Newly emerging XBB.1.16.1+orf1a:R542C+S:K97E in Bangladesh(28 seqs, 10 countries)

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from sars-cov-2-variants/lineage-proposals#370

XBB.1.16.1+C17430T+A21851G,A17295G,C1889T(Orf1a:R542C,S:K97E)

GISAID query:A21851G,A17295G,C1889T
No. of seqs: 21(Australia 2 Bangladesh 6 Finland 1 France 1 Italy 1 Singapore 9(1 from Georgia, 5 from Bangladesh) South Korea 5 USA 1 Sweden 1)

First: EPI_ISL_17647310, South Korea, 2023-4-23
Latest: EPI_ISL_18015425, Singapore local, 2023-7-14

This lineage shows up in 4/20 of the June batch in Bangladesh, and 3/12 of the Singapore from Bangladesh seqs in July belong to this lineage. This suggest a high local prevalance in Bangladesh.

Also, Orf1a:R542C and S:K97E are both notable convergent points.

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