TY - JOUR AU - Yadouleton, Anges AU - Sander, Anna-Lena AU - Adewumi, Praise AU - de Oliveira Filho, Edmilson AU - Tchibozo, Carine AU - Hounkanrin, Gildas AU - René, Keke AU - Ange, Dossou AU - Kohoun, Rodrigue AU - Nari, Ramalia Chabi AU - Salifou, Sourakatou AU - Saizonou, Raoul AU - Kakai, Clement AU - Bedié, Sonia AU - Al Onifade, Fattah AU - Nagel, Michael AU - Aïssi, Melchior A. Joël AU - Akogbeto, Petas AU - Drosten, Christian AU - Wulf, Ben AU - Moreira-Soto, Andres AU - Djingarey, Mamoudou Harouna AU - Hounkpatin, Benjamin AU - Drexler, Jan Felix T1 - Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant, Benin, May–July 2021 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2022 VL - 28 IS - 1 SP - 205 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Delta variant epidemiology in Africa is unknown. We found Delta variant was introduced in Benin during April–May 2021 and became predominant within 2 months, after which a steep increase in reported coronavirus disease incidence occurred. Benin might require increased nonpharmaceutical interventions and vaccination coverage. KW - COVID-19 KW - respiratory infections KW - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - SARS KW - coronavirus disease KW - zoonoses KW - viruses KW - coronavirus KW - Delta variant KW - variant of concern KW - West Africa KW - Benin DO - 10.3201/eid2801.211909 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/1/21-1909_article ER - End of Reference