gueye; C I Lo; S Ndiour; N Leye; A S Ndoye; A J Selbé Ndiaye; N D Diagne; S Ndiaye; M Beye; M Sarr; G Lo; D Wade; A Ahouidi; P A Diaw; M Camara; N C Touré Kane; S Mboup

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2022.100959

Rapidly rising cases with Omicron in Senegal

New Microbes New Infect. 2022 Jan 21:45:100959. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2022.100959. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

A Padane^{1

2}, M Mbow^{1

3}, A Mboup¹, C K Diedhiou¹, K Gueye¹, C I Lo², S Ndiour¹, N Leye¹, A S Ndoye¹, A J Selbé Ndiaye¹, N D Diagne¹, S Ndiaye¹, M Beye², M Sarr², G Lo¹, D Wade¹, A Ahouidi¹, P A Diaw¹, M Camara¹, N C Touré Kane¹, S Mboup¹

Affiliations

¹ Institut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance Épidémiologique et de Formation (IRESSEF), Dakar, Senegal.
² IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
³ Service d'Immunologie FMPO, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal.

Abstract

•Omicron variant continues to progress in Senegal with the appearance of new contaminations.•IRESSEF detected the first positive case of the Omicron variant on Friday, December 3, 2021.•Since this date, the number of Omicron variant infections has increased over the weeks.•Molecular surveillance of the Omicron variant is carried out in real time to inform the medical authorities.