Emerging SARS-COV-2 Variants: Genomic Variations, Transmission, Pathogenesis, Clinical Impact and Interventions

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29 March 2023

Editorial: Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: Genomic variations, transmission, pathogenesis, clinical impact and interventions

Pragya D. Yadav

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Sanjay Kumar

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Éric Bergeron

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Meerjady Sabrina Flora

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PRAGYA DHRUV YADAV

ICMR-National Institute of Virology

Éric Bergeron

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Sanjay Kumar

Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Meerjady Sabrina Flora

Directorate General of Health Services

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Since early 2021, multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged in various countries across the globe. Of these, ‘Variant of Concern’ has been reported to be highly transmissible, infectious and escape the natural or vaccine-induced immune response. The rapid spread of these variants has led to a daily increase in the SARS-CoV-2 cases associated with severe morbidity and mortality causing the pandemic situation worse.

With the reduced susceptibility to the currently available vaccines, the newly emerged variants have become a serious threat to the global COVID-19 vaccination program. It is important to carry out active genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants, understand their transmission, pathogenesis and determine the efficacy of the vaccines and other therapeutics against these variants.

We hope that through this Research Topic, we can explore the global emergence and prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 variants, key mutations impacting transmission, infectivity, pathogenicity and associated immune escape against vaccines and other therapeutics. In this Research Topic, we aim to welcome the submission of high-quality articles focusing on the investigations and research on emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.

We welcome submissions of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, correspondence focusing on the following aspects:

Genomic surveillance of the emerging variants
Isolation and characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 variants
Transmission and pathogenesis of the newly emerged strain
Clinical consequences associated with the variants
Assessment of the efficacy of the vaccines and other therapeutics
Bioinformatic and nomenclature solutions for real time
Global viral genome data sharing and comparative analysis
Other intervention measures

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PRAGYA DHRUV YADAV

ICMR-National Institute of Virology

Éric Bergeron

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Sanjay Kumar

Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Meerjady Sabrina Flora

Directorate General of Health Services

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Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy, Infectious Diseases – Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment

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