Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant, salient features, high global health concerns and strategies to counter it amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

R Khandia, S Singhal, T Alqahtani, MA Kamal… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the appearance in the late of December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly evolving and
mutating continuously, giving rise to various variants with variable degrees of infectivity and …

Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and subvariants: challenges and opportunities in the context of COVID-19 pandemic

S Rahman, MJ Hossain, Z Nahar… - Environmental …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has become the most devastating pandemic of the 21st century
since its appearance in December 2019. Like other RNA viruses, continuous mutation is …

[HTML][HTML] 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] A comprehensive review on Covid-19 Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant

R Manjunath, SL Gaonkar, EAM Saleh… - Saudi journal of biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The world has been combating different variants of SARS-COV-19 since its first outbreak in
Wuhan city. SARS-COV-19 is caused by the coronavirus. The corona virus mutates and …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant: a challenge with COVID-19

Z Mohseni Afshar, A Tavakoli Pirzaman, B Karim… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there have
been multiple peaks of the SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Unique mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants' non-spike proteins: Potential impacts on viral pathogenesis and host immune evasion

A Hossain, S Akter, AA Rashid, S Khair… - Microbial …, 2022 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent behind the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This virus is a
cumulative outcome of mutations, leading to frequent emergence of new variants and their …

Understanding the omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529) of SARS-CoV-2: Mutational impacts, concerns, and the possible solutions

F Islam, M Dhawan, MH Nafady, TB Emran… - Annals of medicine …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Despite many nations' best efforts to contain the so-called COVID-19 pandemic, the
emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain (B. 1.1. 529) has been identified as a serious …

[HTML][HTML] Origin, virological features, immune evasion and intervention of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages

S Xia, L Wang, Y Zhu, L Lu, S Jiang - Signal Transduction and Targeted …, 2022 - nature.com
Recently, a large number of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) variants continuously emerged and posed a major threat to global public health. Among …