The strain was discovered among travelers who came to France from Cameroon: All those infected with the new variant were found around the city of Marseille • Researchers fear: The new variant is highly contagious • However, they believe it will not overcome the distribution of the omicron
A new variant of the corona virus has been identified by researchers in the south of France, after 12 cases of it were discovered among travelers returning to the country from Cameroon in West Africa.
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According to a report by Neta Bar in Israel Today, the new variant – named B.1.640.2 – has 46 mutations and 37 genetic deletions, which makes researchers fear that it is contagious at a very high level – and may even be able to overcome antibodies from vaccination and recovery. From coronary heart disease.
However, the research team that discovered the variant believes that it will not be able to overcome the distribution of the omicron and will probably not become a dominant strain in the world.
The strain was discovered by the Institute for the Study of Infectious Diseases in the Mediterranean Basin in France during the month of December. The nickname attached to the new strain is the name of the research institute discovered by the IHU.
All those infected with the new variant were found near the city of Marseille in the south of France and all of them returned, or came in contact with returnees – from Cameroon. However, a Capricorn study has not yet been conducted to find out if this is a common strain in the African country or if the passengers were infected by another passenger who came from another country.
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