Category: Genome
Peru: First South American lineage of monkeypox identified
The health authorities of Peru identified the first South American lineage of the virus that causes monkeypox, which has been designated B.1.6 by the International Scientific Committee “mpxv-lineages”, an official statement reported on Wednesday. More...
Preprint: BA.2.75 centaurus may be much more infective than pre-existing variants
“These results suggest that BA.2.75 can cause more severe respiratory disease than BA.5 and BA.2.” More...
XAY Delta-Omicron recombinant under observation
A new SARS-CoV-2 recombinant lineage from South Africa has been highlighted by Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation in South Africa today. More...
WHO: BA.2.75 has more efficient replication in lung cells, fusogenicity, pathogenicity
WHO: “Preliminary laboratory-based studies indicate a relative growth advantage of BA.2.75 as compared to BA.2 and BA.5. More...
Monkeypox: 87% of household samples still contaminated after 15 days
Of the 31 environmental swab samples collected by the CDC from the property of a person infected with monkeypox, 87% were still contaminated with the virus after 15 days. More...
Preprint: Potential risk of BA.2.75 to global health is greater than that of BA.5
BA.2.75 spike exhibited a profound higher affinity to human ACE2 than BA.2 and BA.5 spikes. More...
Omicron BA.4.6 at 4 percent of all US sequences
Omicron BA.4.6, a subvariant of BA.4, has been attracting some media attention over the past few days. More...
Preprint: Suspected cat-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2
A veterinarian in Thailand was diagnosed with COVID-19 after being sneezed on by an infected cat owned by an infected patient. More...
Japan: BA.2.75 confirmed in Kobe
“The possibility of community-acquired infection cannot be ruled out.” More...
India: BA.2.75 already at 60% of sequences in Maharashtra
More details of the extraordinary growth of the BA.2.75 Omicron subvariant in India today. More...