From sequences to strategies: Early detection of new SARS-CoV-2 variants via genetic distance to reduce hospitalizations

• Marika D’Avanzo ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  ¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this article and share first authorship on this work.

  Affiliations PhD National Programme in One Health approaches to infectious diseases and life science research, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, INFN Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo Edificio 6, Naples, Italy

  https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3624-3887

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• Aung Pone Myint ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  ¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this article and share first authorship on this work.

  Affiliation Center of Excellence in Respiratory Pathogens (CERP), Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL) and Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (CIRI), Équipe Santé Publique, Épidémiologie et Écologie Évolutive des Maladies Infectieuses (PHE3ID), Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5603-8724

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• Giacomo Cacciapaglia,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies (LPTHE), UMR, Sorbonne Université & CNRS, France, Quantum Theory Center (ℏQTC) at IMADA & D-IAS, Southern Denmark Univ., Odense M, Denmark

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• Stefan Hohenegger,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IP2I UMR 5822, Villeurbanne, France

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• Francesco Conventi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations INFN Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo Edificio 6, Naples, Italy, Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli studi di Napoli Parthenope, Centro Direzionale di Napoli, Naples, Italy

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• Marta Nunes

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: marta.nunes@chu-lyon.fr

  Affiliation Center of Excellence in Respiratory Pathogens (CERP), Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL) and Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (CIRI), Équipe Santé Publique, Épidémiologie et Écologie Évolutive des Maladies Infectieuses (PHE3ID), Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3788-878X

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