Tracing and analysis of 288 early SARS-CoV-2 infections outside China: A modeling study

Analysis of Sars-CoV-2 RBD Mutations in Khuzestan Province, Iran—A Retrospective Study, 2021

Background and Objective: One of the main reasons for the ongoing pandemic is the substitutions in the Receptor binding domain(RBD), which is involved in binding to the ACE2 receptor. Methods: Oro-nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from 41 confirmed patients between September 2020 and May 2021 to analyze the mutations of SARS-CoV-2 RBD in Khuzestan Province. Bi-Directional sequencing was use...

Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Japan: A Cross-sectional Newspaper Database Survey

SARS-CoV-2: A Review Of Present & Future Perspectives

As the dawn of this new decade has begun, we have faced our arch-nemesis right at the start in the form of Coronavirus also known as COVID-19. Since its origin from Wuhan, China, it has been declared a pandemic and has effected several countries worldwide. This review article summarizes all the research, techniques, strategies, and treatment methodologies that are taking place internationally i...

SARS-CoV Genome Polymorphism: A Bioinformatics Study

A dataset of 103 SARS-CoV isolates (101 human patients and 2 palm civets) was investigated on different aspects of genome polymorphism and isolate classification. The number and the distribution of single nucleotide variations (SNVs) and insertions and deletions, with respect to a "profile", were determined and discussed ("profile" being a sequence containing the most represented letter per pos...

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward SARS COV-2 in Qazvin Province: A Population-Based Study

Background and Objectives: The spread of COVID-19 in the world has had adverse effects on all aspects of people´ life and social and economic development of the communities. The current study was conducted to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 in the general population of Qazvin province.    Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted on 1223 people above 15 y...