Geneva-Sana
The World Health Organization announced that it is monitoring a new mutated version of the Corona virus called (Mo), which was first detected in Colombia last January.
And the French press agency quoted the organization as saying in its weekly epidemiological bulletin on the evolution of the pandemic that the mutant version (B61.21), according to its scientific designation, was currently classified as a mutant that must be monitored, indicating that this mutant has mutations that could pose a risk of resistance to vaccines, which makes it necessary Further studies are carried out on them to better understand their properties.
She pointed out that the mutant (Mo) and since its detection, infections have been reported in a number of Latin American and European countries, pointing out that although the global prevalence of it among serial cases has decreased and is currently less than 1%, its prevalence in Colombia is 39% and in Ecuador. 13 percent and it is steadily increasing.
It is reported that all viruses, including SARS-CoV2 that causes Covid-19 disease, mutate over time.
If the vast majority of mutations have little or no effect on the characteristics of the virus, however, some of these mutations can affect the characteristics of the virus, such as increasing the ease of its spread, or the severity of the disease it causes, or the extent of its resistance to vaccines, drugs, diagnostic tools, or Other social and public health measures.
Currently, according to the World Health Organization, there are four worrisome mutant copies, including the alpha mutant, which has spread to date in 193 countries and the delta mutant, which has spread to date in 170 countries, while there are five other mutagens that must be monitored, including the mu mutant.