Detection of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 by lateral flow devices

We evaluated the performance of 12 lateral flow devices by assessing their analytical sensitivity for SARSCoV-2 variant BA.2.86. Kits from ACON, Orient Gene, Xiamen Biotime, Getein, and SureScreen detected variant BA.2.86 to sufficient sensitivity levels, comparable to those observed with previous Omicron variants. The stocks of lateral flow devices currently held by the UK government do not currently need changing for deployment for this variant. (c) 2023 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. This is an open access article under the CC BY -NC -ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ )