ArticleMMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report2026
Early Detection and Surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.3.2 - Worldwide, November 2024-February 2026.
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- Vaccines for COVID-19: Effectiveness and value.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2026Article
- The monoclonal antibody VYD2311 potently neutralizes dominant and emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.JCI insight · 2026Article
- The conserved QTQTX motif in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is dispensable for cleavage and lung cell entry of the emerging variant BA.3.2.Journal of virology · 2026Article
- DISCO-LAMP: a novel discontinuous LAMP assay for isothermal antigen detection.Sensors & diagnostics · 2026Article
- Emergence of neutralizing RBD antibodies following Omicron infection with limited activity against ancestral SARS-CoV-2.iScience · 2026Article
- Editorial: Emergence of Cicada (BA.3.2) SARS-CoV-2 and the Implications for COVID-19 Surveillance and Monitoring.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Article
- Interim Estimated Effectiveness of 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults Using a Test-Negative Design.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Interim 2025/26 LP.8.1 vaccine effectiveness estimates against COVID-19 from the Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network (SPSN): insights into possible impact of influenza and other respiratory virus co-circulation.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2026Article
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Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2 was first identified in South Africa on November 22, 2024. BA.3.2 has approximately 70-75 substitutions and deletions in the gene sequence of the spike protein relative to JN.1 and its descendant, LP.8.1, the antigens used in the 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccines. CDC is using a multimodal SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance approach to monitor the emergence and spread of BA.3.2 and other SARS-CoV-2 variants internationally and within the United States. The first U.S. BA.3.2 detection occurred on June 27, 2025, through CDC's Traveler-Based Genomic Surveillance program in a participant traveling to the United States from the Netherlands. The first U.S. detection of BA.3.2 in a clinical specimen collected from a patient was reported on January 5, 2026. As of February 11, 2026, BA.3.2 had been detected in voluntarily self-collected nasal swabs from four U.S. travelers, clinical samples from five patients, three airplane wastewater samples, and 132 wastewater surveillance samples from 25 states. BA.3.2 has been reported by at least 23 countries. SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. BA.3.2 mutations in the spike protein have the potential to reduce protection from a previous infection or vaccination. Continued genomic surveillance is needed to track SARS-CoV-2 evolution and determine its potential effect on public health.
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