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Australia: 12 Deltacron cases in Queensland, 1 in New South Wales

12 cases of the new Deltacron Covid strain have been detected in Queensland just hours after first appearing Australia.… ...More...

April 10, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Australia, Coronavirus, Deltacron, Genome, Infection, New South Wales, Queensland, Recombination, Testing, Transmission

France: XD Deltacron recombinant update

France has issued its latest epidemiological update which gives more details on the growth and characteristics of the XD Deltacron recombinant.… ...More...

April 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Deltacron, France, Genome, Infection, Recombination, Symptoms, Transmission, XD

Preprint: 100% symptomatic infection with XD recombinant

“This recombinant (XD) exhibits immune escape properties similar to Omicron, while its behavior in mice expressing the human ACE2 receptor is more similar to Delta.”… ...More...

April 4, 2022April 5, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Deltacron, Europe, France, Genome, Hospitalization, Infection, Preprint, Recombinants, Recombination, Reinfection, Revaccination, Symptoms, Transmission, XD

India: First Delta/BA.2 recombinant recorded in Karnataka

The first ever Deltacron recombinant combining Delta and Omicron BA.2 has been identified in a sequence from Karnataka, India.… ...More...

April 2, 2022April 4, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, BA.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Deltacron, Evolution, India, Omicron, Recombination, Transmission

SARS-CoV-2: New recombinants designated XG, XH, XJ, XK and XL

SARS_CoV-2 recombinants are being designated almost on a daily basis now.… ...More...

March 28, 2022April 4, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.1, BA.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Deltacron, Infection, Omicron, Recombinants, Recombination, Transmission, XG, XH, XJ, XK, XL

UK: XE may have a growth rate ~10% greater than Omicron BA.2 1 UPDATE

“Early growth rates for XE were not significantly different from BA.2, but using the most recent data up to 16 March 2022, XE has a growth rate 9.8% above that of BA.2.”… ...More...

March 26, 2022June 5, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Delta, Deltacron, England, Genome, Infection, London, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Recombinants, Recombination, Scotland, Transmission, UK, Wales, XD, XE, XF

France: XD Deltacron recombinant latest 1 UPDATE

France has given a little more detail about the Deltacron hybrid virus found circulating in various regions there.… ...More...

March 26, 2022April 4, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Co-infection, Coronavirus, Deltacron, France, Infection, Recombinants, Recombination, Transmission, XD

Deltacron: XD and XF recombinants now ECDC Variants under Monitoring

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have added Deltacron recombinants XD and XF to their list of Variants under Monitoring. … ...More...