Newer emerging SARS-COV2 variant: Omicron EG.5

doi:10.1097/MS9.0000000000001386

Editorial

. 2023 Oct 4;85(12):5845-5846.

doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000001386. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Newer emerging SARS-COV2 variant: Omicron EG.5

Shailendra Yadav¹, Kamran Zaman², Prashant Bashyal³, Rashmi Bhatta⁴, Shailaj Bhandari⁵, Aroop Mohanty⁶, Ranjit Sah^{7

8}

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¹ Malaria Division, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre Dibrugarh (ICMR-RMRC Dibrugarh), Dibrugarh, Assam.
² Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Traditional Medicine Belagavi (ICMR-NITM Belagavi), Karnataka.
³ Lumbini Medical College, Lumbini.
⁴ Nepal Medical College.
⁵ Parkside Hospital, Hospital, Wimbledon, London.
⁶ Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur.
⁷ Dr. D.Y Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
⁸ Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.

PMID: 38098560
PMCID: PMC10718343
DOI: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000001386

Editorial

Newer emerging SARS-COV2 variant: Omicron EG.5

Shailendra Yadav et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2023.

. 2023 Oct 4;85(12):5845-5846.

doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000001386. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Shailendra Yadav¹, Kamran Zaman², Prashant Bashyal³, Rashmi Bhatta⁴, Shailaj Bhandari⁵, Aroop Mohanty⁶, Ranjit Sah^{7

8}

Affiliations

¹ Malaria Division, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre Dibrugarh (ICMR-RMRC Dibrugarh), Dibrugarh, Assam.
² Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Traditional Medicine Belagavi (ICMR-NITM Belagavi), Karnataka.
³ Lumbini Medical College, Lumbini.
⁴ Nepal Medical College.
⁵ Parkside Hospital, Hospital, Wimbledon, London.
⁶ Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur.
⁷ Dr. D.Y Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
⁸ Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.

PMID: 38098560
PMCID: PMC10718343
DOI: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000001386

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[1] World Health Organization . COVID-19 weekly epidemiological update, edition 134, 16 March 2023. https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on...

[2] World Health Organization . COVID-19 weekly epidemiological update, edition 134, 16 March 2023. https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on...

[3] Pather S, Madhi SA, Cowling BJ, et al. . SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants: burden of disease, impact on vaccine effectiveness and need for variant-adapted vaccines. Front Immunol 2023;14:1130539. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Pather S, Madhi SA, Cowling BJ, et al. . SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants: burden of disease, impact on vaccine effectiveness and need for variant-adapted vaccines. Front Immunol 2023;14:1130539. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Zaman K, Shete AM, Mishra SK, et al. . Omicron BA. 2 lineage predominance in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 positive cases during the third wave in North India. Front Med 2022;9:955930. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Zaman K, Shete AM, Mishra SK, et al. . Omicron BA. 2 lineage predominance in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 positive cases during the third wave in North India. Front Med 2022;9:955930. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Ma KC. Genomic Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Circulation of Omicron Lineages—United States, January 2022–May 2023. MMWR Morbid Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72:651–656. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Ma KC. Genomic Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Circulation of Omicron Lineages—United States, January 2022–May 2023. MMWR Morbid Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72:651–656. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Markov PV, Ghafari M, Beer M, et al. . The evolution of SARS-CoV-2. Nat Rev Microbiol 2023;21:361–79. - PubMed

[10] Markov PV, Ghafari M, Beer M, et al. . The evolution of SARS-CoV-2. Nat Rev Microbiol 2023;21:361–79. - PubMed

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