Rapid displacement of SARS-CoV-2 variant Delta by Omicron revealed by allele-specific PCR in wastewater

On November 26, 2021, the B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant was classified as the Omicron variant of concern (VOC). Reports of higher transmissibility and potential immune evasion triggered flight bans and heightened health control measures across the world to stem its distribution. Wastewater-based survei...

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Main Authors: Lee, Wei Lin, Armas, Federica, Guarneri, Flavia, Gu, Xiaoqiong, Formenti, Nicoletta, Wu, Fuqing, Chandra, Franciscus, Parisio, Giovanni, Chen, Hongjie, Xiao, Amy, Romeo, Claudia, Scali, Federico, Tonni, Matteo, Leifels, Mats, Chua, Feng Jun Desmond, Kwok, Germaine WC, Tay, Joey YR, Pasquali, Paolo, Thompson, Janelle, Alborali, Giovanni Loris, Alm, Eric J
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/147743