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Coronaviruses

Reinfection rate and disease severity of the BA.5 Omicron SARS-CoV-2 lineage compared to previously circulating variants of concern in the Canary Islands (Spain)

Laura Ciuffredaa Research Unit, Hospital Universitario N. S. de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife,SpainView further author information
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José M. Lorenzo-Salazarb Genomics Division, Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainView further author information
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Diego García-Martínez de Artolac Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario N. S. de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainView further author information
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Helena Gil-Campesinoc Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario N. S. de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainView further author information
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Julia Alcoba-Florezc Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario N. S. de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainView further author information
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Héctor Rodríguez-Péreza Research Unit, Hospital Universitario N. S. de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife,SpainView further author information
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Antonio Íñigo-Camposb Genomics Division, Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainView further author information
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Josmar Salas-Hernándezc Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario N. S. de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainView further author information
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Julia Rodríguez-Nuñezc Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario N. S. de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainView further author information
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Adrián Muñoz-Barrerab Genomics Division, Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainView further author information
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Agustín Valenzuela-Fernándezd Laboratorio de Inmunología Celular y Viral, Unidad de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, SpainView further author information
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Oscar Díez-Gilc Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario N. S. de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainView further author information
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Rafaela González-Montelongob Genomics Division, Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainView further author information
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Carlos Floresa Research Unit, Hospital Universitario N. S. de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife,Spain;b Genomics Division, Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain;e CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain;f Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Fernando Pessoa Canarias, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2202281 | Received 12 Dec 2022, Accepted 07 Apr 2023, Published online: 01 May 2023

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