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Omicron subvariant that may spread more easily detected in Wisconsin

A subvariant of omicron that could spread more rapidly than the original omicron has been detected in Wisconsin.

A case of the subvariant, known as BA.2, was detected the week of Jan. 16 in Wisconsin, according to an online dashboard maintained by the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.