Mike Honey
@mikehoney.bsky.social
Data Visualisation and Data Integration specialist - Melbourne, Australia
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My work on SARS-CoV-2 variants informed a recent piece in The Lancet: "Epidemiological and virological update on the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2".
The authors were kind enough to mention me and the Variant Hunters Ryan Hisner and Federico Gueli.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The authors were kind enough to mention me and the Variant Hunters Ryan Hisner and Federico Gueli.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Epidemiological and virological update on the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2
The constant emergence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants has driven the COVID-19 pandemic
and sustains the current endemic. Saltation variants, such as BA.2.86,1 encode highly
mutated spike (S) proteins th...
www.thelancet.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
My work on SARS-CoV-2 variants informed a recent piece in The Lancet: "Epidemiological and virological update on the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2".
The authors were kind enough to mention me and the Variant Hunters Ryan Hisner and Federico Gueli.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The authors were kind enough to mention me and the Variant Hunters Ryan Hisner and Federico Gueli.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update:
The risk estimate has been inching up again, current around 0.1% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-758.
That implies a 4% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia
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The risk estimate has been inching up again, current around 0.1% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-758.
That implies a 4% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia
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November 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update:
The risk estimate has been inching up again, current around 0.1% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-758.
That implies a 4% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia
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The risk estimate has been inching up again, current around 0.1% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-758.
That implies a 4% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia
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Here's the latest variant picture for Europe (excluding the UK), to early November.
BA.3.* (mostly BA.3.2.2) has started showing significant signs of growth. Recent samples have mostly been reported from Germany and the Netherlands.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #BA_3_2 #XFG #Stratus
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BA.3.* (mostly BA.3.2.2) has started showing significant signs of growth. Recent samples have mostly been reported from Germany and the Netherlands.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #BA_3_2 #XFG #Stratus
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November 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Here's the latest variant picture for Australia, to early November.
BA.3.* (all BA.3.2.2) rose to 19% and seems the most likely challenger to replace NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus".
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia #BA_3_2
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BA.3.* (all BA.3.2.2) rose to 19% and seems the most likely challenger to replace NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus".
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia #BA_3_2
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November 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Here's the latest variant picture for Australia, to early November.
BA.3.* (all BA.3.2.2) rose to 19% and seems the most likely challenger to replace NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus".
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia #BA_3_2
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BA.3.* (all BA.3.2.2) rose to 19% and seems the most likely challenger to replace NB.1.8.1.* "Nimbus".
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia #BA_3_2
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Reposted by Mike Honey
The dashboard version of the Perth wastewater concentration chart reveals an interesting momentum shift. From the point where BA.3.2.* was first detected in late July, the level of cases rose sharply.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The dashboard version of the Perth wastewater concentration chart reveals an interesting momentum shift. From the point where BA.3.2.* was first detected in late July, the level of cases rose sharply.
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In most other places, the downslope of each XFG.* wave has looked smooth and steep.
But in Germany, it seems the downslope has hit a ramp and is possibly trending back up now.
Early signal of BA.3.2.*? More severe?
But in Germany, it seems the downslope has hit a ramp and is possibly trending back up now.
Early signal of BA.3.2.*? More severe?
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In most other places, the downslope of each XFG.* wave has looked smooth and steep.
But in Germany, it seems the downslope has hit a ramp and is possibly trending back up now.
Early signal of BA.3.2.*? More severe?
But in Germany, it seems the downslope has hit a ramp and is possibly trending back up now.
Early signal of BA.3.2.*? More severe?
Reposted by Mike Honey
Here's the latest variant picture for BA.3.2.2 in Australia, and the NSW overall view.
Note the sample sizes have been very low and patchy recently.
Note the sample sizes have been very low and patchy recently.
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Here's the latest variant picture for BA.3.2.2 in Australia, and the NSW overall view.
Note the sample sizes have been very low and patchy recently.
Note the sample sizes have been very low and patchy recently.
Reposted by Mike Honey
Here's the latest I have on XFZ.*. A very robust growth advantage of 5.9% per day (41% per week) vs XFG.*. Broad geographical distribution.
Nova Scotia, Canada is the recent hotspot (OG XFZ).
Is this the one to drive the next wave?
Nova Scotia, Canada is the recent hotspot (OG XFZ).
Is this the one to drive the next wave?
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Here's the latest I have on XFZ.*. A very robust growth advantage of 5.9% per day (41% per week) vs XFG.*. Broad geographical distribution.
Nova Scotia, Canada is the recent hotspot (OG XFZ).
Is this the one to drive the next wave?
Nova Scotia, Canada is the recent hotspot (OG XFZ).
Is this the one to drive the next wave?
I’ve used WA Health’s COVID-19 wastewater surveillance page to estimate the number of infections of BA.3.2.
I estimate ~300 BA.3.2.* infections in Perth for the latest week, and ~6,000 across the 12 weeks since BA.3.2.* was first detected.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #BA_3_2 #Australia #WA #Perth
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I estimate ~300 BA.3.2.* infections in Perth for the latest week, and ~6,000 across the 12 weeks since BA.3.2.* was first detected.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #BA_3_2 #Australia #WA #Perth
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November 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update:
The risk estimate has been steady around 0.1% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-948.
That implies a 3% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia
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The risk estimate has been steady around 0.1% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-948.
That implies a 3% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia
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November 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update:
The risk estimate has been steady around 0.1% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-948.
That implies a 3% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia
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The risk estimate has been steady around 0.1% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-948.
That implies a 3% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia
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