[HTML][HTML] The evolution of SARS-CoV-2

PV Markov, M Ghafari, M Beer, K Lythgoe… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused millions of
deaths and substantial morbidity worldwide. Intense scientific effort to understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Toward a global virus genomic surveillance network

V Hill, G Githinji, CBF Vogels, AI Bento, C Chaguza… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
The COVID-19 pandemic galvanized the field of virus genomic surveillance, demonstrating
its utility for public health. Now, we must harness the momentum that led to increased …

[HTML][HTML] A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat

JV Lazarus, D Romero, CJ Kopka, SA Karim… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Despite notable scientific and medical advances, broader political, socioeconomic and
behavioural factors continue to undercut the response to the COVID-19 pandemic 1, 2. Here …

[HTML][HTML] First cases of SARS-CoV-2 BA. 2.86 in Denmark, 2023

M Rasmussen, FT Møller, V Gunalan, S Baig… - …, 2023 - eurosurveillance.org
We describe 10 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
variant BA. 2.86 detected in Denmark, including molecular characteristics and results from …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in wastewater as a model for monitoring evolution of endemic viruses

M Yousif, S Rachida, S Taukobong, N Ndlovu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
As global SARS-CoV-2 burden and testing frequency have decreased, wastewater
surveillance has emerged as a key tool to support clinical surveillance efforts. The aims of …

[HTML][HTML] Utilizing river and wastewater as a SARS-CoV-2 surveillance tool in settings with limited formal sewage systems

KG Barnes, JI Levy, J Gauld, J Rigby… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted health systems globally and robust
surveillance has been critical for pandemic control, however not all countries can currently …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater sequencing reveals community and variant dynamics of the collective human virome

M Tisza, S Javornik Cregeen, V Avadhanula… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Wastewater is a discarded human by-product, but its analysis may help us understand the
health of populations. Epidemiologists first analyzed wastewater to track outbreaks of …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of persistent SARS-CoV-2 in a large community surveillance study

M Ghafari, M Hall, T Golubchik, D Ayoubkhani, T House… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections may act as viral reservoirs that could seed future
outbreaks,,,–, give rise to highly divergent lineages,–and contribute to cases with post-acute …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking capacities of genomics for the COVID-19 response and future pandemics

S Knyazev, K Chhugani, V Sarwal, R Ayyala, H Singh… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, genomics and bioinformatics have emerged as essential
public health tools. The genomic data acquired using these methods have supported the …

Fitness, growth and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants

E Volz - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
The massive scale of the global SARS-CoV-2 sequencing effort created new opportunities
and challenges for understanding SARS-CoV-2 evolution. Rapid detection and assessment …