Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa

R Viana, S Moyo, DG Amoako, H Tegally, C Scheepers… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in southern Africa has been characterized by three distinct
waves. The first was associated with a mix of SARS-CoV-2 lineages, while the second and …

Evolution and neutralization escape of the SARS-CoV-2 BA. 2.86 subvariant

K Khan, G Lustig, C Römer, K Reedoy, Z Jule… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Omicron BA. 2.86 subvariant differs from Omicron BA. 2 as well as recently
circulating variants by over 30 mutations in the spike protein alone. Here we report on the …

Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Bei**g during 2022: an epidemiological and phylogenetic analysis

Y Pan, L Wang, Z Feng, H Xu, F Li, Y Shen, D Zhang… - The lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Due to the national dynamic zero-COVID strategy in China, there were no
persistent local transmissions of SARS-CoV-2 in Bei**g before December, 2022. However …

Divergent SARS-CoV-2 variant emerges in white-tailed deer with deer-to-human transmission

B Pickering, O Lung, F Maguire, P Kruczkiewicz… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Wildlife reservoirs of broad-host-range viruses have the potential to enable evolution of viral
variants that can emerge to infect humans. In North America, there is phylogenomic …

A molnupiravir-associated mutational signature in global SARS-CoV-2 genomes

T Sanderson, R Hisner, I Donovan-Banfield, H Hartman… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Molnupiravir, an antiviral medication widely used against severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), acts by inducing mutations in the virus genome during …

CoV-Spectrum: analysis of globally shared SARS-CoV-2 data to identify and characterize new variants

C Chen, S Nadeau, M Yared, P Voinov, N **e… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Summary The CoV-Spectrum website supports the identification of new SARS-CoV-
2 variants of concern and the tracking of known variants. Its flexible amino acid and …

Spike and nsp6 are key determinants of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1 attenuation

DY Chen, CV Chin, D Kenney, AH Tavares, N Khan… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is more immune evasive and less virulent than
other major viral variants that have so far been recognized,,,,,,,,,,–. The Omicron spike (S) …

Phylogenomic analysis of the monkeypox virus (MPXV) 2022 outbreak: Emergence of a novel viral lineage?

N Luna, AL Ramírez, M Muñoz, N Ballesteros… - Travel medicine and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease with clinical manifestations similar to smallpox in humans.
Since May 13, 2022, an increasing number of suspected and confirmed cases have been …

Description of the first global outbreak of mpox: an analysis of global surveillance data

H Laurenson-Schafer, N Sklenovská… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In May 2022, several countries with no history of sustained
community transmission of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) notified WHO of new mpox …

Evolution of enhanced innate immune suppression by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

AK Reuschl, LG Thorne, MVX Whelan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) human adaptation resulted
in distinct lineages with enhanced transmissibility called variants of concern (VOCs) …