B.1.1.529

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Etymology

From being a heavily mutated variant occurring in the B.1.1 family. "B.1.1.529" is the 529th sublineage of "B.1.1" registered under Pango notation.

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B.1.1.529

  1. (virology) The Omicron variant: A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; first detected in November 2021 in Botswana, becoming dominant in Gauteng, South Africa.

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virus

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virus

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virus

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virus
  • C.1.2 (mid-2021 South African variant)

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virus
virus

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