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Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, 3rd Edition
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Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, 3rd Edition

A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Coronaviruses".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 672

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Marta Giovanetti

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1. Instituto Rene Rachou Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte 30.190-009, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2. Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, University of Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy
Interests: phylogenetic; phylodynamic; molecular evolution; genomic surveillance; WGS; emerging and re-emerging viral pathogens
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Dear Colleagues,

Over the course of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, extensive global sustained transmission allowed for the evolution of the virus, leading to the emergence of the so-called ‘variants of concern’ (VOCs). These VOCs are characterized by several lineage-specific mutations that are suggested to impact viral transmissibility, resistance to neutralizing antibodies, and virulence. The identification of such variants has recently challenged public health authorities in terms of tracking transmission and mitigating the impact of the ongoing pandemic. This Special Issue will provide new genomic data on the SARS-CoV-2 strains circulating worldwide and present an overview of the real-time global evolution of SARS-CoV-2.

Dr. Marta Giovanetti
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • SARS-CoV-2
  • genomic monitoring
  • phylodynamic
  • molecular epidemiology

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SARS-CoV-2 Omicron: Viral Evolution, Immune Evasion, and Alternative Durable Therapeutic Strategies
by Hailong Guo, Sha Ha, Jason W. Botten, Kai Xu, Ningyan Zhang, Zhiqiang An, William R. Strohl, John W. Shiver and Tong-Ming Fu
Viruses 2024, 16(5), 697; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/v16050697 - 28 Apr 2024
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Since the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus has gained dominance worldwide, its continual evolution with unpredictable mutations and patterns has revoked all authorized immunotherapeutics. Rapid viral evolution has also necessitated several rounds of vaccine updates in order to provide adequate immune protection. It remains imperative [...] Read more.
Since the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus has gained dominance worldwide, its continual evolution with unpredictable mutations and patterns has revoked all authorized immunotherapeutics. Rapid viral evolution has also necessitated several rounds of vaccine updates in order to provide adequate immune protection. It remains imperative to understand how Omicron evolves into different subvariants and causes immune escape as this could help reevaluate the current intervention strategies mostly implemented in the clinics as emergency measures to counter the pandemic and, importantly, develop new solutions. Here, we provide a review focusing on the major events of Omicron viral evolution, including the features of spike mutation that lead to immune evasion against monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy and vaccination, and suggest alternative durable options such as the ACE2-based experimental therapies superior to mAbs to address this unprecedented evolution of Omicron virus. In addition, this type of unique ACE2-based virus-trapping molecules can counter all zoonotic SARS coronaviruses, either from unknown animal hosts or from established wild-life reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2, and even seasonal alpha coronavirus NL63 that depends on human ACE2 for infection. Full article
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