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I believe the theory is that since this variant has so many mutations, it evolved over quite some time within a single host with a lowered immune response. Make
by datenhorst 5y ago
I believe the theory is that since this variant has so many mutations, it evolved over quite some time within a single host with a lowered immune response. Makes sense that this would happen in an area with high HIV prevalence.
- onlyrealcuzzo 5y agoIt's interesting that SA has a pretty small population (compared to the world) and has produced 2 out of 8 (?) concerning variants. It would be a small chance for this to be completely random. South Africa has ~3M reported cases (~1.2% of global) and ~60M people (~.7% of global).