Category: Testing
XAY Delta-Omicron recombinant under observation
A new SARS-CoV-2 recombinant lineage from South Africa has been highlighted by Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation in South Africa today. More...
CDC: Advice for schools on monkeypox
What should we do if a person who has been exposed to monkeypox develops symptoms while in our setting? More...
CDC: Paralytic poliomyelitis in an unvaccinated person in New York
In June 2022, poliovirus was confirmed in an unvaccinated immunocompetent adult resident of New York hospitalized with flaccid lower limb weakness. More...
Monkeypox: anecdotal report of a double mpox vaccine breakthrough infection
A report on Reddit today of a couple who were double vaccinated against monkeypox who now have a confirmed breakthrough infection. More...
Research: SARS-CoV-2 viral RNAs and spike protein detected in stools of newborn infants
“Despite negative SARS CoV-2 nasal PCRs from all newborns, viral RNAs and Spike protein were detected in the stool of 11 out of 14 newborns as early as the first day of life and increased over time in six.” More...
WHO: Suspected case of Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo
A suspected case of Ebola is being reported by the WHO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
A 46-year-old woman who died on 15 August 2022 in Beni, a town located in North Kivu, subsequently, exhibited symptoms consistent with Ebola virus disease. More...
WHO: BA.2.75 has more efficient replication in lung cells, fusogenicity, pathogenicity
WHO: “Preliminary laboratory-based studies indicate a relative growth advantage of BA.2.75 as compared to BA.2 and BA.5. More...
India: 100% rise in Delhi’s Covid hospitalisations in 14 days
Covid hospitalizations in Delhi have nearly doubled in the last two weeks, and the positivity rate is nearing 20%. More...
Monkeypox: 87% of household samples still contaminated after 15 days
Of the 31 environmental swab samples collected by the CDC from the property of a person infected with monkeypox, 87% were still contaminated with the virus after 15 days. More...
Lancet: Evidence of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox virus
“Here we describe the first case of a dog with confirmed monkeypox virus infection that might have been acquired through human transmission.” More...