Covid-19: What do we know about the delta omicron recombinant variant?
Elisabeth Mahase
Abstract
A combination of the delta (AY.4) and BA.1 omicron variants has been named by the World Health Organization as the BA.1 x AY.4 recombinant. First detected in France in January 2022, it has since picked up the nickname “deltacron”1—<b>Elisabeth Mahase</b> finds out more
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Recombinant DNASevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Delta2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyBiologyGeneticsPhysicsMedicineGeneOutbreakAstronomyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineDiseaseSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing