PH detects first case of Omicron subvariant FE.1
The Philippines has detected its first case of Omicron subvariant FE.1, which is a sublineage of XBB.
FE.1 was flagged by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control due to its increasing global prevalence in 35 countries across six continents.
According to DOH's latest biosurveillance report, current evidence does not suggest any differences in disease severity compared to the original Omicron variant.
However, researchers are still characterizing FE.1 in terms of transmissibility and immune evasion.
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