Category: Persistent Infection
Preprint: Neutralizing antibodies in deer for at least 13 months for 90% of animals
Another preprint out recently outlines the disturbing prospect of a large SARS-CoV-2 viral reservoir developing in white-tailed deer in the US. More...
Kenya: Beta-like SARS-CoV-2 variant found >1 yr after disappearance
A preprint out today gives details of a Beta-like SARS-CoV-2 variant with additional mutations recently found in Kenya. More...
Multiple hypermutated SARS-CoV-2 sequences that may have been created by molnupiravir
Molnupiravir, a drug used to treat SARS-CoV-2 infections, has received a lot of press attention since its launch, and not all of it has been positive. More...
Preprint: Mutated SARS-CoV-2 variant resistant to remdesivir
A new preprint study shows that two kidney transplant patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs, and who later had a lengthy COVID-19 infection, developed a version of the virus with a genetic change that made it resistant to the antiviral therapy remdesivir. More...
Long Covid: Impaired lung function for months after infection
Two different research articles out recently give graphic details of the lung damage that can be caused in both adults and children after a Covid infection. More...
Persistence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an immunocompromised host
A 154 day Covid infection, with possible multiple different infections. More...