Impact of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants in previously infected hamsters
N. Shiwa-Sudo, Y. Sakai, N. Iwata-Yoshikawa, S. Watanabe, S. Yamada, Y. Kuroda, T. Yamamoto, M. Shirakura, S. Fujisaki, K. Miyazaki, H. Miura, S. Nagata, S. Fukushi, K. Maeda, H. Hasegawa, , N. Nagata
This study investigates reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants in previously infected hamsters, finding that immunity prevents pneumonia but allows viral replication in the upper airways with increased mutation diversity.
bioRxiv · Aug 30, 2022Microbiology