Zoonotic and reverse zoonotic transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2

IV Goraichuk, V Arefiev, BT Stegniy, AP Gerilovych - Virus research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the first known pandemic caused by
a coronavirus. Its causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

Challenges of vaccination and herd immunity in COVID‐19 and management strategies

J She, D Hou, C Chen, J Bi… - The clinical respiratory …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), the highly contagious viral disease caused
by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), has spread worldwide …

PCR performance in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern?

CMJA Metzger, R Lienhard, HMB Seth-Smith… - Swiss medical …, 2021 - smw.ch
Summary The new SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529) has been recently declared a
Variant of Concern due to a series of important mutations in the viral spike protein and …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 transmission with and without mask wearing or air cleaners in schools in Switzerland: A modeling study of epidemiological, environmental, and …

N Banholzer, K Zürcher, P Jent, P Bittel, L Furrer… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Growing evidence suggests an important contribution of airborne transmission
to the overall spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Canada

SE Hrudey, HN Bischel, J Charrois, AHS Chik… - Facets, 2022 - facetsjournal.com
Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 RNA is a relatively recent adaptation of long-
standing wastewater surveillance for infectious and other harmful agents. Individuals …

Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing: quality criteria and low-frequency variants

D Jacot, T Pillonel, G Greub… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - journals.asm.org
Although many laboratories worldwide have developed their sequencing capacities in
response to the need for SARS-CoV-2 genome-based surveillance of variants, only a few …

Evaluation of two RT-PCR screening assays for identifying SARS-CoV-2 variants

M Migueres, S Lhomme, P Trémeaux… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The recent emergence of new SARS CoV-2 variants (variants of concern, VOC)
that spread rapidly and may lead to immune escape has emphasized the urgent need to …

The devil is in the details: emerging insights on the relevance of wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 to public health

SE Hrudey, B Conant - Journal of Water and Health, 2022 - iwaponline.com
The severe health consequences and global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have
necessitated the rapid development of surveillance programs to inform public health …

Investigation of the use of a sensor bracelet for the presymptomatic detection of changes in physiological parameters related to COVID-19: an interim analysis of a …

M Risch, K Grossmann, S Aeschbacher, OC Weideli… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives We investigated machinelearningbased identification of presymptomatic COVID-
19 and detection of infection-related changes in physiology using a wearable device …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variant B. 1.1. 7 in Switzerland

C Chen, SA Nadeau, I Topolsky, M Manceau… - Epidemics, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In December 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) reported a SARS-CoV-2
Variant of Concern (VoC) which is now named B. 1.1. 7. Based on initial data from the UK …