Comparative pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants including BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5
T. Tamura, D. Yamasoba, Y. Oda, J. Ito, T. Kamasaki, N. Nao, R. Hashimoto, Y. Fujioka, R. Suzuki, L. Wang, H. Ito, I. Kimura, I. Yokota, M. Kishimoto, M. Tsuda, , T. Fukuhara
This study compares the pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5, finding BA.5 is more fusogenic and induces stronger inflammation than earlier variants.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2022Microbiology