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Icelandic study reveals how many children experience severe COVID symptoms

Researchers explore the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Icelandic children.

27 Jul 2022

Sixteen countries reported monkeypox virus infection in humans between April and June 2022

Researchers have analyzed the recent cases related to the monkeypox virus infection.

27 Jul 2022

How prepared are we for a widespread monkeypox outbreak?

In a new study, researchers summarized the epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and prevention and treatment strategies for monkeypox (MPX) caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV).

25 Jul 2022

Researchers describe viral shedding of monkeypox virus in patients to better understand the possible role of different bodily fluids in disease transmission

Researchers described the shedding of the monkeypox (MPX) virus (MPXV) in Barcelona city of Spain.

20 Jul 2022

Molnupiravir does not induce resistance mutations in SARS-CoV-2 genome

A new study has pointed out that Molnupiravir treatment increases the ratio of transition to transversion mutations in COVID-19 patients and that the treatment does not appear to induce resistance mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome.

19 Jul 2022

Researchers develop a rapid, specific, and accurate RT-qPCR-based method to detect and distinguish between Omicron sublineages

Researchers developed a novel, rapid and accurate qRT-PCR-based method to detect Omicron sublineages BA.1/BA.1.1 and BA.2 in patient samples.

18 Jul 2022

Viral DNA can be frequently detected in saliva, semen and other clinical samples from monkeypox-infected patients

Viral DNA can be frequently detected in different clinical samples from monkeypox-infected patients, including saliva and semen, according to a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, and the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona.

15 Jul 2022

How do symptom burden and viral kinetics differ between healthy, vaccinated adults infected with either Delta, Omicron BA.1, or BA.2?

Researchers assessed the symptom profiles present in SARS-CoV-2 Delta, Omicron BA1. and BA.2-infected patients.

12 Jul 2022

Clinical presentation of monkeypox infection in two Israeli males

Researchers described the symptomatology and clinical manifestations of monkeypox infections among two Israeli patients.

12 Jul 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 tropism shifting back to ancestral strains

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers from Australia and Switzerland gathered data to help track and manage ongoing and future infection waves by new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant of concern (VOC) Omicron globally.

12 Jul 2022

The putative impact of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms on SARS-CoV-2 infection among different variants

Researchers assessed the association between SARS-CoV-2 variants and the vitamin D receptor gene.

8 Jul 2022

Evaluation of antinucleocapsid antibody seropositivity following SARS-CoV-2 infection in vaccinated individuals

A new study assessed both placebo and vaccine recipients in the mRNA-1273 (Moderna) phase 3 clinical trial who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the blinded, placebo-controlled trial phase.

6 Jul 2022

Intrahost genetic diversity and evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.517 lineage during chronic infection of an immunocompromised individual

Researchers investigated the intrahost evolution and genetic diversity of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.517 variant in an immunosuppressed person with chronic COVID-19.

6 Jul 2022

Deep RNA sequencing with molecular dynamic simulations can detect neutralizing antibodies elicited by COVID-19 patients

In a new study, researchers reported on the non-ACE2 blocking neutralizing antibodies elicited in response to severe coronavirus disease 2019 using deep ribonucleic acid sequencing with >100 million reads per sample and molecular dynamic simulations.

5 Jul 2022

Effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies and directly acting antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages

Researchers assessed the in vivo effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies and directly acting antiviral agents against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages.

28 Jun 2022

Nasopharyngeal News and Research

Icelandic study reveals how many children experience severe COVID symptoms

Sixteen countries reported monkeypox virus infection in humans between April and June 2022

How prepared are we for a widespread monkeypox outbreak?

Researchers describe viral shedding of monkeypox virus in patients to better understand the possible role of different bodily fluids in disease transmission

Molnupiravir does not induce resistance mutations in SARS-CoV-2 genome

Researchers develop a rapid, specific, and accurate RT-qPCR-based method to detect and distinguish between Omicron sublineages

Viral DNA can be frequently detected in saliva, semen and other clinical samples from monkeypox-infected patients

How do symptom burden and viral kinetics differ between healthy, vaccinated adults infected with either Delta, Omicron BA.1, or BA.2?

Clinical presentation of monkeypox infection in two Israeli males

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 tropism shifting back to ancestral strains

The putative impact of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms on SARS-CoV-2 infection among different variants

Evaluation of antinucleocapsid antibody seropositivity following SARS-CoV-2 infection in vaccinated individuals

Intrahost genetic diversity and evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.517 lineage during chronic infection of an immunocompromised individual

Deep RNA sequencing with molecular dynamic simulations can detect neutralizing antibodies elicited by COVID-19 patients

Effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies and directly acting antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages

A cancer patient who had SARS-CoV-2 for over eight months

Breakthrough infection with pre-Omicron variant induces cross-neutralizing activity against Omicron

An integrated molecular diagnostic approach for detecting SARS-CoV-2 variants

Assessing neurological symptoms present in long COVID patients

Co-circulation of respiratory viruses during the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha surge

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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