Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of SARS-CoV-2, a global urgent public health alert!

J Med Virol. 2022 Apr;94(4):1255-1256. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27491. Epub 2021 Dec 7.

Authors

Shou-Jiang Gao¹, Haitao Guo¹, Guangxiang Luo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Cancer Virology Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / prevention & control
COVID-19 / transmission
COVID-19 / virology
Global Health*
Humans
Mutation
Public Health*
SARS-CoV-2 / genetics*
SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity
SARS-CoV-2 / physiology

Supplementary concepts

SARS-CoV-2 variants