5 things to know about new Covid variant BA2.86 aka Pirola

As Covid continues to evolve, vaccines are being updated to fight its new strains. BA2.86 has around 30 genetic changes from its parent Omicron variant. 

Published on: Sep 01, 2023 12:23 PM IST

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BA 2.86 is said to be highly mutated and this strain has some new symptoms associated with it like rashes, eye redness, diarrhoea to name a few. Dr Charu Dutt Arora, Infectious Disease Specialist, Consultant Physician, AmeriHealth, Asian Hospital shared 5 important facts about this new Covid variant. (Pixabay)

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Pirola or BA2.86 is one of the lineages of Omicron variant of Covid-19 virus.(Representative Image)

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It is currently in the WHO list of 'variants under monitoring'. (Pixabay)

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The cases of Pirola are in countries like Isreal, Denmark and US predominantly. The strain is quite virulent but the symptoms are mild. (Pixabay)

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There are more than 30 spike protein mutations that differ it from XBB 1.5 variant of Omicron. This gives it the capacity to be immune evasive and highly transmissible. (Pixabay)

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The symptoms of BA 2.86 or Pirola include runny or stuff nose, fever, fatigue, cough and sneezing.  (Shutterstock)