Category: Research
Preprint: White-tailed deer still harbouring Alpha, Gamma and Delta variants in New York
Nine lineages including three major variants of concern; Alpha, Gamma and Delta, were detected in White-tailed deer samples in New York. More...
Peru: First South American lineage of monkeypox identified
The health authorities of Peru identified the first South American lineage of the virus that causes monkeypox, which has been designated B.1.6 by the International Scientific Committee “mpxv-lineages”, an official statement reported on Wednesday. More...
India: More than 2 million children orphaned by Covid-19
A project by Imperial College in London outlines the horrendous toll of the pandemic on children across the globe as millions are orphaned by the virus. More...
Preprint: Susceptibility of alpaca, cattle, sheep, horse, goat and rabbit to intranasal infection with SARS-CoV-2
“We report pilot studies to evaluate the susceptibility of common domestic livestock (cattle, sheep, goat, alpaca, rabbit, and horse) to intranasal infection with SARS-CoV-2.” More...
Italy: SARS-CoV-2 found in patient samples from September 2019
“We conclude that a SARS-CoV-2 progenitor capable of producing a measles-like syndrome may have emerged in late June – late July 2019”. More...
BA.2.75 is rapidly picking up multiple beneficial spike mutations
“BA.2.75* could become dominant globally by the end of October“.
More...Federal Reserve: Cognitive difficulties in 62 percent of adults with long COVID
“A degree of cognitive difficulty is especially common, cited by 62 percent of adults who currently report long-term COVID symptoms compared with 30 percent of those who have never had long-term symptoms.” More...
Preprint: Severe organ damage in zebrafish infected with SARS-CoV-2
“Our studies revealed that zebrafish showed inflammatory reaction to SARS-CoV-2 rSpike protein which provoked damage to organs (liver, kidney, ovaries and brain) …and resulted in 78.6% of survival rate in female adults during the first seven days.” More...
Preprint: BA.2.75 centaurus may be much more infective than pre-existing variants
“These results suggest that BA.2.75 can cause more severe respiratory disease than BA.5 and BA.2.” More...
XAY Delta-Omicron recombinant under observation
A new SARS-CoV-2 recombinant lineage from South Africa has been highlighted by Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation in South Africa today. More...