A New Way to Trace SARS-CoV-2 Variants Through Weighted Network Analysis of Frequency Trajectories of Mutations

Wang, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Liu, Y.; Liang, Q.; Zheng, F.; Hao, Y.; Bible, Paul, W.; Huang, Q.

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.859241

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A New Way to Trace SARS-CoV-2 Variants Through Weighted Network Analysis of Frequency Trajectories of Mutations

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Wang, Y, et al. A New Way to Trace Sars-cov-2 Variants Through Weighted Network Analysis of Frequency Trajectories of Mutations. Frontiers Media. 2022. mushare.marian.edu/concern/generic_works/7d118c81-8e48-415e-84e3-2c44a237a094?locale=fr.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

W. Y, Z. Q, L. Y, L. Q, Z. F, H. Y, B. P. W, & H. Q. (2022). A New Way to Trace SARS-CoV-2 Variants Through Weighted Network Analysis of Frequency Trajectories of Mutations. https://mushare.marian.edu/concern/generic_works/7d118c81-8e48-415e-84e3-2c44a237a094?locale=fr

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Wang, Y., Zhang, Q., Liu, Y., Liang, Q., Zheng, F., Hao, Y., Bible, Paul, W. et al. A New Way to Trace Sars-Cov-2 Variants Through Weighted Network Analysis of Frequency Trajectories of Mutations. Frontiers Media. 2022. https://mushare.marian.edu/concern/generic_works/7d118c81-8e48-415e-84e3-2c44a237a094?locale=fr.

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Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants enables timely tracking of clinically important strains in order to inform the public health response. Current subtype-based variant surveillance depending on prior subtype assignment according to lag features and their continuous risk assessment may delay this process. We proposed a weighted network framework to model the frequency trajectories of mutations (FTMs) for SARS-CoV-2 variant tracing, without requiring prior subtype assignment. This framework modularizes the FTMs and conglomerates synchronous FTMs together to represent the variants. It also generates module clusters to unveil the epidemic stages and their contemporaneous variants. Eventually, the module-based variants are assessed by phylogenetic tree through sub-sampling to facilitate communication and control of the epidemic. This process was benchmarked using worldwide GISAID data, which not only demonstrated all the methodology features but also showed the module-based variant identification had highly specific and sensitive mapping with the global phylogenetic tree. When applying this process to regional data like India and South Africa for SARS-CoV-2 variant surveillance, the approach clearly elucidated the national dispersal history of the viral variants and their co-circulation pattern, and provided much earlier warning of Beta (B.1.351), Delta (B.1.617.2), and Omicron (B.1.1.529). In summary, our work showed that the weighted network modeling of FTMs enables us to rapidly and easily track down SARS-CoV-2 variants overcoming prior viral subtyping with lag features, accelerating the understanding and surveillance of COVID-19.

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