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Long Covid: Lingering cough more common in Omicron patients
Patients suffering from COVID-19 after-effects were more likely to have persistent coughs and fatigue if they were infected with the Omicron variant instead of the Delta or other strains, a survey showed. More...
Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 infection induces severe bone loss in hamsters
SARS-CoV-2 causes significant multifocal loss of bone trabeculae in the long bones and lumbar vertebrae of all infected hamsters. More...
WHO: 650 probable cases of acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology
Six hundred and fifty probable cases of acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children have been reported to WHO from 33 countries in five WHO Regions between 5 April and 26 May 2022. More...
Lancet: Where is the next SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern?
“Curing COVID-19 infections in immunocompromised individuals is of crucial importance.”… More...
Spillover of new BA.1 sublineage from persistently infected COVID patient into the community
“The new BA.1 sub-lineage transmitted to five independent cases, including two reported in GISAID from a different surveillance effort”…
Gisaid: BA.1 sublineage with T6001C and S mutations: S:E96D, S:L167T, S:R346T, S:L455W, S:K458M, S:E484V, S:H681R, S:P688V, detected in New York, USA #663. More...
Ninety Monkeypox cases across the UK
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected 8 additional cases of monkeypox in England on 26th May 2022. More...
Hong Kong: 12.4% of survey respondents showed signs of Covid related PTSD
“12.4 per cent of respondents showed signs of PTSD and researchers warn the situation likely worsened during fifth wave.” More...
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...