Molecular characteristics, immune evasion, and impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants

C Sun, C Xie, GL Bu, LY Zhong, MS Zeng - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The persistent COVID-19 pandemic since 2020 has brought an enormous public health
burden to the global society and is accompanied by various evolution of the virus genome …

The emergence and evolution of SARS-CoV-2

EC Holmes - Annual review of virology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The origin of SARS-CoV-2 has evoked heated debate and strong accusations, yet
seemingly little resolution. I review the scientific evidence on the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and …

[HTML][HTML] A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat

JV Lazarus, D Romero, CJ Kopka, SA Karim… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Despite notable scientific and medical advances, broader political, socioeconomic and
behavioural factors continue to undercut the response to the COVID-19 pandemic 1, 2. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Immunogenicity and safety of a third dose of CoronaVac, and immune persistence of a two-dose schedule, in healthy adults: interim results from two single …

G Zeng, Q Wu, H Pan, M Li, J Yang, L Wang… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Large-scale vaccination against COVID-19 is being implemented in many
countries with CoronaVac, an inactivated vaccine. We aimed to assess the immune …

Global landscape of SARS-CoV-2 mutations and conserved regions

MH Abbasian, M Mahmanzar, K Rahimian… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Background At the end of December 2019, a novel strain of Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease (COVID-19) has been identified in Wuhan …

Genomics for public health and international surveillance of antimicrobial resistance

KS Baker, E Jauneikaite, KL Hopkins, SW Lo… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Historically, epidemiological investigation and surveillance for bacterial antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) has relied on low-resolution isolate-based phenotypic analyses …

Steering and controlling evolution—from bioengineering to fighting pathogens

M Lässig, V Mustonen, A Nourmohammad - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Control interventions steer the evolution of molecules, viruses, microorganisms or other cells
towards a desired outcome. Applications range from engineering biomolecules and …

Advances in RT-LAMP for COVID-19 testing and diagnosis

G Choi, TJ Moehling, RJ Meagher - Expert Review of Molecular …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and the subsequent limitations on
standard diagnostics, has vastly expanded the user base of Reverse Transcription Loop …

Challenges and opportunities for global genomic surveillance strategies in the COVID-19 era

T Ling-Hu, E Rios-Guzman, R Lorenzo-Redondo… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Global SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance efforts have provided critical data on the ongoing
evolution of the virus to inform best practices in clinical care and public health throughout the …

Association of vaccination, international travel, public health and social measures with lineage dynamics of SARS-CoV-2

L Yang, Z Wang, L Wang, B Vrancken… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Continually emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern that can evade immune defenses
are driving recurrent epidemic waves of COVID-19 globally. However, the impact of …