SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron emergence urges for reinforced One‐Health surveillance
Xavier Montagutelli, Sylvie van der Werf, F.A. Rey, Etienne Simon‐Lorière
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron harbors substitutions in the receptor binding domain of the spike which strongly suggest its capacity to infect rodents. Wild animal reservoirs could favor the emergence of new variants with risks of spillback to humans and should be closely monitored.
Topics & Concepts
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakBiologySpike ProteinReceptorGeneticsMedicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePathologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingBacillus and Francisella bacterial research