The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant exhibits altered pathogenicity, transmissibility, and fitness in the golden Syrian hamster model

Shuofeng Yuan(University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital), Jasper Fuk‐Woo Chan(Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation), Chris Chun-Yiu Chan(University of Hong Kong), Zhenzhi Qin(University of Hong Kong), Yubin Xie(University of Hong Kong), Kelvin Kai‐Wang To(Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation), Kaiming Tang(University of Hong Kong), Chon Phin Ong(Taylor's University), Dong‐Yan Jin(University of Hong Kong), Hin Chu(University of Hong Kong), Jinxia Zhang(Peking University), Ronghui Liang(University of Hong Kong), Bobo Wing-Yee Mok(Chinese University of Hong Kong), Cyril Chik‐Yan Yip(Queen Mary Hospital), Jian‐Piao Cai(University of Hong Kong), Kwok‐Yung Yuen(University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital), Zi‐Wei Ye(Harbin University of Science and Technology), Haoran Sun(University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital), Honglin Chen(University of Hong Kong), Cuiting Luo(University of Hong Kong), Lu Lu(Fudan University), Terrence Tsz‐Tai Yuen(Sichuan University), Gang Lu(Hainan Medical University), Kenn Ka‐Heng Chik(University of Hong Kong), Vincent Kwok‐Man Poon(Queen Mary Hospital), Jessica Oi‐Ling Tsang(University of Hong Kong), Chris Chung‐Sing Chan(University of Hong Kong)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
January 13, 2022
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