It is on its way to becoming a majority in the United States. On the other side of the Atlantic, the Omicron XBB.1.5 sub-version is making its mark. According to the latest data as of December 31, 2022, published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this represents 40.5% of the viruses sequenced nationwide. Almost 15 points higher than the majority sub-exchange in France, BQ.1.1 (26.9% sequence in the US). In some parts of the eastern part of the country, especially New York, XBB.1.5 even corresponds to 75% of the viruses present.
This subversion is calledrecombinant“, as a set of options whose name begins with “.X:“. “That is, it is caused by the combination of two strains of the virus», explain Figaro Antoine Flao, epidemiologist and director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Geneva. XBB.1.5 is derived from XBB.1, itself already derived from XBB.”found particularly in Singapore and India», remembers this epidemiologist. It all comes down to…
Source: Le Figaro
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