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One of the most difficult aspects of the control of a virus, including influenza, is that it has the ability to mutate in various strains. According to researchers from Spain and Switzerland, COVID-19 is no different. In fact, a new strain has already been detected in Europe. Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.

The new strain is widespread in many parts of Europe

TheStudy evaluated not by peersDetails How genetically mutated virus in a new strain originated in Spain and distributed in Europe during the summer. "A variant of SARS-COV-2 emerged at the beginning of the summer of 2020, presumably in Spain and has since extended to several European countries," explains researchers.The variant, identified as 20a.eu1, was detected for the first time in June "and was frequencies above 40% since July."

Outside Spain, "the frequency of this variant has increased very low values ​​before July 15 to 40-70% in Switzerland, Ireland and the United Kingdom in September. It is also widespread in Norway, Latvia , in the Netherlands and France, "they explain.

The researchers point out that there is no indication that this new variant spreads faster than other mutations. However, it has spread rapidly during the summer, which could be the result of a rise in tourism and relaxed mandates.

"We show that this variant has been exported from Spain to other European countries repeatedly and that much of the diversity of this group in Spain is observed in Europe. It is currently difficult to know if this variant is relying due to a benefit of transmission of the virus or whether it is a high incidence in Spain, followed by a distribution by tourists, it is enough to explain the rapid rise in several countries ", they wrote.

In September, a group of scientists from Houston published ato studyRetailing 5,000 CIVID-19 genetic sequences, demonstrating mutations that made it more and more contagious, but no more murderous.

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It could mean bad news for immunity

One of the main implications of a mutation virus, is that it could compromise immunity.

"Although we do not know yet, it is in the field of the possibility that this coronavirus, when our population level immunity will reach high enough, this coronavirus will find a way to get around our immunity", David Morens, a virologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who works withDr. Anthony Fauciexplained to theWashington Postin September. "If it happened, we would be in the same situation as influenza. We will have to continue the virus and, changing, we will have to tinker with our vaccine." Be on a good side, and to cross this pandemic with your healthier, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.