Severity of the Omicron SARS‐CoV‐2 variant compared with the previous lineages: A systematic review

M Arabi, Y Al‐Najjar, N Mhaimeed… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Omicron variant was first detected in October 2021, which evolved from the original
SARS‐CoV‐2 strain and was found to possess many mutations. Immune evasion was one of …

Sub‐lineages of the SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variants: Characteristics and prevention

A Xu, B Hong, F Lou, S Wang, W Li, A Shafqat… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, new variants of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) have emerged …

The omicron variant of SARS‐CoV‐2: understanding the known and living with unknowns

NE Ingraham, DH Ingbar - Clinical and translational medicine, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The recently discovered Omicron variant of SARS‐CoV‐2 has rapidly burst into the public
and scientific eye, being detected in more than 26 countries around the world. Given its …

Mutational pattern, impacts and potential preventive strategies of omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant infection

E Chekol Abebe, M Tiruneh G/Medhin… - Infection and Drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Since the emergence of COVID 19, the authentic SARS-CoV-2 has evolved into a range of
novel variants that are of more global concern. In late November 2021, the Omicron (lineage …

Proportion of asymptomatic infection and nonsevere disease caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant: a systematic review and analysis

W Yu, Y Guo, S Zhang, Y Kong, Z Shen… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant seemed to cause milder disease compared to previous
predominated variants. We aimed to conduct a meta‐analysis to assess the pooled …

[HTML][HTML] Omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529) of SARS-CoV-2: Mutation, infectivity, transmission, and vaccine resistance

SY Ren, WB Wang, RD Gao… - World journal of clinical …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The appearance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant
Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) has caused panic responses around the world because of its high …

Role of previous infection with SARS-CoV-2 in protecting against omicron reinfections and severe complications of COVID-19 compared to pre-omicron variants: A …

M Arabi, Y Al-Najjar, O Sharma, I Kamal, A Javed… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 virus elicited a major public concern worldwide
since December 2019 due to the high number of infections and deaths caused by COVID …

Omicron genetic and clinical peculiarities that may overturn SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a literature review

G Tiecco, S Storti, M Degli Antoni, E Focà… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a great threat to global public
health. The original wild-type strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant and appropriate countermeasures

W Shao, W Zhang, X Fang, D Yu, X Wang - Journal of Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant was first reported in South Africa and rapidly
spread worldwide in early November 2021. This caused panic in various countries, so it is …

SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant: epidemiological features, biological characteristics, and clinical significance

Y Guo, J Han, Y Zhang, J He, W Yu, X Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B. 1.1529) variant was designated as a variant of concern (VOC)
by the World Health Organization (WHO) on November 26, 2021. Within two months, it had …