Category: Genome
Preprint: Persistent circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike is associated with Long Covid
We detected SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen in a majority of PASC patients up to 12 months post-diagnosis, suggesting the presence of an active persistent SARS-CoV-2 viral reservoir. More...
Denmark: BA.5 set to outcompete BA.2 this week
Denmark’s latest Covid-19 weekly trends report has just been published, and it shows a big increase in BA.5 infections over the past week. More...
UKHSA: Monkeypox Technical Briefing 1 published
The UK Health and Security Agency has published its first technical briefing for the Monkeypox outbreak in England. More...
Denmark: BA.5 sequences up by 6.5% in one week
The latest SARS-CoV-2 sequencing figures from Denmark show a marked increase for Omicron subvariant BA.5 (shown in red), which is up by 6.54% in one week, from 10.34% to 16.88%. More...
Portugal: 20% of all Covid-19 pandemic infections have occurred since BA.5 was first reported
The almost 990,000 confirmed cases in April and May 2022 represent 21% of infections since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the 1,455 deaths constitute about 6% of total deaths. More...
Denmark: BA.5 up 135% in a month
The latest weekly epidemiological file for Denmark has just been published. More...
CDC: At least two distinct monkeypox outbreaks underway
The US CDC has said that new genetic sequencing data indicate there are at least two distinct monkeypox outbreaks underway outside Africa. 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...
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...