Journal article

SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest and Concern naming scheme conducive for global discourse


Authors listKonings, Frank; Perkins, Mark D.; Kuhn, Jens H.; Pallen, Mark J.; Alm, Erik J.; Archer, Brett N.; Barakat, Amal; Bedford, Trevor; Bhiman, Jinal N.; Caly, Leon; Carter, Lisa L.; Cullinane, Anne; de Oliveira, Tulio; Druce, Julian; El Masry, Ihab; Evans, Roger; Gao, George F.; Gorbalenya, Alexander E.; Hamblion, Esther; Herring, Belinda L.; Hodcroft, Emma; Holmes, Edward C.; Kakkar, Manish; Khare, Shagun; Koopmans, Marion P. G.; Korber, Bette; Leite, Juliana; MacCannell, Duncan; Marklewitz, Marco; Maurer-Stroh, Sebastian; Rico, Jairo Andres Mendez; Munster, Vincent J.; Neher, Richard; Munnink, Bas Oude; Pavlin, Boris I.; Peiris, Malik; Poon, Leo; Pybus, Oliver; Rambaut, Andrew; Resende, Paola; Subissi, Lorenzo; Thiel, Volker; Tong, Suxiang; van der Werf, Sylvie; von Gottberg, Anne; Ziebuhr, John; Van Kerkhove, Maria D.

Publication year2021

Pages821-823

JournalNature Microbiology

Volume number6

Issue number7

ISSN2058-5276

DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-021-00932-w

PublisherNature Research


Abstract
A group convened and led by the Virus Evolution Working Group of the World Health Organization reports on its deliberations and announces a naming scheme that will enable clear communication about SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest and concern.



Citation Styles

Harvard Citation styleKonings, F., Perkins, M., Kuhn, J., Pallen, M., Alm, E., Archer, B., et al. (2021) SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest and Concern naming scheme conducive for global discourse, Nature Microbiology, 6(7), pp. 821-823. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-021-00932-w

APA Citation styleKonings, F., Perkins, M., Kuhn, J., Pallen, M., Alm, E., Archer, B., Barakat, A., Bedford, T., Bhiman, J., Caly, L., Carter, L., Cullinane, A., de Oliveira, T., Druce, J., El Masry, I., Evans, R., Gao, G., Gorbalenya, A., Hamblion, E., ...Van Kerkhove, M. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest and Concern naming scheme conducive for global discourse. Nature Microbiology. 6(7), 821-823. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-021-00932-w


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