COVID-19 outbreaks caused by different SARS-CoV-2 variants: a descriptive, comparative study from China
Through the comprehensive analysis of the COVID-19 outbreaks, the influences, and the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 variants in China, we found differences between outbreaks caused by Delta and Omicron VOCs. The genome of SARS-CoV-2 continued to evolve within the same outbreak and across outbreaks occurring in different locations or at different times. These findings suggest that rapidly containing an Omicron virus outbreak can not only reduce the spread of the virus but also delay the virus's mutation frequency.
Authors
- Zeyuan Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0991-3186)
- Mingfan Pang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7993-656X)
- Xuejun Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5891-5260)
- Yenan Feng
- Xiaoping Dong
- Qi Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4727-1337)
- Cao Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2183-9855)
Institutions
- Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Shanghai Institute of Hematology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1416900
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control