An updated framework for SARS-CoV-2 variants reflects the unpredictability of viral evolution

May 1, 2024·
Lorenzo Subissi
,
James Richard Otieno
,
Nathalie Worp
,
Homa Attar Cohen
,
Bas B. Oude Munnink
,
Laith J. Abu-Raddad
,
Erik Alm
,
Amal Barakat
,
Wendy S. Barclay
,
Jinal N. Bhiman
,
Leon Caly
,
Meera Chand
,
Mark Chen
,
Ann Cullinane
,
Tulio de Oliveira
,
Christian Drosten
,
Julian Druce
,
Paul Effler
,
Ihab El Masry
,
Adama Faye
,
Elodie Ghedin
,
Rebecca Grant
,
Bart L. Haagmans
,
Christian Happi
,
Belinda L. Herring
,
Emma B. Hodcroft
,
Juniorcaius Ikejezie
,
Victoria Katawera
,
Zyleen Alnashir Kassamali
,
Yee Sin Leo
,
Gabriel M. Leung
,
Rebecca J. Kondor
,
Marco Marklewitz
,
Jairo Mendez-Rico
,
Nada M. Melhem
,
Vincent Munster
,
Karen Nahapetyan
,
Dhamari Naindoo
,
Djin Ye Oh
,
Thomas P. Peacock
,
Malik Peiris
,
Zhibin Peng
,
Leo L. M. Poon
,
Andrew Rambaut
,
Senjuti Saha
,
Yinzhong Shen
,
Marilda M. Siqueira
,
Erik Volz
,
Sofonias K. Tessema
,
Volker Thiel
,
Henda Triki
,
Sylvie van der Werf
,
Karin von Eije
,
Jane Cunningham
,
Marion P. G. Koopmans
,
Anne von Gottberg
,
Anurag Agrawal
,
Maria D. Van Kerkhove
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Abstract
The World Health Organization framework for tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants has been updated to reflect the continued evolution of the virus; this framework could be adapted for other emerging respiratory diseases with epidemic and pandemic potential.
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