Category: Health
Preprint: A possible explanation to hepatitis of unknown cause
“Our preliminary results raised a possibility that infection by SARS-CoV-2 ORF1abVVVNASN variant might elicit an autoimmune T cell response via epitope mimicry and is associated with the outbreak of unknown hepatitis. More...
North Korea: Nearly 3 million Covid cases so far
Pyongyang, May 23: According to information of the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters, more than 167,650 fevered persons (about 18,440 less than the previous day), over 267,630 recoveries (about 31,550 less than the previous day) and one death were reported from 18:00 of May 21 to 18:00 of May 22 throughout the country. More...
Research: The changing epidemiology of human monkeypox
“Using a structured format, we describe the greater than 10-fold increase in confirmed, probable, and/or possible monkeypox, cases over the past 5 decades, from 48 cases in the 1970s to 520 cases in the 1990s. More...
Monkeypox pandemic predicted in March 2021 to kill 270 million *1 Update*
In March 2021, NTI partnered with the Munich Security Conference to conduct a tabletop exercise on reducing high-consequence biological threats. More...
China: First Omicron BA.4 case reported
China has reported its first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant. More...
England: 420,000 children a month treated for mental health problems
More than 400,000 children and young people a month are being treated for mental health problems – the highest number on record – prompting warnings of an unprecedented crisis in the wellbeing of under-18s. More...
Preprint: Covid vaccination is not associated with improvement in Long Covid
The study included 453 COVID-19 patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID (PASC), of which 324 (72%) were vaccinated between the baseline and 6-month visit. More...
Preprint: Enhanced Fusogenicity of BA.4, BA.5 and BA.2.12.1
“We found that the new Omicron subvariants BA.4/5 and BA.2.12.1 were more resistant to neutralization by mRNA-vaccinated and boosted health care worker sera and Omicron-BA.1-wave patient sera than were the BA.1 and BA.2 variants.” More...
Bank of England: Long Covid is a very serious issue
“The issue of Long Covid and the pandemic’s effects on public health and participation is a very serious issue.” More...
Preprint: Elevated liver enzymes and bilirubin following SARS-CoV-2 infection in children under 10
Those cases of mysterious hepatitis in kids are looking increasingly less mysterious by the day…. More...