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Assistant Dean of Research and Associate Professor, NYITCOM at Arkansas State University | My Tweets are my own

Oct 8, 2022, 12 tweets

Tracking #SARSCoV2 #Convergent #Lineages ( aka #VariantSoup) over time - Globally | #30DayTrends

BQ.1 (#Typhon)/BQ.1.1(#Cerberus) are currently at the top & BA.2.75.2* (#Chiron) is not far behind!

Tracker: public.tableau.com/app/profile/ra…

Updated 10/7/2022

Granular details - #VariantSoup with Convergent Mutations #30DayTrends

BQ.1/BQ.1.1 and BA.2.75.2 are heading the charts!

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Tracked #Convergent #lineages are predicted to be immune evasive and bind to host ACE2 receptor better than Omicron.BA2

XBB is most immune evasive
Most BA.2.75* binds better to ACE2 receptors

Closely watched lineages - XBB, BM.1.1.1, CA.1, BQ.1.1, BN.1

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#Singapore is a #XBB* (aka #Gryphon) hotspot (#30DayTrends)

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#UnitedKingdom, #USA, #Denmark, #France, and #Belgium are BQ.1.1* hotspots (#30DayTrends)

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#USA, #Singapore, #Denmark, #Austria, #Australia, #Canada are emerging BA.2.3.20* hotspots (#30DayTrends)

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#Singapore is an emerging BM.1.1.1 (#Mimas) hotspot (#30DayTrends)

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List of "unofficial" variant nicknames for easy social media communication

H/T @TRyanGregory

Why are we watching these lineages?



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Live tracking of convergent lineages with the
@GenSpectrum #Collection54 by @CorneliusRoemer

cov-spectrum.org/collections/54

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