Weekly Clinical Updates

As infectious diseases such as SARS, Monkeypox, Polio, HIV, and Ebola travel the globe and garner media attention, Parasites Without Borders staff are curating resources in a timely, ongoing basis. We believe the information posted here is worthy of further examination by the science and medical communities. Our primary goal remains to bring the latest medical and biological information to the forefront for researchers and practicing physicians.

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MicrobeTV Podcast

MicrobeTV is an independent podcast network for people who are interested in the life sciences. Our shows are about viruses, bacteria, parasites, evolution, immunology, and neuroscience.

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February 22, 2024

Self-administered versus Clinician-performed BinaxNOW COVID Rapid Test: A Comparison of Accuracy | The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination Prior to SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Prevalence of Long COVID among a Population-based Probability Sample of Michiganders, 2020-2022 | Estimates of Incidence and Predictors of Fatiguing Illness after SARS-CoV-2 Infection | Long-term risks of Respiratory Diseases in Patients Infected with SARS-CoV-2

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Research findings on RSV and flu vaccines

February 15, 2024

Early Estimates of Nirsevimab Immunoprophylaxis Effectiveness against Hospital Admission | Redirecting Antibody Responses from Egg-adapted Epitopes Following Repeat Vaccination | Risk of Cardiovascular Events after Influenza | Risk of Death Following Chikungunya Virus Disease | Comparative Effectiveness of Alternative Intervals Between First and Second Doses | Early Mortality After the First Dose of Coronavirus Disease

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Mother with her newborn baby at the hospital in front of a window

February 8, 2024

Estimating the Heritability of SARS-CoV-2 Susceptibility and COVID-19 Severity | Neonatal Outcomes After COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy | Contralateral Second Dose Improves Antibody Responses to a Two-dose mRNA Vaccination Regimen | Substantial Health and Economic Burden of COVID-19 During the Year After Acute Illness Among US Adults Not at High Risk of Severe COVID-19

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Mature man holding his shirt sleeve up while wearing mask as doctor administers vaccine in upper arm

January 31, 2024

Efficacy and safety of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F protein vaccine (RSVPreF3 OA) in older adults over 2 RSV seasons | Effectiveness of High-dose vs. Standard-dose Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine against Recurrent Hospitalizations and Mortality in Relation to Influenza Circulation: A Post-hoc Analysis of the DANFLU-1 Randomized Clinical Trial

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Young female patient wearing oxygen mask in hospital bed with her eyes closed

January 25, 2024

Integrated Genomic and Social Network Analyses of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission in the Healthcare Setting | Oral Simnotrelvir for Adult Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Covid-19 | Persistent Complement Dysregulation with Signs of Thromboinflammation in Active Long Covid

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Small girl receiving vaccine in a medical clinic.

January 17, 2024

Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 and Seasonal Viruses Among Children Hospitalized in Brazil | COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Among Adolescents | Vaccine Effectiveness Against Long COVID in Children | Socioemotional Development of Infants and Toddlers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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