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SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Some have been stated, to be of particular importance due to their potential for increased transmissibility, [1] increased virulence, or reduced effectiveness of vaccines against them. [2] [3] These variants contribute to the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Omicron constitutes the current strain of COVID-19 in circulation. “Omicron is very contagious. That was how it out-competed the Delta variant,” Dr. Yancey says. Omicron’s subvariants ...
The COVID-19 pandemic was the third leading cause of death globally in 2020 and the second in 2021, according to a recent World Health Organization report.The almost 13 million lives lost during ...
This article aims at keeping an up-to-date list of Coronavirus strains and subspecies successfully isolated and cultured in laboratory, a task which is often challenging. When relevant it shall include a few synthetic chimera as well as some strains that were only propagated in laboratory animals.
KP.3.1.1 is still the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States as it accounts for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the new XEC variant is not far behind, recent Centers for Disease Control ...
GX_P2V is a COVID-19 mutant strain that is fatal to humanized mice with the hACE2 gene. [ 1 ] The Chinese government has been performing tests on GX_P2V and has published a new study. [ 2 ] “ This underscores a spillover risk of GX_P2V into humans and provides a unique model for understanding the pathogenic mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 related ...
The side effects of newly discovered COVID-19 strain XEC might not be as severe, but is part of the more contagious variant class, experts say.. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...
As of 10 March 2023, there were at least 6,881,955 [104] confirmed deaths and more than 676,609,955 [104] confirmed cases in the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wuhan strain has been identified as a new strain of Betacoronavirus from group 2B with approximately 70% genetic similarity to the SARS-CoV. [124]