Omicron variant of SARS‐CoV‐2: genomics, transmissibility, and responses to current COVID‐19 vaccines

Y Araf, F Akter, Y Tang, R Fatemi… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has spread
worldwide as an Omicron variant. This variant is a heavily mutated virus and designated as …

Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant, salient features, high global health concerns and strategies to counter it amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

R Khandia, S Singhal, T Alqahtani, MA Kamal… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the appearance in the late of December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly evolving and
mutating continuously, giving rise to various variants with variable degrees of infectivity and …

Three waves changes, new variant strains, and vaccination effect against COVID-19 pandemic

RM El-Shabasy, MA Nayel, MM Taher… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
It has been more than one year since the first case of the coronaviruses was infected by
COVID-19 in China. The world witnessed three waves of the corona virus till now, and more …

Molecular characteristics, immune evasion, and impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants

C Sun, C Xie, GL Bu, LY Zhong, MS Zeng - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The persistent COVID-19 pandemic since 2020 has brought an enormous public health
burden to the global society and is accompanied by various evolution of the virus genome …

Microfluidics-based point-of-care testing (POCT) devices in dealing with waves of COVID-19 pandemic: the emerging solution

A Kumar, A Parihar, U Panda… - ACS applied bio …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Recent advances in microfluidics-based point-of-care testing (POCT) technology such as
paper, array, and beads have shown promising results for diagnosing various infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Omicron variant: Current insights and future directions

R Rana, R Kant, RS Huirem, D Bohra… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global COVID-19 outbreak has returned with the identification of the SARS-CoV-2
Omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529) after appearing to be persistently spreading for the more than …

Omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529) of SARS-CoV-2: understanding mutations in the genome, S-glycoprotein, and antibody-binding regions

M Bhattacharya, AR Sharma, K Dhama… - GeroScience, 2022 - Springer
The Omicron variant has been detected in nearly 150 countries. We analyzed the mutational
landscape of Omicron throughout the genome, focusing the S-glycoprotein. We also …

Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2: An Indian perspective of vaccination and management

VP Chavda, P Balar, D Vaghela, HK Solanki… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Omicron variants have highly influenced the entire globe. It has a high rate of
transmissibility, which makes its management tedious. There are various subtypes of …

Biological properties of SARS-CoV-2 variants: epidemiological impact and clinical consequences

R Hoteit, HM Yassine - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a virus that belongs to
the coronavirus family and is the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of May …

Understanding the omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529) of SARS-CoV-2: Mutational impacts, concerns, and the possible solutions

F Islam, M Dhawan, MH Nafady, TB Emran… - Annals of medicine …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Despite many nations' best efforts to contain the so-called COVID-19 pandemic, the
emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain (B. 1.1. 529) has been identified as a serious …