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Covid-19: Frankenstein variant detected in Argentina
The XFG variant of Covid-19, nicknamed 'Frankenstein' because it is a recombination of two Omicron lineages, has been detected in Argentina, according to the latest edition of the Health Ministry's weekly National Epidemiological Bulletin (BEN), which cited cases from late June and early July, identified through genomic surveillance
Health authorities confirmed that the first cases of the XFG variant of coronavirus were detected in Argentina, also known as “Frankenstein” for combining two variants of the omicron virus. By the middle of last month it had arrived in Brazil. This is indicated by the genomic surveillance report included in the latest National Epidemiological Bulletin (BEN). “The new strain is the result of the combination of two variants of omicron that gave th…
The last National Epidemiological Bulletin (BEN) of the Argentine government published in this second year was a revelation. Health authorities confirmed that the first cases of the new Coronavirus XFG variant, also known as "Frankenstein" by combining two omicron variants, were detected in Argentina, after reaching Brazil in mid-month. It is associated with some specific symptoms, although consulted specialists explain that their impact on loca…
Although the COVID-19 health emergency has been officially declared over in much of the world, the virus continues to evolve. Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) placed a new variant nicknamed "Frankenstein" under surveillance due to its hybrid composition. The emergence of this subvariant has raised alarms in some Latin American countries, leading to the question: Is Mexico at risk from the Frankenstein variant (XFG)? So far, no confi…
Doctor Hugo Pizzi explained the origin of the new variant of coronavirus after the first cases were detected in Argentina. Read more
Infectologist Hugo Pizzi warned Wednesday that "the Covid virus wants to continue to exist" and explained that the new variant that arrived in the country, known as "Frankenstein", is a combination of "two splits of Omicron." This mutation, officially called XFG, was already detected in Argentina, according to health authorities, after having entered the region by Brazil in the middle of last month.
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