Reinfection rate and disease severity of the BA.5 Omicron SARS-CoV-2 lineage compared to previously circulating variants of concern in the Canary Islands (Spain)

Reinfection rate and disease severity of the BA.5 Omicron SARS-CoV-2 lineage compared to previously circulating variants of concern in the Canary Islands (Spain)

ABSTRACTThe emergence of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern has changed the COVID-19 scenario as this variant is characterized by high transmissibility and immune evasion ability. To evaluate the impact of this variant on the Canary Islands (Spain) population, we determined the reinfection ra...

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Main Authors: Laura Ciuffreda, José M. Lorenzo-Salazar, Diego García-Martínez de Artola, Helena Gil-Campesino, Julia Alcoba-Florez, Héctor Rodríguez-Pérez, Antonio Íñigo-Campos, Josmar Salas-Hernández, Julia Rodríguez-Nuñez, Adrián Muñoz-Barrera, Agustín Valenzuela-Fernández, Oscar Díez-Gil, Rafaela González-Montelongo, Carlos Flores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
variants of concern
Omicron lineage
reinfection
disease severity
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2023.2202281

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2023.2202281

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