The iHU variant triggered concern because of the number of very high mutations – 46 – which was even higher than the omicron strain. Found in France late last year. Many studies are still ongoing and scientists suggest watching a new variant.
The new ‘ihu’ variant of Coronavirus, found in France at the end of last month, did not spread far enough to be one of the main concerns, a new study had been found. Although investigations in new strain behavior are still in a very early stage, researchers have found very little to increase worries.
This study, has not been reviewed by peer-reviewed, published in Medrxiv. In it, the researchers said that “it was still earlier to speculate on the IHU variant because of the very low number of cases”.
Earlier this week, then the World Health Organization (WHO) also said that the ‘iHU’ variant had not become many threats like now.
This new variant was first identified in November and has been on the radar of who since then. So far have not been labeled as ‘variants in investigations’ by the global health agency.
However, the latest research suggested overseeing the ‘iHU’ variant.
For now, the world’s focus is on the omicron variant, which leads to a surge in the infection of Coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world. The United States and Europe were hit with an Omicron strain.
The IHU variant has 46 mutations and 37 removal in its genetic code, more than Omicron. Many of these affect surge proteins.
The variant is the sub-genealogy of B.1.640 and his discovery was announced by researchers from Méditerranée infection in Marseille, part of the French Institute of Hospitalo-Universitaires (IHU, or University Hospital Institute) – Therefore the name is. This has been classified as B.1.640.2.
The IHU variant was found in November, in a sample of a man who visited Cameroon in Africa on a three-day trip.
He began to experience respiratory symptoms and was tested for Covid-19. The sample returned positive, with the existence of a variant of B.1,640.2.
The dissemination of localized infections was reported in France and associated with IHU tensions, Vinod Scaria, a scientist Institute of Genomic and Integrative Biology Delhi, said on Twitter that there was no evidence.
B.1.640, Meanwhile, is not new. According to Wabah.info, it was first detected on January 1, 2021, and 400 infections have been identified until now.