2022 Project: University of New Mexico

Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in New Mexico and the Mountain West

What to know

Awarded in 2022, this project was a joint venture between the public health laboratories of New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana; the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center; and TriCore Reference Laboratories to gather and use data from the genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 to provide the laboratories with information on patterns of viral transmission and evolution. The targeted focus enhanced surveillance for a multistate region and provided information on novel variants and on patterns of viral transmission and evolution.

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Findings on SARS-CoV-2 variant characteristics

  • Described a SARS-CoV-2 lambda variant collected from a child in Arkansas.1

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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
  1. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Lambda Variant Collected from a Child from Arkansas and Sequenced - PMC (nih.gov). Microbiol Resourc Announc