SARS‐CoV‐2 XBB.1.16 variant: India in focus?
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28829
Abstract: Until February 2023, the majority of COVID‐19 cases were associated with SARS‐CoV‐2 subvariants, such as BF.7, BQ.1, BQ.1.1, and XBB.1.5, and XBB.1.9. However, the recent surge in cases has been precipitated by a novel Omicron… read more here.
Keywords: xbb; xbb variant; india; number ... See more keywords
Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB variant derived from recombination of two Omicron subvariants
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DOI: 10.1101/2022.12.27.521986
Abstract: XBB is the first recombinant, globally dominant variant of SARS-CoV-2. Here, the authors examine the variant’s origins and virological properties, showing it is the first example of SARS-CoV-2 improving its fitness through recombination. In late… read more here.
Keywords: xbb; xbb variant; omicron subvariants; sars cov ... See more keywords