Omicron: Understanding the Latest Variant of SARS‐CoV‐2 and Strategies for Tackling the Infection
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DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200126
Abstract: The new variant of concern of SARS‐CoV‐2, namely Omicron, has triggered global fear recently. To date, our knowledge of Omicron, particularly of how S glycoprotein mutations affect the infectivity of the virus and the severity… read more here.
Keywords: variant sars; omicron understanding; infection; latest variant ... See more keywords
Why Omicron Variant of SARS‐CoV‐2 is Less Fatal?
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DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200158
Abstract: The article published by Nie et al. addressed one of the two key questions regarding the Omicron variant of SARS‐CoV‐2, while the underpinning for the less deadly nature of the variant remains unexplained. The proteins of… read more here.
Keywords: omicron variant; cov less; sars cov; variant sars ... See more keywords
Omicron (B.1.1.529 variant of SARS‐CoV‐2); an emerging threat: Current global scenario
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27561
Abstract: The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by sever acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus -2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its various emerging variants, is posing very high health threats with its continued pandemic waves with 5.5 millions deaths out of… read more here.
Keywords: emerging threat; 529 variant; sars cov; variant sars ... See more keywords
Molecular characterization of interactions between the D614G variant of SARS-CoV-2 S-protein and neutralizing antibodies: A computational approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104815
Abstract: The D614G variant of SARS-CoV-2 S-protein emerged in early 2020 and quickly became the dominant circulating strain in Europe and its environs. The variant was characterized by the higher viral load, which is not associated with… read more here.
Keywords: protein neutralizing; cov protein; variant sars; neutralizing antibodies ... See more keywords
A very simple model to account for the rapid rise of the alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2 in several countries and the world
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DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198531
Abstract: Since its first detection in the UK in September 2020, a highly contagious version of the coronavirus, the alpha or British variant a.k.a. B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 virus lineage, rapidly spread across several countries and became the… read more here.
Keywords: variant sars; several countries; world; sars cov ... See more keywords
Outbreak of delta variant SARS-CoV-2 virus on a psychogeriatric ward in Helsinki, Finland, August 2021: two-dose vaccination reduces mortality and disease severity amongst the elderly
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268822000589
Abstract: Abstract We describe an outbreak of delta variant SARS-CoV-2 on a psychogeriatric ward of elderly patients. Retrospectively collected data was analysed using Fisher's exact test to assess the association between patients’ vaccination status and infection… read more here.
Keywords: outbreak delta; variant sars; vaccination; delta variant ... See more keywords
Genomic landscape of alpha-variant of SARS-CoV-2 circulated in Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276171
Abstract: In this study, we investigated the genomic variability of alpha-VOC of SARS-CoV-2 in Pakistan, in context of the global population of this variant. A set of 461 whole-genome sequences of Pakistani samples of alpha-variant, retrieved… read more here.
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Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2: a review of existing literature
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DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2022-0023
Abstract: Abstract On November 24th, 2021 a case of a new viral variant of SARS-CoV-2 was reported by South Africa and Botswana to WHO, which later was designated as the variant of concern on 26th November… read more here.
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Hepatic dysfunctions in COVID-19 patients infected by the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1049006
Abstract: Background Presently, the omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) dominates amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, but its clinical characteristics with intrinsic severity and organ tropism remain understudied. Methods We… read more here.
Keywords: omicron variant; covid patients; sars cov; variant sars ... See more keywords
Vaccination Decreases the Infectious Viral Load of Delta Variant SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Patients
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DOI: 10.3390/v14092071
Abstract: The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has caused many breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated individuals. While vaccine status did not generally impact the number of viral RNA genome copies in nasopharyngeal swabs of breakthrough patients, as… read more here.
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Omicron Variant Generates a Higher and More Sustained Viral Load in Nasopharynx and Saliva Than the Delta Variant of SARS-CoV-2
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DOI: 10.3390/v14112420
Abstract: The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 spreads more easily than earlier variants, possibly as a result of a higher viral load in the upper respiratory tract and oral cavity. Hence, we investigated whether the Omicron variant… read more here.
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