At the end of 2020, several new variants of SARS-CoV-2—designated variants of concern—
were detected and quickly suspected to be associated with a higher transmissibility and …

Background Genomic surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) is the only approach to rapidly monitor and tackle emerging variants of …

While establishing a regional SARS-Cov-2 variant surveillance by genome sequencing, we
have identified three infected individuals in a clinical setting (two long-term hospitalized …

An adequate SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance strategy has proven to be essential for
countries to obtain a thorough understanding of the variants and lineages being imported …

Background Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, new variants of significance to
public health have emerged. Consequently, early detection of new mutations and variants …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic was largely driven by genetic mutations of SARS-CoV-
2, leading in some instances to enhanced infectiousness of the virus or its capacity to evade …

Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, numerous
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants have emerged …

Background Genomic surveillance is essential for monitoring the emergence and spread of
SARS-CoV-2 variants. SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing is the starting point for SARS-CoV-2 …

The global spread of new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern underscore an urgent need of
simple deployed molecular tools that can differentiate these lineages. Several tools and …

The COVID-19 pandemic is the first global health crisis to occur in the age of big genomic
data. Although data generation capacity is well established and sufficiently standardized …