[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 variant Delta rapidly displaced variant Alpha in the United States and led to higher viral loads

A Bolze, S Luo, S White, ET Cirulli, D Wyman… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
We report on the sequencing of 74,348 SARS-CoV-2 positive samples collected across the
United States and show that the Delta variant, first detected in the United States in March …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 variants delta and alpha in New England, USA

R Earnest, R Uddin, N Matluk, N Renzette… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
Summary The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant rose to dominance in mid-2021, likely propelled by
an estimated 40%–80% increased transmissibility over Alpha. To investigate if this …

[HTML][HTML] Viral infection and transmission in a large, well-traced outbreak caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

B Li, A Deng, K Li, Y Hu, Z Li, Y Shi, Q Xiong… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant has spread rapidly worldwide. To provide data on
its virological profile, we here report the first local transmission of Delta in mainland China …

[HTML][HTML] Infection with the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant is associated with higher infectious virus loads compared to the alpha variant in both unvaccinated and …

CH Luo, CP Morris, J Sachithanandham, A Amadi… - MedRxiv, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC) B. 1.6. 17.2 (Delta)
quickly displaced the B. 1.1. 7 (Alpha) and is associated with increases in COVID-19 cases …

Confronting the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, summer 2021

C Del Rio, PN Malani, SB Omer - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Availability of safe and highly effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccines increased the possibility of
durable control of COVID-19bothintheUSandworldwide. Afterinitialchallenges in vaccine …

[HTML][HTML] Viral infection and transmission in a large well-traced outbreak caused by the Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant

B Li, A Deng, K Li, Y Hu, Z Li, Q Xiong, Z Liu, Q Guo… - image, 2021 - covid19.sld.cu
We report the first local transmission of the Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant in mainland China. All
167 infections could be traced back to the first index case. The investigation on daily …

[HTML][HTML] Delta variant (B. 1.617. 2) of SARS-CoV-2: Current understanding of infection, transmission, immune escape, and mutational landscape

M Bhattacharya, S Chatterjee, AR Sharma, SS Lee… - Folia microbiologica, 2023 - Springer
The Delta variant is one of the alarming variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that have been
immensely detrimental and a significant cause of the prolonged pandemic (B. 1.617. 2) …

[HTML][HTML] Duration of viral shedding and culture positivity with postvaccination SARS-CoV-2 delta variant infections

MJ Siedner, J Boucau, RF Gilbert, R Uddin, J Luu… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Isolation guidelines for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are
largely derived from data collected prior to the emergence of the delta variant. We followed a …

[HTML][HTML] Shedding of infectious SARS-CoV-2 despite vaccination

KK Riemersma, LA Haddock III, NA Wilson… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant of Concern is highly transmissible and contains mutations
that confer partial immune escape. The emergence of Delta in North America caused the first …

[HTML][HTML] Infections with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant exhibit fourfold increased viral loads in the upper airways compared to Alpha or non-variants of concern

CJH von Wintersdorff, J Dingemans, LB van Alphen… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
There has been a growing body of evidence that the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant (B. 1.617. 2) shows enhanced transmissibility …