Effective control of zoonotic infectious diseases requires identifying the animal species
involved in the infectious cycle as transmitters or reservoirs where the pathogen could …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been a public health concern …

SARS-CoV-2 has adapted in a stepwise manner, with multiple beneficial mutations
accumulating in a rapid succession at origins of VOCs, and the reasons for this are unclear …

Genetic recombination is an important driver of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) evolution, which requires the coinfection of a single host cell …

The rapid emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants raised public health questions concerning
the capability of diagnostic tests to detect new strains, the efficacy of vaccines, and how to …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused immeasurable impacts on the
health and socioeconomic system. The real-time identification and characterization of new …

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, PCR testing and antigen tests have proven critical
for helping to stem the spread of its causative agent, SARS-CoV-2. However, these methods …

Summary The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 2.75 variant emerged in May 2022. BA. 2.75 is a
BA. 2 descendant but is phylogenetically distinct from BA. 5, the currently predominant BA. 2 …

The emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
posed a serious worldwide threat and emphasized the urgency to find efficient solutions to …

SARS-CoV-2 variants acquire mutations in spike that promote immune evasion and impact
other properties that contribute to viral fitness such as ACE2 receptor binding and cell entry …