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Is it possible that at very low incidence, cluster events like being in school play a greater role than otherwise? Children could be less likely to have cross immunity with the lack of repeated infections. cc @marcveld.bsky.social @swaledalemutton.bsky.social @mackayim.bsky.social #BA32

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BA.3.2 was first detected in South Africa 🇿🇦 in November 2024. Never reached dominance, never disappeard. 14 months after its emergence it accounts for 20% of all sequences. Unusual. #BA32

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COVID Variant BA.3.2 'Cicada' Spreads to 25 US States The BA.3.2 'Cicada' COVID variant has spread to 25 U.S. states with 70-75 spike mutations. Learn symptoms, spread data, and what health officials say.

COVID Variant BA.3.2 'Cicada' Spreads to 25 US States
The BA.3.2 'Cicada' COVID variant has spread to 25 U.S. states with 70-75 spike mutations. Learn symptoms, spread data, and what hea...

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Cicada Variant Spread: BA.3.2 Characteristics and Risks New clinical data on the Cicada variant spread highlights BA.3.2 symptoms, severe sore throat risks, and 2026 vaccine efficacy.

Clinical reports on the Cicada variant spread show BA.3.2 focusing on upper-respiratory colonization. Preliminary data suggests a 3-fold drop in antibody neutralization. #OngoingNow #Cicada #BA32 #Health #Research

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CDC tracks SARS-CoV-2 BA.3.2 global rise and finds early signals in U.S. wastewater CDC surveillance shows that the highly divergent SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2 spread to at least 23 countries and was detected in U.S. travelers, patients, airplane wastewater, and wastewater samples acr...

🚨 CDC spotted the new BA.3.2 COVID variant early - thanks to traveler & wastewater monitoring. What do its 70+ spike mutations mean for immune evasion? www.news-medical.net/news/2026032... #BA32 #COVID #Genomics

BA.3.2 is almost gone from Germany 🇩🇪.
If I had bet money on BA.3.2 evolution, there would be no breakfast tomorrow.
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BA.3.2 dominates in Norway. #BA32

BA.3.2* cannot gain ground in New Zealand 🇳🇿. #BA32

Numbers are still low, but the trend is clear - BA.3.2* is dominating in Spain 🇪🇸 #BA32

BA.3.2 was first detected in South Africa 🇿🇦 in November 2024. Never reached dominance, never disappeard. 14 months after its emergence it accounts for 20% of all sequences. Unusual. #BA32

BA.3.2 dominates in Spain 🇪🇸. #BA32

New sequences confirm BA.3.2* dominance in France. #BA32

Early #Detection and #Surveillance of the #SARS-CoV-2 #Variant #BA32 — Worldwide, November 2024–February 2026 (US CDC, MMWR, March 19 '26)

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BA.3.2 is dominant in Luxembourg 🇱🇺. #BA32

BA.3.2 dominant in Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺. #BA32

BA.3.2 frequency in Sweden remains low. #BA32

Quite a comeback of BA.3.2* in New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺. Dominance can be expected. #BA32

BA.3.2 may well be on the road to dominance in France 🇫🇷.

The rise in BA.3.2 frequency is accompanied by a decline in XFG* frequency, as expected.

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New sequences from Italy 🇮🇹. Confirm high frequency of BA.3.2. Attempt at dominance might have already ended.
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BA.3.2 persists in Germany 🇩🇪 at low levels. At the same time, the frequency of NB.1.8.1 is increasing, paralleled by a decline in XFG frequency. #BA32

71 new sequences from Greece 🇬🇷, mostly collected in 2026. Roughly 15% are BA.3.2*
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Siguiendo BA.3.2 en Europa, África, Asia y América del Norte. Aún no hay señales desde América Central o del Sur.

¿Existen paneles públicos de aguas residuales o páginas de monitoreo de SARS-CoV-2 que cubran América Central o del Sur? Los enlaces serían de gran ayuda.

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Following BA.3.2 in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. No signals from Central or South America yet.

Are there any public wastewater dashboards or monitoring pages covering Central or South America? Links would be very helpful.

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Closely following BA.3.2 here. It is still unclear what trajectory it will take.

If BA.3.2 fades out - are there any obvious candidates that could challenge NB.1.8.1 and XFG in the near term?

#BA32

Recent increase in BA.3.2 frequency in Italy 🇮🇹. Cave: Very low number of sequences. #BA32

BA.3.2 frequency in Sweden remained constant. #BA32

BA.3.2* uptick in New Zealand 🇳🇿 not supported by latest sequences. #BA32