Mike HoneyHere's the latest variant picture for New Zealand, to late March.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" rebounded sharply from mid-March, finishing at 66%.
BA.3.2.* "Cicada" grew to 14%.
Here are the NB.1.8.1.* sub-lineages reported for March. The growth was driven by the new RC.7.1.1 lineage, featuring the Spike A684T mutation.
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The significant wave shown in wastewater concentrations (reported at poops.nz) seems to have peaked in early March, so was probably pushed along by RC.7.1.1 to some extent.
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The RC.7.1.1 lineage has been widely reported around NZ, from 11 DHB’s (regions) so far. It is clearly over-represented in the Southern region, with 11 of the 31 samples.
Locations are approximate.
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