Category: Infection
Pediatric acute liver failure associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
“We describe the case of a 3-year-old previously healthy female who developed acute liver failure secondary to type 2 autoimmune hepatitis preceded by mild infection with SARS-CoV-2”
Although elevated liver enzymes are common in hospitalized children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, pediatric acute liver failure is an uncommon manifestation of COVID-19 disease. More...
13% of hospitalized Covid-19 patients developed neurological conditions including encephalopathy
Of the more than 16,000 hospitalized Covid-19 patients examined, 13% developed serious neurological conditions including, most commonly, encephalopathy upon admission. More...
Shielding “would not have been a viable public health strategy for COVID-19”
Shielding the vulnerable while allowing infections to spread among the wider population would not have been a viable public health strategy for COVID-19 and is unlikely to be effective for future pandemics. More...
South Africa: Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths rise in fifth wave
In a new report out today, an estimation of the current RO number in South Africa was revealed, along with evidence of increasing numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths across the country. More...
Vietnam: Severe liver and brain damage in child after Covid-19 infection
A 13-year-old boy just recovered from Covid-19 suddenly returned to fever, red skin, red eyes, the doctor diagnosed multi-system inflammatory syndrome, brain damage. More...
France: Persistent Alpha variant infection in immunosuppressed patient in 2022
“We describe persistent circulation of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant in an immunosuppressed patient in France during February 2022. More...
UKHSA: Hepatitis in kids – revised hypotheses include new SARS-CoV-2 variant
THE UKHSA have released a new technical briefing today outlining their latest hypotheses for the outbreak of acute hepatitis in kids across Britain. More...
Brazil: 2 cases of XQ Omicron recombinant reported
Two cases of the subvariant of Covid-19 called Omicron XQ were registered in São Paulo this Thursday, 5th May 2022. More...
Israel: The next Covid wave could be Delta
There is a real danger of another international COVID wave this summer, with the Delta variant possibly poised to make a comeback, new Israeli research suggests. More...
WHO: 14.9 million excess deaths associated with COVID-19
New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic (described as “excess mortality”) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 was approximately 14.9 million (range 13.3 million to 16.6 million). More...