Preferred Label : SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Interest;
NCIt synonyms : Variants of Interest;
NCIt related terms : VOI; Variant of Interest;
NCIt definition : A genetic variant of SARS-CoV-2 with genetic markers that have been associated with
modified receptor binding, with reduced susceptibility to neutralization by infection-
or vaccine-stimulated antibodies or other treatments, or with predicted increases
in transmission or disease severity.;
Alternative definition : WHO: A SARS-CoV-2 variant with genetic changes that are predicted or known to affect
virus characteristics such as transmissibility, disease severity, immune escape, diagnostic
or therapeutic escape; and identified to cause significant community transmission
or multiple COVID-19 clusters, in multiple countries with increasing relative prevalence
alongside increasing number of cases over time, or other apparent epidemiological
impacts to suggest an emerging risk to global public health.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1772554;
Origin ID : C184365;
UMLS CUI : C5575537;
Semantic type(s)
- Virus [UMLS semantic type]
- concept_is_in_subset
