Omicron genetic and clinical peculiarities that may overturn SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a literature review

G Tiecco, S Storti, M Degli Antoni, E Focà… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a great threat to global public
health. The original wild-type strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Mutational pattern, impacts and potential preventive strategies of omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant infection

E Chekol Abebe, M Tiruneh G/Medhin… - Infection and Drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Since the emergence of COVID 19, the authentic SARS-CoV-2 has evolved into a range of
novel variants that are of more global concern. In late November 2021, the Omicron (lineage …

[HTML][HTML] Omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529) and its sublineages: What do we know so far amid the emergence of recombinant variants of SARS-CoV-2?

M Dhawan, ARA Saied, S Mitra, FA Alhumaydhi… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been
reported worldwide. The advent of variants of concern (VOCs) raises severe concerns amid …

Sub‐lineages of the SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variants: Characteristics and prevention

A Xu, B Hong, F Lou, S Wang, W Li, A Shafqat… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, new variants of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) have emerged …

A detailed overview of SARS-CoV-2 omicron: its sub-variants, mutations and pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, immunological landscape, immune escape, and …

S Chatterjee, M Bhattacharya, S Nag, K Dhama… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant concern for everyone. Recent data from
many worldwide reports suggest that most infections are caused by the Omicron variant and …

Omicron–the new SARS‐CoV‐2 challenge?

A Lino, MA Cardoso, P Martins‐Lopes… - Reviews in Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
SARS‐CoV‐2 virus has infected nearly 300 M people worldwide and has been associated
with over 6 M deaths by March 2022. Since the virus emergence in December 2019 in …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant and appropriate countermeasures

W Shao, W Zhang, X Fang, D Yu, X Wang - Journal of Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant was first reported in South Africa and rapidly
spread worldwide in early November 2021. This caused panic in various countries, so it is …

SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant: epidemiological features, biological characteristics, and clinical significance

Y Guo, J Han, Y Zhang, J He, W Yu, X Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B. 1.1529) variant was designated as a variant of concern (VOC)
by the World Health Organization (WHO) on November 26, 2021. Within two months, it had …

[HTML][HTML] Global emerging Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2: Impacts, challenges and strategies

K Dhama, F Nainu, A Frediansyah, MI Yatoo… - Journal of infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Newly emerging variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
are continuously posing high global public health concerns and panic resulting in waves of …

Severity of the Omicron SARS‐CoV‐2 variant compared with the previous lineages: A systematic review

M Arabi, Y Al‐Najjar, N Mhaimeed… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Omicron variant was first detected in October 2021, which evolved from the original
SARS‐CoV‐2 strain and was found to possess many mutations. Immune evasion was one of …