Sublineage of AY.129 with Orf1b:1087Y, Orf1a:2097T circulating in Germany

[FedeGueli]

While looking at lineages circulating in Germany
kindly highlighted to me by Josette Shoenmakers
i was curious about the ongoing circulation of AY.129.
So looking at this lineage more closely i found one with an apparent growth advantage in comparison to the parental one.

Mutations: Orf1b:1087Y (nuc:C16726T) then Orf1a:2097T (nuc:G6554A) and nuc: C3695T,A27753G

Usher Tree

Number of Sequences: 1627
First sequence: Germany W 37/2021
Countries: Germany (1200seq) , Switzerland (100seqs), Luxembourg (100Seqs)
Prevalence in Germany 1-29 January 2022: 0,68%

Growth Advantage in comparison to AY.129* (Last 6 Months, Global): +20%

Growth advantage vs AY.4.2* (between 1 July-30 november 2021) +11%:

Global overview CovsSpectrum

[FedeGueli]

This was circulating till week 6/2022 in Germany.
i m closing this while keep monitoring it.