The Philippines has detected its first case of COVID-19 Omicron subvariant FE.1, information from the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Monday.
This lone case of FE.1 or XBB.1.18.1.1 was discovered within the genome sequencing carried out on May 29 to June 12, 2023, based mostly on DOH’s newest COVID-19 biosurveillance report.
FE.1, a sublineage of the Omicron XBB subvariant, was added to the record of variants beneath monitoring by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on June 1, 2023.
The Health Department stated it was initially flagged “for its increasing global prevalence” and has been detected in 35 international locations thus far.
The company, nevertheless, harassed that at the moment obtainable proof for the subvariant doesn’t counsel any variations in illness severity and/or scientific manifestations in comparison with the unique Omicron variant.
“Limited information is available for the variant and researchers are currently characterizing FE.1 in terms of transmissibility, immune evasion, and ability to cause more severe disease,” the DOH stated.
Aside from FE.1, the nation has detected 206 extra Omicron BA.2.3.20 circumstances; 34 XBC circumstances; six BA.2.75 circumstances; 4 BA.5 circumstances; and 26 different Omicron sublineages.
Of the extra XBB subvariants, 747 had been XBB.1.9.1 circumstances; 374 had been XBB.1.5 circumstances; 199 had been XBB.1.16 circumstances; 198 had been XBB.2.3 circumstances; and 104 had been XBB.1.9.2 circumstances.
More than 390,000 doses of donated bivalent vaccines — which give safety in opposition to the unique COVID-19 pressure, SARS-CoV-2, and Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 — arrived within the Philippines earlier this month. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
