Worldwide emergence of SARS-CoV-2 NB.1.8.1 sublineage with spike 420N and 478T dual substitution

Hoi-Wah Tsoi, Wan-Mui Chan, Allen Wing-Ho Chu, Cassie Yu-Sen Yip, Xiaojuan Zhang, Jonathan Daniel Ip, Yanling Luo, Hin Chu, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Kelvin Kai-Wang To

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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.34792461.v2
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.6084/m9.figshare.34792461.v2,
  title = {Worldwide emergence of SARS-CoV-2 NB.1.8.1 sublineage with spike 420N and 478T dual substitution},
  author = {Hoi-Wah Tsoi and Wan-Mui Chan and Allen Wing-Ho Chu and Cassie Yu-Sen Yip and Xiaojuan Zhang and Jonathan Daniel Ip and Yanling Luo and Hin Chu and Kwok-Yung Yuen and Kelvin Kai-Wang To},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.6084/m9.figshare.34792461.v2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.34792461.v2}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Worldwide emergence of SARS-CoV-2 NB.1.8.1 sublineage with spike 420N and 478T dual substitution
AU  - Hoi-Wah Tsoi
AU  - Wan-Mui Chan
AU  - Allen Wing-Ho Chu
AU  - Cassie Yu-Sen Yip
AU  - Xiaojuan Zhang
AU  - Jonathan Daniel Ip
AU  - Yanling Luo
AU  - Hin Chu
AU  - Kwok-Yung Yuen
AU  - Kelvin Kai-Wang To
PY  - 2026
DO  - 10.6084/m9.figshare.34792461.v2
UR  - https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.34792461.v2
ER  -

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Tsoi, H., Chan, W., Chu, A. W., Yip, C. Y., Zhang, X., Ip, J. D., Luo, Y., Chu, H., Yuen, K., & To, K. K. (2026). Worldwide emergence of SARS-CoV-2 NB.1.8.1 sublineage with spike 420N and 478T dual substitution. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.34792461.v2

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