Omicron BA.4/BA.5 escape neutralizing immunity elicited by BA.1 infection

Autor: Khadija Khan, Farina Karim, Yashica Ganga, Mallory Bernstein, Zesuliwe Jule, Kajal Reedoy, Sandile Cele, Gila Lustig, Daniel Amoako, Nicole Wolter, Natasha Samsunder, Aida Sivro, James Emmanuel San, Jennifer Giandhari, Houriiyah Tegally, Sureshnee Pillay, Yeshnee Naidoo, Matilda Mazibuko, Yoliswa Miya, Nokuthula Ngcobo, Nithendra Manickchund, Nombulelo Magula, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Anne von Gottberg, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Willem Hanekom, Bernadett I. Gosnell, COMMIT-KZN Team, Richard J. Lessells, Tulio de Oliveira, Mahomed-Yunus S. Moosa, Alex Sigal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32396-9
Popis: Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5 raise concerns about potential immune evasion. Here, Khan et al. show that both BA.4 and BA.5 are able to escape immune response induced by prior BA.1 infection, but that this effect is less pronounced in vaccinated individuals.
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