Naslov
Omicron: increased transmissibility and decreased pathogenicity

Autori
Bálint, Gábor ; Vörös-Horváth, Barbara ; Széchenyi, Aleksandar

Izvornik
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy (2059-3635) 7 (2022), 1; 151, 3

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Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Omicron: increased transmissibility and decreased pathogenicity

Sažetak
Three research papers were published recently to compare the virological properties of the Omicron variant with the earlier variants of concern (VOC).1–3 The SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 variant, Omicron, was first detected in South Africa in October 2021 and has spread rapidly ; within three months, it appeared in more than 87 countries.4 During the surveillance of the epidemiological data and mutations of earlier COVID-19 variants and Omicron, significant differences were revealed mainly in the reproduction rate and hospitalization. Although a modest severity can be observed in the case of Omicron, its 3, 31-fold higher transmissibility than Delta variant and increased resistance to antiviral immunity1 represents a global epidemic threat.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti

Napomena
Research Highlight

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