Transmissibility, infectivity, and immune evasion of the SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 variant
Keiya Uriu, Jumpei Ito, Yusuke Kosugi, Yuri Tanaka, Yuka Mugita, Ziyi Guo, Alfredo A. Hinay, Olivia Putri, Yoonjin Kim, Ryo Shimizu, MST Monira Begum, Michael Jonathan, Akatsuki Saito, Terumasa Ikeda, Kei Sato
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Spike ProteinLineage (genetic)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)InfectivityImmune escapeBiologyEvolutionary biologyGenealogyGeneticsImmune systemGeneMedicineHistoryVirusInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing