New dataset version (tag 2022-04-08T12:00:00Z)
SARS-CoV-2 (with and without recombinants)
- Pango lineages: New lineages added up till pango-designation release v1.4 are now included, including among others
BA.4-5,BA.2.9-BA.2.13andXM-XS(in the default build, excluded from special "without recombinants" dataset). For now,BA.4-5are included in Nextstrain clade21L, together withBA.2which is the most similar Omicron. - Reference tree: The first 100 and last 200 sites (with respect to Wuhan reference) are now masked in the reference tree to reduce noise due to sites like
21that were artifactually polymorphic.