[HTML][HTML] Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa

R Viana, S Moyo, DG Amoako, H Tegally, C Scheepers… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in southern Africa has been characterized by three distinct
waves. The first was associated with a mix of SARS-CoV-2 lineages, while the second and …

[HTML][HTML] Daily longitudinal sampling of SARS-CoV-2 infection reveals substantial heterogeneity in infectiousness

R Ke, PP Martinez, RL Smith, LL Gibson, A Mirza… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 replication and shedding in humans remain poorly
understood. We captured the dynamics of infectious virus and viral RNA shedding during …

[HTML][HTML] Household transmission of COVID-19 cases associated with SARS-CoV-2 delta variant (B. 1.617. 2): national case-control study

H Allen, A Vusirikala, J Flannagan… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant (B. 1.617. 2), first detected in India,
has rapidly become the dominant variant in England. Early reports suggest this variant has …

[HTML][HTML] Individual variation in susceptibility or exposure to SARS-CoV-2 lowers the herd immunity threshold

MGM Gomes, MU Ferreira, RM Corder, JG King… - Journal of theoretical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Individual variation in susceptibility and exposure is subject to selection by natural infection,
accelerating the acquisition of immunity, and reducing herd immunity thresholds and …

[HTML][HTML] The emergence and ongoing convergent evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 N501Y lineages

DP Martin, S Weaver, H Tegally, JE San, SD Shank… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The independent emergence late in 2020 of the B. 1.1. 7, B. 1.351, and P. 1 lineages of
SARS-CoV-2 prompted renewed concerns about the evolutionary capacity of this virus to …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological and Evolutionary Insights About Emerging Infectious Diseases from the COVID-19 Pandemic

AM Kilpatrick - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic challenged the workings of human
society, but in doing so, it advanced our understanding of the ecology and evolution of …

Rapid replacement of the Beta variant by the Delta variant in South Africa

H Tegally, E Wilkinson, CL Althaus, M Giovanetti… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
The Beta variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
emerged in South Africa in late 2020 and rapidly became the dominant variant, causing over …

Modelling herd immunity requirements in Queensland: impact of vaccination effectiveness, hesitancy and variants of SARS-CoV-2

P Sanz-Leon, LHW Hamilton… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Long-term control of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks depends on the widespread coverage of
effective vaccines. In Australia, two-dose vaccination coverage of above 90% of the adult …

[HTML][HTML] The mRNA-1273 vaccine induces cross-variant antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 with distinct profiles in individuals with or without pre-existing immunity

S Tejedor Vaquero, L de Campos-Mata… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
mRNA-based vaccines effectively induce protective neutralizing antibodies against SARS-
CoV-2, the etiological agent of COVID-19. Yet, the kinetics and compositional patterns of …

Daily sampling of early SARS-CoV-2 infection reveals substantial heterogeneity in infectiousness

R Ke, PP Martinez, RL Smith, LL Gibson, A Mirza… - medRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 replication and shedding in humans remain poorly
understood. We captured the dynamics of infectious virus and viral RNA shedding during …