Increased Stability of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant over Ancestral Strain.

Autor: Chin AWH, Lai AMY, Peiris M, Man Poon LL
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2022 Aug; Vol. 28 (7), pp. 1515-1517. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 12.
DOI: 10.3201/eid2807.220428
Abstrakt: As of April 2022, the Omicron BA.1 variant of concern of SARS-CoV-2 was spreading quickly around the world and outcompeting other circulating strains. We examined its stability on various surfaces and found that this Omicron variant is more stable than its ancestral strain on smooth and porous surfaces.
Databáze: MEDLINE