(Adnkronos) – The KP.2 variant of the Covid virus has already been detected in Italy. The new mutant, ‘son’ of JN.1, runs in the United States where he has already surpassed his ‘mother’ and is responsible for 1 in 4 infections according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A preliminary study published on the pre-print platform ‘bioRxiv’ describes KP.2 as “more transmissible and immunoevasive” than JN.1. “At the date of data extraction (29 April 2024) – informs the Higher Institute of Health in the latest monitoring of the progress of Covid-19 in Italy – two sequences attributable to the KP.2 lineage were deposited in I-Co-Gen , a descendant of JN.1 emerging in several countries, characterized by the presence of additional mutations (S:R346T, S:F456L)”. “In consideration of the current epidemiological situation and the consequent reduced number of sequenced samples present” in the I-Co-Gen platform, specifies the ISS, “it is not currently possible to make frequency estimates on a weekly basis” of the circulating variants of the virus SARS-CoV-2. —[email protected] (Web Info)
