Debayan Sil, Shreastha Gautam, Shubhi Saxena, Sachin Joshi, Dinesh Kumar, Astha Mehta, Priya Jindal, Subhi Sharma, Prachi Pandey, Diksha, Amandeep Singh
The emergence of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted significant developments in the understanding, monitoring, and response to these strains. This comprehensive review focuses on two prominent variants of interest (VoI), XBB. 1.5 (Kraken) and XBB.1.16 ("Arcturus"), along with seven variants under observation (VuM), including EG.5. The World Health Organization (WHO) identified these variants in July 2023, highlighting EG.5's noteworthy rise in prevalence. EG.5, also known as "Eris," has exhibited an increased effective reproductive rate, prompting concerns about its contagiousness and immune evasion capabilities...
May 9, 2024: Current Drug Targets