AI Article Synopsis
- - SARS-CoV-2 primarily spreads through the air, but it can also be transmitted via surfaces and direct contact.
- - New variants of the virus are more easily spread than the original strain.
- - While early variants showed some stability on surfaces and in the air, the Delta and Omicron variants did not, suggesting that these stability changes are not responsible for their higher transmissibility.
Article Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 transmits principally by air; contact and fomite transmission may also occur. Variants of concern are more transmissible than ancestral SARS-CoV-2. We found indications of possible increased aerosol and surface stability for early variants of concern, but not for the Delta and Omicron variants. Stability changes are unlikely to explain increased transmissibility.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10124653 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2905.221752 | DOI Listing |
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