Drivers and impact of the early silent invasion of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha

Abstract SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) circulated cryptically before being identified as a threat, delaying interventions. Here we studied the drivers of such silent spread and its epidemic impact to inform future response planning. We focused on Alpha spread out of the UK. We integrated spa...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Faucher, Chiara E. Sabbatini, Peter Czuppon, Moritz U. G. Kraemer, Philippe Lemey, Vittoria Colizza, François Blanquart, Pierre-Yves Boëlle, Chiara Poletto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46345-1