Editorial: Revised World Health Organization (WHO) Terminology for Variants of Concern and Variants of Interest of SARS-CoV-2.
Med Sci Monit
; 27: e933622, 2021 06 21.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1278723
ABSTRACT
The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has identified thousands of genome sequences of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On 31st May 2021, the Virus Evolution Working Group of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced its recommendations for revised naming of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) and variants of interest (VOIs). This new nomenclature system may improve infection monitoring, infection control, and sharing of research data on viral genomics and epidemiology. This Editorial aims to present an update on the current revised WHO terminology for the genomic VOCs and VOIs of SARS-CoV-2.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
SARS-CoV-2
Type of study:
Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Variants
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med Sci Monit
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
MSM.933622
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