#xbc_1_6 — Public Fediverse posts

Here's the latest variant picture for South Australia.

The "Deltacron" XBC.1.6 variant (35%) has been dominant since early April - a unique scenario globally.

95% of the XBC.* samples shared recently have come from Australia, and South Australia and Western Australia are the only states where it is anywhere near dominant.

The South Australians being infected with XBC.1.6 have a raised immediate re-infection risk should they rely on natural immunity when encountering all the other variants circulating in Australia and globally.

XBB.1.16 "Arcturus" (14%) looks like the next challenger, although it is only making slow progress so far. Be alert for conjunctivitis symptoms, which seem more common with that variant.

The sample volumes seem representative up to June 5.

#COVID19 #Australia #SA #Adelaide #XBC_1_6 #XBB_1_5 #Kraken @auscovid19

Interactive genomic sequencing dataviz, code, acknowledgements and more info here:
https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes#readme

Here's the latest variant picture for South Australia.

The "Deltacron" XBC.1.6 variant (35%) has been dominant since early April - a unique scenario globally.

95% of the XBC.* samples shared recently have come from Australia, and South Australia seems the only state where it is anywhere near dominant.

XBB.1.16 "Arcturus" (14%) looks like the next challenger. Be alert for conjunctivitis symptoms, which seem more common with that variant.

The sample volumes seem representative up to May 14.

#COVID19 #Australia #SA #Adelaide #XBC_1_6 #XBB_1_5 #Kraken @auscovid19
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Here's the latest variant picture for Victoria, Australia. XBB.1.5 "Kraken" (26%) has resumed dominance - it seems to have fended off the challenge from XBB.1.9.1 "Hyperion" (16%).

XBB.1.16 "Arcturus" (9%) has been rising steadily, and will likely be the next challenger

The sample volumes seem representative up to March 30.

#COVID19 #Australia #VIC #Melbourne #XBB_1_5 #Kraken #XBC_1_6 #Deltacron @auscovid19
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