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First case of highly infectious BQ.1 variant found in Thailand

Fauci: New strains 'pretty troublesome'

The first case of Omicron's highly transmissible and immune-evasive descendant called BQ.1 has been detected in Thailand, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital.

The centre cited information from the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (Gisaid), an international genomic database.

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