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Preprint: More severe disorders in the lungs of BA.4/BA.5 infected hamsters than those of BA.2

“Here we demonstrated that the Omicron BA.4/5 are more potentially pathogenic than Omicron BA.2. More...

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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...

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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...

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Italy: Lung function impaired by BA.5 infection

Subjects hospitalized for Omicron BA.5 showed an altered endothelial function three months after the acute phase with an impairment of lung function. More...

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Covid-19: Where’s the herd immunity?

“Contrary to the myth that we are sliding into a comfortable evolutionary relationship with a common-cold-like, friendly virus, this is more like being trapped on a rollercoaster in a horror film.” More...

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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...

July 2, 2022August 1, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Fomites, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, Monkeypox, PCR, Preprint, Quarantine, Research, Testing, Transmission

Monkeypox: Virus found in the sperm of 14 of 16 infected men

A team of researchers at Rome’s Spallanzani Hospital have found the presence of monkeypox in the sperm of 14 infected men out of 16 studied. More...

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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...