SARS-CoV-2 infection in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of standardised seroprevalence studies, from January 2020 to December 2021
Introduction Estimating COVID-19 cumulative incidence in Africa remains problematic due to
challenges in contact tracing, routine surveillance systems and laboratory testing capacities …
challenges in contact tracing, routine surveillance systems and laboratory testing capacities …
The role of immune activation and antigen persistence in acute and long COVID
S Opsteen, JK Files, T Fram… - Journal of Investigative …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In late 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) triggered the
global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although most infections cause a …
global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although most infections cause a …
Antigenic cartography using sera from sequence-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern infections reveals antigenic divergence of Omicron
K van der Straten, D Guerra, MJ van Gils, I Bontjer… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Large-scale vaccination campaigns have prevented countless hospitalizations and deaths
due to COVID-19. However, the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants that escape from …
due to COVID-19. However, the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants that escape from …
Maternal immune response and placental antibody transfer after COVID-19 vaccination across trimester and platforms
CG Atyeo, LL Shook, S Brigida, RM De Guzman… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The availability of three COVID-19 vaccines in the United States provides an unprecedented
opportunity to examine how vaccine platforms and timing of vaccination in pregnancy impact …
opportunity to examine how vaccine platforms and timing of vaccination in pregnancy impact …
Fc-mediated pan-sarbecovirus protection after alphavirus vector vaccination
Group 2B β-coronaviruses (sarbecoviruses) have caused regional and global epidemics in
modern history. Here, we evaluate the mechanisms of cross-sarbecovirus protective …
modern history. Here, we evaluate the mechanisms of cross-sarbecovirus protective …
Mapping the antigenic diversification of SARS-CoV-2
K van der Straten, D Guerra, MJ van Gils, I Bontjer… - MedRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Large-scale vaccination campaigns have prevented countless SARS-CoV-2 infections,
hospitalizations and deaths. However, the emergence of variants that escape from immunity …
hospitalizations and deaths. However, the emergence of variants that escape from immunity …
A public antibody class recognizes an S2 epitope exposed on open conformations of SARS-CoV-2 spike
Delineating the origins and properties of antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection and
vaccination is critical for understanding their benefits and potential shortcomings. Therefore …
vaccination is critical for understanding their benefits and potential shortcomings. Therefore …
Association of frailty, age, and biological sex with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 messenger RNA vaccine–induced immunity in older adults
JR Shapiro, I Sitaras, HS Park… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Male sex and old age are risk factors for severe coronavirus disease 2019, but
the intersection of sex and aging on antibody responses to severe acute respiratory …
the intersection of sex and aging on antibody responses to severe acute respiratory …
SARS-CoV-2 infections elicit higher levels of original antigenic sin antibodies compared with SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinations
EM Anderson, SH Li, M Awofolaju, T Eilola, E Goodwin… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
It is important to determine if severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) infections and SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinations elicit different types of antibodies. Here …
2) infections and SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinations elicit different types of antibodies. Here …
Discriminating cross-reactivity in polyclonal IgG1 responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
DMH van Rijswijck, A Bondt, M Hoek… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Existing assays to measure antibody cross-reactivity against different SARS-CoV-2 spike (S)
protein variants lack the discriminatory power to provide insights at the level of individual …
protein variants lack the discriminatory power to provide insights at the level of individual …