Category: Testing
Monkeypox: Asymptomatic spread reported in Belgium
“The existence of asymptomatic monkeypox infection indicates that the virus might be transmitted to close contacts in the absence of symptoms. More...
Italy: Pediatric hospitalizations due to Covid-19 double in one week
In Italy, 78% of child admissions are currently children under 4 years of age. More...
China: Seven day Covid lockdown in Xi’an
The Chinese city of Xi’an has gone into a seven-day lockdown amid spiralling Covid-19 cases centred on a large trading market. More...
Preprint: Mink can be infected by Omicron and efficiently transmit the virus to other mink
To study whether mink can transmit Omicron, we placed 2 uninfected indirect contact mink in separate cages 10–20 cm from the cages of the infected mink and followed their progress for 10 days. More...
New Zealand: First cases of BA.2.75 detected
The Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 has been detected in New Zealand for the first time. More...
Italy: BA.5 at >60% of SARS-CoV-2 sequences
The proportion of BA.5 increased from 23.74%, in week 23, 2022, to 60.71% in week 25, 2022. More...
Italy: ‘Dangerous increase’ in SARS-CoV-2 concentrations in wastewater of >30%
‘The national trend of SARS-CoV-2 concentrations in wastewater showed a “dangerous increase” (>30%) in SARS-CoV-2 concentrations in the weeks 24 and 25, 2022′. More...
Monkeypox: Extensive surface contamination following treatment
Two new preprints just published shed light on possible transmission routes for the Monkeypox virus, in particular, on the possibility of surface contamination as a vector for infection. More...
Omicron BA.2.75 – a potential successor to BA.5
There’s another Covid storm looming on the horizon as a new subvariant of Omicron BA.2 appears to be carrying mutations that make it even fitter than BA.5. More...
France: BA.5 now dominant, Covid cases up by more than 50% in one week
BA.5 at 59%, sharp increase in Covid cases in all regions and age groups, hospital admission rate rising. More...