AT Bulgaria was the first to identify the XBB.1.5 variant of COVID-19, which is being watched with caution by the World Health Organization because of its potential for accelerated spread and reduced neutralization by vaccine and natural immunity than previous variants of the virus.
This was announced by the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.
They discovered a new, more infectious sub-variant of Omicron in our country
The case was established in Sofia.
At the Center, 87 clinical samples with SARS-CoV-2 were analyzed, and they were taken from patients in the period December 9, 2022 – January 11, 2023.
The samples were sent by 14 medical facilities from 10 regions of the country.
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Omicron virus variant was detected in all samples. The variant ratio was BA.2.3.20 (1.1%), BA.5.x (16.1%), BE.x/BF.x (37.9%), BN.x (11.5% ), BQ.1.x (26.4%), CL.1/CP.1 (2.3%), XBB.1.5 (1.1%), other XBB.x (3.4%).
