[HTML][HTML] Comparative epidemic expansion of SARS-CoV-2 variants Delta and Omicron in the Brazilian State of Amazonas

I Arantes, G Bello, V Nascimento, V Souza… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) Delta and Omicron spread globally during mid
and late 2021, respectively. In this study, we compare the dissemination dynamics of these …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 variant transition dynamics are associated with vaccination rates, number of co-circulating variants, and convalescent immunity

LJ Beesley, KR Moran, K Wagh, LA Castro, J Theiler… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has continued to
evolve, with new variants outcompeting existing variants and often leading to different …

Transmission dynamics and mutational prevalence of the novel Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 Omicron Variant of Concern

SK Saxena, S Kumar, S Ansari… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The novel Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) variant,
Omicron (PANGO lineage B. 1.1. 529) is being reported from all around the world. The WHO …

SARS-CoV-2 strain wars continues: Chemical and thermodynamic characterization of live matter and biosynthesis of Omicron BN. 1, CH. 1.1 and XBC variants

M Popovic - Microbial Risk Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 has during the last 3 years mutated several dozen times. Most mutations in the
newly formed variants have been chemically and thermodynamically characterized. New …

[HTML][HTML] Using big sequencing data to identify chronic SARS-Coronavirus-2 infections

S Harari, D Miller, S Fleishon, D Burstein… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The evolution of SARS-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been characterized by the
periodic emergence of highly divergent variants. One leading hypothesis suggests these …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Brazil: How the displacement of variants has driven distinct epidemic waves

LCJ Alcantara, E Nogueira, G Shuab, S Tosta, H Fristch… - Virus Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Brazil ranks as third in terms of total number of reported SARS-CoV-2 cases globally. The
COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil was characterised by the co-circulation of multiple variants as …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors containing P1' 4-fluorobenzothiazole moiety highly active against SARS-CoV-2

N Higashi-Kuwata, K Tsuji, H Hayashi, H Bulut… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 has continually been serious threat to public health
worldwide. While a few anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapeutics are currently available, their antiviral …

[HTML][HTML] Variant-specific deleterious mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome reveal immune responses and potentials for prophylactic vaccine development

MA Islam, S Shahi, AA Marzan, MR Amin… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, has had a
disastrous effect worldwide during the previous three years due to widespread infections …

[HTML][HTML] Bivalent mRNA vaccine booster induces robust antibody immunity against Omicron lineages BA. 2, BA. 2.12. 1, BA. 2.75 and BA. 5

Z Fang, VS Monteiro, AM Hahn, ND Grubaugh… - Cell Discovery, 2022 - nature.com
Dear Editor, As the immune protection through antibodies elicited by the first booster dose
wanes over time and new Omicron sublineages emerge with stronger immune evasion from …

Role of genomics in combating COVID-19 pandemic

KA Saravanan, M Panigrahi, H Kumar, D Rajawat… - Gene, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) quickly swept over the world, becoming
one of the most devastating outbreaks in human history. Being the first pandemic in the post …