Experts say two variants can cross over to form a recombinant version of both variants. According to Dr Kostrikis, the variant contained Omicron-like genetic signatures within Delta genomes – hence the name “Deltacron”. The World Health Organization’s COVID-19 expert, Dr Krutika Kuppalli, explained on Twitter that there was no such thing as “Deltacron” and that this was likely a “lab …
The new ‘IHU’ variant of the coronavirus, which was discovered in France late last month, is not spreading far enough to be one of major concerns, a new study has found. The IHU variant was discovered by researchers from France's Méditerranée Infection. In it, the researchers said that “it is still early to speculate on the IHU variants as the …
Highlights The new Covid variant called B.1.640 is not "circulating widely at the moment": WHO The strain is also known as the 'IHU' variant Following internal discussions, WHO classified it as "variant under monitoring" in Nov 2021 The new Covid-19 variant called B.1.640, which was detected by French researchers and is probably of Cameroonian origin, is not "circulating widely at …
Amid a fresh wave of the pandemic led by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, first discovered in South Africa in November 2021, a new variant, IHU, found in France has triggered fresh apprehension. WHO said the variant IHU has not become a threat as of now. Explained: When was IHU variant first discovered and its spread WHO monitors multiple variants …
Amid the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the discovery of a new strain that emerged in France concerned experts across the world. The variant is a sub-lineage of the B.1.640 and its discovery was announced by researchers from Méditerranée Infection in Marseille, part of France’s Instituts hospitalo-universitaires - hence the name. According to a Forbes report, the first …
Highlights A new variant of Covid-19 has emerged in France called 'IHU'. Just as the world is struggling with cases of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19, a new variant has emerged in France called 'IHU'. "The mutation set and phylogenetic position of the genomes obtained here indicate based on our previous definition a new variant we named IHU," the …
A new variant of coronavirus – named IHU - has been identified by researchers in France amid the rapid spread of the Omicron strain across the globe. The study, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, suggests that the new virus strain has more mutations than the Omicron variant. Here is a list of things known about the new IHU variant …
Scientists in France have identified a new strain of coronavirus with more mutations than the Omicron variant. The emergence of the new variant, which probably originated in Cameroon, as per the study, harbours both substitutions N501Y and E484K in the spike protein. "The mutation set and phylogenetic position of the genomes obtained here indicate based on our previous definition a …
