Increased viral variants in children and young adults with impaired humoral immunity and persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: A consecutive case series
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103355
Abstract: Background There is increasing concern that persistent infection of SARS-CoV-2 within immunocompromised hosts could serve as a reservoir for mutation accumulation and subsequent emergence of novel strains with the potential to evade immune responses. Methods… read more here.
Keywords: viral variants; infection; immune escape; sars cov ... See more keywords
COVID-19: Challenges of Viral Variants.
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DOI: 10.1146/annurev-med-042921-020956
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by SARS-CoV-2 evolution and emergence of viral variants that have far exceeded initial expectations. Five major variants of concern (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron) have emerged, each having… read more here.
Keywords: covid challenges; viral variants; medicine; challenges viral ... See more keywords
SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies: Longevity, breadth, and evasion by emerging viral variants
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003656
Abstract: The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibody neutralization response and its evasion by emerging viral variants and variant of concern (VOC) are unknown, but critical to understand reinfection risk and breakthrough infection following… read more here.
Keywords: viral variants; emerging viral; neutralization; sars cov ... See more keywords
Inter- and intra-host sequence diversity reveal the emergence of viral variants during an overwintering epidemic caused by dengue virus serotype 2 in southern Taiwan
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006827
Abstract: Purifying selection during dengue viral infection has been suggested as the driving force of viral evolution and the higher complexity of the intra-host quasi-species is thought to offer an adaptive advantage for arboviruses as they… read more here.
Keywords: caused dengue; viral variants; intra host; group ... See more keywords
Pilot Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in the Island of Sicily Prior to and in the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.869559
Abstract: After 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to face vital challenges stemming from SARS-CoV-2 variation, causing changes in disease transmission and severity, viral adaptation to animal hosts, and antibody/vaccine evasion. Since the monitoring,… read more here.
Keywords: wave covid; viral variants; covid pandemic; second wave ... See more keywords
SARS-CoV-2: Evolution and Emergence of New Viral Variants
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DOI: 10.3390/v14040653
Abstract: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the etiological agent responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The high rate of mutation of this virus is associated with a quick emergence of new… read more here.
Keywords: new viral; emergence new; viral variants; cov evolution ... See more keywords