Category: Health
Monkeypox: Prolonged upper respiratory tract viral DNA shedding
“Notable disease features included viraemia, prolonged monkeypox virus DNA detection in upper respiratory tract swabs, reactive low mood, and one patient had a monkeypox virus PCR-positive deep tissue abscess”
“We reviewed all cases since the inception of the HCID (airborne) network between Aug 15, 2018, and Sept 10, 2021, identifying seven patients. More...
Preprint: Monkeypox genetic divergence and first signs of microevolution
“We have already detected the first signs of microevolution within the outbreak cluster, namely the emergence of 7 SNPs, leading to 3 descendant branches.” More...
Sue Gray report: Rampant alcohol abuse at the heart of the British government
The Sue Gray report into breaches of the lockdown regulations by Boris Johnson and members of his government has finally been published. More...
Preprint: Association between air pollution and COVID-19 severity
Chronic exposure to air pollution may contribute to severe outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection, particularly exposure to O3. More...
Preprint: Monkeypox has epidemic potential
“Monkeypox has epidemic potential”
“We conclude that circulation of smallpox, followed by worldwide smallpox vaccination, have previously protected human populations from monkeypox epidemics. More...
CDC: A quarter of elderly Covid survivors may have ongoing symptoms
CDC: “One in five COVID-19 survivors aged 18–64 years and one in four survivors aged ≥65 years experienced at least one incident condition that might be attributable to previous COVID-19. More...
Moderna looks at producing a Monkeypox vaccine
Moderna is considering turning its mRNA vaccine platform towards finding a vaccine to defend against Monkeypox, according to a recent tweet by the company. More...
USA: BA.2.12.1 is now the dominant Covid variant at 58% of sequences
The CDC has just updated its Covid variant tracker, and it shows that the BA.2.12.1 Omicron subvariant has outcompeted BA.2, and is the dominant variant in the US, having been found in 57.9% of genome sequences. More...
ECDC: Quarantine Monkeypox patients AND their pets
A Monkeypox update from the ECDC in Europe today recommends quarantining Monkeypox patients AND their mammalian pets. More...
China: Beijing moves 1,800 residents into quarantine amid COVID-19 outbreak
Over 1,800 residents from Beijing’s Haidian district have been transferred to Zhangjiakou, one of the host cities of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, for centralized quarantine as the Chinese capital fights an arduous battle against the latest Omicron outbreak that has lasted for a month with over 1,500 infections reported. More...