[HTML][HTML] On the SARS‐CoV‐2 BA. 2.75 variant: a genetic and structural point of view

F Scarpa, D Sanna, I Azzena, M Giovanetti… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dear Editor, Due to the continuing evolution of SARS‐CoV‐2, the formation of new variants
is not a novelty or a sporadic case, but it is a certainty that periodically recurs. 1 One of the …

Summary of the available molecular methods for detection of SARS-CoV-2 during the ongoing pandemic

F Arena, S Pollini, GM Rossolini… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an excess in morbidity and mortality
rates worldwide. Containment strategies rely firstly on rapid and sensitive laboratory …

Genetic and structural analyses reveal the low potential of the SARS‐CoV‐2 EG. 5 variant

F Scarpa, S Pascarella, A Ciccozzi… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 EG. 5 lineage is the latest variant
under monitoring, and it is generating significant concern due to its recent upward trend in …

A doubt of multiple introduction of SARS‐CoV‐2 in Italy: a preliminary overview

M Giovanetti, S Angeletti, D Benvenuto… - Journal of Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of the novel betacoronavirus, recently renamed as severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has raised serious concerns due to the virus's rapid …

Assessing uncertainty in the rooting of the SARS-CoV-2 phylogeny

L Pipes, H Wang, JP Huelsenbeck… - Molecular biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The rooting of the SARS-CoV-2 phylogeny is important for understanding the origin and
early spread of the virus. Previously published phylogenies have used different rootings that …

The variants question: What is the problem?

D Zella, M Giovanetti, F Benedetti… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) originated in Wuhan,
China in early December 2019 has rapidly widespread worldwide. Over the course of the …

Genetic grouping of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus sequences using informative subtype markers for pandemic spread visualization

Z Zhao, BA Sokhansanj, C Malhotra… - PLoS computational …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
We propose an efficient framework for genetic subtyping of SARS-CoV-2, the novel
coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 pandemic. Efficient viral subtyping enables …

Decoding the role of temperature in RNA virus infections

K Bisht, AJW Te Velthuis - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT RNA viruses include respiratory viruses, such as coronaviruses and influenza
viruses, as well as vector-borne viruses, like dengue and West Nile virus. RNA viruses like …

Molecular in-depth on the epidemiological expansion of SARS-CoV-2 XBB. 1.5

F Scarpa, I Azzena, C Locci, M Casu, PL Fiori… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the generation of new variants periodically recurs. The
XBB. 1.5 SARS-CoV-2 variant is one of the most recent. This research was aimed at …

[HTML][HTML] Coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic prediction in Shanghai under the “dynamic zero-COVID policy” using time-dependent SEAIQR model

Y Ma, S Xu, Q An, M Qin, S Li, K Lu, J Li, L Lei… - Journal of Biosafety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
It's urgently needed to assess the COVID-19 epidemic under the “dynamic zero-COVID
policy” in China, which provides a scientific basis for evaluating the effectiveness of this …