mike_honey_, 6 months ago to australia Here's the latest variant picture for Queensland, Australia. As of mid-October, EG.5.* "Eris" (60%) was still dominant. BA.2.86.* "Pirola" (4%) began rising during October. #COVID19 #Australia #QLD #Brisbane #EG_5 #Eris #BA_2_86 #Pirola @auscovid19 🧵
Here's the latest variant picture for Queensland, Australia.
As of mid-October, EG.5.* "Eris" (60%) was still dominant.
BA.2.86.* "Pirola" (4%) began rising during October.
#COVID19 #Australia #QLD #Brisbane #EG_5 #Eris #BA_2_86 #Pirola @auscovid19 🧵
mike_honey_, 7 months ago to australia Here's the latest variant picture for South Australia. The next challenge to EG.5.* "Eris" (56%) looks like either XBB.1.5.* "Kraken" (16%) or BA.2.86.* "Pirola" (10%), which looks to have started community transmission. #COVID19 #Australia #SA #Adelaide #EG_5 #Eris #XBB_1_5 #Kraken #BA_2_86 #Pirola @auscovid19 🧵
Here's the latest variant picture for South Australia.
The next challenge to EG.5.* "Eris" (56%) looks like either XBB.1.5.* "Kraken" (16%) or BA.2.86.* "Pirola" (10%), which looks to have started community transmission.
#COVID19 #Australia #SA #Adelaide #EG_5 #Eris #XBB_1_5 #Kraken #BA_2_86 #Pirola @auscovid19 🧵
mike_honey_, 8 months ago to random Here's an animated map showing the spread of the new BA.2.86 "Pirola" variant. 123 samples have been reported so far, over 5 continents (in GISAID (as of a couple of hours ago), based on Nextclade lineage calls). Locations are approximate - typically country and state/province. #COVID19 #BA_2_86 #Pirola 🧵 video/mp4
Here's an animated map showing the spread of the new BA.2.86 "Pirola" variant.
123 samples have been reported so far, over 5 continents (in GISAID (as of a couple of hours ago), based on Nextclade lineage calls).
Locations are approximate - typically country and state/province.
#COVID19 #BA_2_86 #Pirola 🧵
video/mp4
mike_honey_, 8 months ago to random Here's an animated map showing the spread of the new BA.2.86 "Pirola" variant. 23 samples have been reported so far, over 4 continents. Locations are approximate - typically country and state/province. Here's a link to download the video file - feel free to share anywhere: https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes/raw/main/covid-19-genomes-map-BA-2-86.mp4 #COVID19 #BA_2_86 #Pirola Interactive genomic sequencing dataviz, code, acknowledgements and more info here: https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes#readme video/mp4
23 samples have been reported so far, over 4 continents.
Here's a link to download the video file - feel free to share anywhere: https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes/raw/main/covid-19-genomes-map-BA-2-86.mp4
#COVID19 #BA_2_86 #Pirola
Interactive genomic sequencing dataviz, code, acknowledgements and more info here: https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes#readme
mike_honey_, 9 months ago to random Here's an animated map showing the spread of the new BA.2.86 "Pirola" variant. Just 5 samples have been reported so far - this shows their spread across time and space. The tiny dots represent single sequences, the large dot is for the 2 sequences shared from Denmark. Locations are approximate - typically country and state/province. Here's a link to download the video file - feel free to share anywhere: https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes/raw/main/covid-19-genomes-map-BA-2-86.mp4 #COVID19 #BA_2_86 #Pirola Interactive genomic sequencing dataviz, code, acknowledgements and more info here: https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes#readme video/mp4
Just 5 samples have been reported so far - this shows their spread across time and space.
The tiny dots represent single sequences, the large dot is for the 2 sequences shared from Denmark.
persagen, 9 months ago to random WHO classifies EG.5 as COVID-19 variant of interest https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/who-classifies-eg-5-as-covid-19-variant-of-interest-1.6512001 World Health Organization classified EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in U.S., China as "variant of interest" fast-spreading variant, most prevalent in the U.S.: 17% of cases does not seem to pose more of threat to public health than other variants COVID-19 killed 6.9 million people globally; 768 million confirmed cases WHO declared COVID-19 pandemic 2020-03; ended global emergency 2023-05 #COVID19 #WHO
WHO classifies EG.5 as COVID-19 variant of interest https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/who-classifies-eg-5-as-covid-19-variant-of-interest-1.6512001
#COVID19 #WHO
persagen, 8 months ago Addendae 3 Early lab tests suggest new COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 may be less contagious & less immune-evasive than feared https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/early-lab-tests-suggest-new-covid-19-variant-ba-2-86-may-be-less-contagious-and-less-immune-evasive-than-feared-1.6547033 early results: BA.2.86 less contagiou/immune-evasive could change as results updated BA.2.86 (nickname Pirola) radically different than other coronavirus variants 30 changes to spike protein cf. closest ancestor, BA.2, & recently circulating XBB.1.5 lineage not the 2nd wave of Omicron #COVID19 #BA_2_86 #SARSCoV2 #Canada #Pirola #BA286
Addendae 3
Early lab tests suggest new COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 may be less contagious & less immune-evasive than feared https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/early-lab-tests-suggest-new-covid-19-variant-ba-2-86-may-be-less-contagious-and-less-immune-evasive-than-feared-1.6547033
#COVID19 #BA_2_86 #SARSCoV2 #Canada #Pirola #BA286