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Major Omicron sublineages resulted from multiple introductions, mainly from Africa and Europe, with BA.1\/BA.2 seeded from a broader range of continents than later lineages. Mutation profiling showed strong enrichment in Spike, with recurrent changes in ORF1a\/ORF1b and nucleocapsid.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings reveal repeated variant replacement, shifting international seeding routes, and a hub\u2010and\u2010spoke pattern of national dissemination centered on Dakar. 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