Immune response in COVID-19: what is next?

Q Li, Y Wang, Q Sun, J Knopf, M Herrmann… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a global pandemic for more
than 2 years and it still impacts our daily lifestyle and quality in unprecedented ways. A …

An updated review on SARS-CoV-2 infection in animals

S Cui, Y Liu, J Zhao, X Peng, G Lu, W Shi, Y Pan… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has lasted
for two years and caused millions of infections and deaths in humans. Although the origin of …

Vaccine effectiveness of one, two, and three doses of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac against COVID-19 in Hong Kong: a population-based observational study

ME McMenamin, J Nealon, Y Lin, JY Wong… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Hong Kong maintained low circulation of SARS-CoV-2 until a major
community epidemic of the omicron (B. 1.1. 529) sublineage BA. 2 began in January, 2022 …

Structural basis for receptor binding and broader interspecies receptor recognition of currently circulating Omicron sub-variants

Z Zhao, Y Xie, B Bai, C Luo, J Zhou, W Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-variants, such as BA. 2, BA. 2.12. 1, BA. 4, and
BA. 5, emerge one after another. BA. 5 has become the dominant strain worldwide …

Evolution and control of COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong

SC Wong, AKW Au, JYC Lo, PL Ho, IFN Hung, KKW To… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hong Kong SAR has adopted universal masking, social distancing, testing of all
symptomatic and high-risk groups for isolation of confirmed cases in healthcare facilities …

SARS‐CoV‐2 and natural infection in animals

X Qiu, Y Liu, A Sha - Journal of Medical Virology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is the causative agent of
the novel coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic, which has caused serious challenges …

An update on angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 structure/functions, polymorphism, and duplicitous nature in the pathophysiology of coronavirus disease 2019 …

CA Devaux, L Camoin-Jau - Frontiers in microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
It has been known for many years that the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a cell
surface enzyme involved in the regulation of blood pressure. More recently, it was proven …

SARS‐CoV‐2 in animals: susceptibility of animal species, risk for animal and public health, monitoring, prevention and control

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare … - EFSA …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The epidemiological situation of SARS‐CoV‐2 in humans and animals is continually
evolving. To date, animal species known to transmit SARS‐CoV‐2 are American mink …

The past, current and future epidemiological dynamic of SARS-CoV-2

F Balloux, C Tan, L Swadling, D Richard… - Oxford Open …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract SARS-CoV-2, the agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, emerged in late 2019 in China,
and rapidly spread throughout the world to reach all continents. As the virus expanded in its …

ACE2 receptor polymorphism in humans and animals increases the risk of the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants during repeated intra-and inter-species host …

CA Devaux, J Fantini - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Like other coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2 has ability to spread through human-to-human
transmission and to circulate from humans to animals and from animals to humans. A high …