[HTML][HTML] The evolution of SARS-CoV-2

PV Markov, M Ghafari, M Beer, K Lythgoe… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused millions of
deaths and substantial morbidity worldwide. Intense scientific effort to understand the …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 viral load and shedding kinetics

O Puhach, B Meyer, I Eckerle - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 viral load and detection of infectious virus in the respiratory tract are the two
key parameters for estimating infectiousness. As shedding of infectious virus is required for …

Incubation period of COVID-19 caused by unique SARS-CoV-2 strains: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Wu, L Kang, Z Guo, J Liu, M Liu, W Liang - JAMA network open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Several studies were conducted to estimate the average incubation period of
COVID-19; however, the incubation period of COVID-19 caused by different SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of infections with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 2 variant, Hong Kong, January–March 2022

YM Mefsin, D Chen, HS Bond, Y Lin… - Emerging infectious …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Our analysis of data collected from multiple epidemics in Hong Kong indicated a shorter
serial interval and generation time of infections with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. The …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological characteristics and transmission dynamics of the outbreak caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Shanghai, China: a descriptive …

Z Chen, X Deng, L Fang, K Sun, Y Wu… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In early March 2022, a major outbreak of the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant spread rapidly throughout …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is associated with an infection advantage over Delta in vaccinated persons

C Chaguza, A Coppi, R Earnest, D Ferguson… - Med, 2022 - cell.com
Summary Background The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant became a global concern due to
its rapid spread and displacement of the dominant Delta variant. We hypothesized that part …

The rapid replacement of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant by Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) in England

RS Paton, CE Overton, T Ward - Science Translational Medicine, 2022 - science.org
The emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.
1.1. 529 (Omicron) variant caused international concern due to its rapid spread in Southern …

[HTML][HTML] Shorter incubation period among COVID-19 cases with the BA. 1 Omicron variant

H Tanaka, T Ogata, T Shibata, H Nagai… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
We aimed to elucidate the range of the incubation period in patients infected with the SARS-
CoV-2 Omicron variant in comparison with the Alpha variant. Contact tracing data from three …

The magnitude and timing of recalled immunity after breakthrough infection is shaped by SARS-CoV-2 variants

M Koutsakos, WS Lee, A Reynaldi, HX Tan, G Gare… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 protects from infection and improves clinical outcomes in
breakthrough infections, likely reflecting residual vaccine-elicited immunity and recall of …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid review and meta-analysis of serial intervals for SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants

ZJ Madewell, Y Yang, IM Longini Jr, ME Halloran… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background The serial interval is the period of time between symptom onset in the primary
case and symptom onset in the secondary case. Understanding the serial interval is …