Marina Escalera Zamudio

Jul 19, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Cedric Tan |Lucy van Dorp |Francois Balloux |Marina Escalera Zamudio

AbstractThroughout the evolutionary history of SARS-CoV-2, divergent variants with an unusually high number of novel mutations have repeatedly emerged and displaced other lineages in co-circulation. The latest example is the BA.2.86 Variant Of Interest (VOI), which rapidly outcompeted all other lineages following its detection in late July 2023. Descending sublineages dominated globally by July 2024, at the time of writing this study.