{"id":113562,"date":"2021-11-29T09:07:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T08:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=113562"},"modified":"2021-11-29T09:07:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T08:07:06","slug":"german-expert-omicron-could-have-originated-in-hiv-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/29\/german-expert-omicron-could-have-originated-in-hiv-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"German expert: Omicron could have originated in HIV patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A top German immunology expert has stated that the surprising number of mutations in the Omicron Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant could signal that it originated in a patient with HIV or another immunodeficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Carsten Watzl, secretary general of the German Society for Immunology, told dpa that it was not only conceivable but also probable, citing similar findings that have been published in other cases.<\/p>\n<p>The virus can replicate over many weeks in people with weakened immune systems, Watzl said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring this process, there can be repeated isolated mutations which may not give the virus any advantage, but could nevertheless continue to multiply due to the immune system\u2019s failure to control them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said this could lead to additional mutations, which in combination could be an advantage for the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the original strain of coronavirus which first surfaced in Wuhan, China, Omicron has an unusually high number of about 30 amino acid changes in the spike protein alone.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the mutations are known to be associated with greater transmissibility and immune evasion, but Watzl said it is still not clear what effect this particular combination of mutations will have.<\/p>\n<p>Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/24\/nigeria-records-565-new-covid-19-cases-eight-deaths\/\">HIV patients<\/a> in Africa do not receive adequate treatment, which is why their systems are significantly weakened, Watzl said.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent the spread of variants as extensively mutated as Omicron, it would be important to identify infected immunocompromised people and isolate them until they are no longer infectious, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause even if the virus mutates severely in a person, it is the passing on of the mutated virus that is really dangerous,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>(dpa\/NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A top German immunology expert has stated that the surprising number of mutations in the Omicron Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant could signal that it originated in a patient with HIV or another immunodeficiency. 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