Lara Herrero

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Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University

Dr Herrero is a scientifically and medically trained NHMRC Research Fellow, studying the pathobiology of emerging viruses of clinical importance.

XEC is now in Australia. Here’s what we know about this hybrid COVID variant

This omicron subvariant has been reported predominantly in the northern hemisphere, but it has now been detected in Australia too.

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Viral shedding vs reinfection

By Lara Herrero

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XEC is now in Australia. Here’s what we know about this hybrid COVID variant

This omicron subvariant has been reported predominantly in the northern hemisphere, but it has now been detected in Australia too.

By Lara Herrero

Clinical Articles

Infectious diseases

Lara Herrero

Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University

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XEC is now in Australia. Here’s what we know about this hybrid COVID variant

This omicron subvariant has been reported predominantly in the northern hemisphere, but it has now been detected in Australia too.

Viral shedding vs reinfection

Viral shedding vs reinfection

XEC is now in Australia. Here’s what we know about this hybrid COVID variant

This omicron subvariant has been reported predominantly in the northern hemisphere, but it has now been detected in Australia too.

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Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University

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XEC is now in Australia. Here’s what we know about this hybrid COVID variant

This omicron subvariant has been reported predominantly in the northern hemisphere, but it has now been detected in Australia too.

Viral shedding vs reinfection

Viral shedding vs reinfection

XEC is now in Australia. Here’s what we know about this hybrid COVID variant

This omicron subvariant has been reported predominantly in the northern hemisphere, but it has now been detected in Australia too.

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Prof Rukshen Weerasooriya

Sub-specialist Cardiac Electrophysiologist

In this talk, Prof Rukshen Weerasooriya presents a series of cardiac cases and outlines the process of interpretation that leads to diagnosis and appropriate management.