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New Covid-19 variant detected in Brazil
A new Covid-19 variant, Stratus (XFG or XFG.3), also known as 'Frankenstein' due to its recombinant nature, has been identified in Brazil and is under international surveillance by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Photo: Reuters WHO issued an alert for the rapid spread of XFG, a new subvariant of Ómicron arising from the genetic combination of LF.7 and LP.8.1.2 strains. Known as “Frankenstein” or Stratus, this variant has already been detected in several countries in Europe and South America, especially in Brazil, where it represents 62% of the cases in Rio de Janeiro. Although XFG spreads rapidly, there is no evidence that it causes more serious pictures…
According to WHO reports, its growth is sustained at the global level.
It is a new lineage of micron that gains a lot of ground in a few weeks. Contagions rise in Europe due to the new strain and there are already cases in southern Brazil.
The XFG variant, also known as Stratus or “Frankenstein”, has become the focus of attention of the World Health Organization (WHO) for a few weeks now, when the organism alerted about its rapid expansion at a global level. XFG is a subvariate of Omicron, arising from the genetic recombination of the LF.7 and LP.8.1.2 variants, began to concern the global health authorities due to its growth in several regions of the world, especially in Europe a…
Brazilian health authorities confirmed the presence of this new variant in four states. The WHO classified it in the list of "low surveillance" on June 25 last.
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