-- En relación con la #Covid19, explicó en un artículo publicado en la página web del Minsap, que en los últimos dos meses del 2023 y los días transcurridos del 2024 se ha identificado principalmente la presencia de tres #subvariantes de #Ómicron: #XBB15, #XBB19 y #XBB116, clasificadas por la OMS como de interés o bajo vigilancia.
‘It’s here’: COVID subvariant HV.1 growing in Canada. What to know so far
Global News
November 15, 2023
By Katie Dangerfield
“A new COVID-19 subvariant called HV.1 is gaining traction across Canada, but whether or not it is more contagious than past variants remains to be seen, according to health experts.”
https://globalnews.ca/news/10088387/covid-omicron-subvariant-hv-1-canada/
''Globally, #XBB116 and #EG5 are the most prevalent #VOIs and have been reported from 106 and 53 countries, respectively. In epidemiological week 31 (31 July to 6 August 2023), XBB.1.16 and EG.5 accounted for 23.9% and 23.8% of sequences in comparison to 23.0% and 21.7% in week 27 (3 to 9 July 2023), respectively (Table 3).''
''Data from July 31 to August 06, a rise in the incidence of several #VOIs has been observed, especially those belonging to #EG5 (a subvariant of #XBB192 with the additional Spike mutation: F456L), #XBB116 and #XBB1166 (with Spike mutation F456L). In particular, among sequenced viruses, #EG5 represented 32,4% (#EG51, 18,9%; #EG511,
13,5%); #XBB116 (18,9%) and XBB.1.16.6, 16,2%.''
[Correspondence] Virological characteristics of the #SARS-CoV-2 #omicron #XBB116 variant https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00278-5/fulltext?rss=yes
Heads up.
Via Laurie Garrett:
A new mutant form of #Omicron #SARSCoV2 may be especially deadly, taking a huge toll now in India.
Chris Turnbull:
NEW Study from the hard-hit Maharashtra area of India shows BRUTAL: #SARS3 #Covid #XBB116 #Arcturus strain has a fatality rate of 1 in 40 with a staggering 1 in 3 needing oxygen, and nearly 30% being hospitalised with the new strain
#SARSCoV2 variant update 5/3
XBB.1.16, XBB.1.16.1 & XBB.1.16.2 have now been reported in half the states with the latest being #Oklahoma and #Delaware
Nationally XBB.1.16* constitutes 12% of cases but almost twice that rate in #NorthCarolina
WORLD HEALTH NETWORK •
MAY 2, 2023 7 PM ET 5 PM PDT
Curious about the #Arcturus Variant?
Discuss the new variant and India’s response.
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#WHNBroadcast #COVID19 #India #XBB116
@TRyanGregory @SunilRaina15 @rajlabn
Mildes Covid macht milde Infektionen mit unkontrolliert milden Membranen im Auge.
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RT @EnemyInAState
WARNING ABOUT #XBB116 #SARS3 #Arcturus COVID EYES FROM TIKTOKER WHO ENDED UP HAVING 'bleeding eyes' which Drs had to 'rip out of my face' after 'mild' cold-like symptoms to begin with...
h/t @AprilDalaman https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1652766912051396608
https://twitter.com/EnemyInAState/status/1652766912051396608
Britons should start wearing face masks on public transport again, experts have urged, as super-infectious COVID Arcturus (XBB.1.16) variant sweeps the country.
#COVID19UK #Arcturus #XBB116
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brits-urged-wear-face-masks-29836374
"Brits urged to wear face masks again as new Arcturus Covid strain spreads across UK" https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brits-urged-wear-face-masks-29836374 #COVID #Arcturus #XBB116 #COVID19 "Face masks should be worn again on public transport to stop the spread of super-infectious Covid variant Arcturus, experts claimed." The English are especially skittish about masks, so this headline is noteworthy.
As I covered earlier, 23B (XBB.1.16) is descended from the recombinant 22F (XBB) variant, with some additional mutations. You can read more about how it evolved & acquired those mutations below 
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3/10
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RT @firefoxx66
I've updated my #SARSCoV2 #XBB figure once more, to show how it's evolved from XBB (22F) to XBB.1 & XBB.1.16 #XBB116.
XBB.1.16 ('#Arcturus') has additional Spike muts at 180V, 478R & 486P (this is the same advanta…
https://twitter.com/firefoxx66/status/1648588097381101570
There's also a link to the 23B (XBB.1.16) @nextstrain
focal build: http://nextstrain.org/groups/neherlab/ncov/23B.Omicron
Here, we can zoom in on the clade & get a closer look at how 23B sequences are distributed around the world, & their diversity. 
5/10
http://CoVariants.org Update!
23B (XBB.1.16) is now available on CoVariants! It's visible as part of Per Country & Per Variant plots, on the shared mutation page - and of course, has a page of its own.
1/10
‘Of concern’: New COVID variant hits Australia.
University of South Australia professor of biostatistics Adrian Esterman said it was “very difficult” to get hold of data on Arcturus (XBB.1.16), but early indications suggested it could be as much as 20% more transmissible than the recent Kraken (XBB.1.5) variant.
New COVID strain Arcturus (XBB.1.16) has already killed 5 Brits
New super-infectious COVID Arcturus (XBB.1.16) strain now makes up 1 in 40 new cases amid fears it could trigger fresh wave
#COVID19UK #XBB116 #Arcturus
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12006507/Arcturus-killed-5-Brits-New-Covid-strain-makes-one-40-new-cases.html
New Covid ‘variant of interest’ Arcturus may ‘spread globally’
A study from the University of Tokyo published on the biology research website bioRxiv suggested that Arcturus (XBB.1.16) is 1.2 times more infectious than the Kraken (XBB.1.5) variant, writing that it will “spread worldwide in the near future.”
