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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Corona Vaccination

June 27, 2024

Human SARS-CoV-2 Challenge Uncovers Local and Systemic Response Dynamics | Cannabis, Tobacco Use, and COVID-19 Outcomes | Estimated Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 XBB Vaccine Against COVID-19 | Adjunctive Statin Therapy in Patients with Covid-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials | Nirmatrelvir and Ritonavir for Inpatients with Severe or Critical COVID-19 Beyond Five Days of Symptom Onset: A Propensity Score-matched, Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study | Faecal Microbiota Transplantation for Sleep Disturbance in Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome | Precision Symptom Phenotyping Identifies Early Clinical and Proteomic Predictors of Distinct COVID-19 Sequela
COVID: Pre-exposure Period/Transmission/Testing

June 20, 2024

Comparison of Two Methods for Sterilization of Filtering Facepiece Respirators Worn for Extended Periods During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Experimental Laboratory Study | Real-world Effectiveness of Sotrovimab for the Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Infection during Omicron BA.2 and BA.5 Subvariant Predominance: A Systematic Literature Review | Hospital Nurse Staffing Variation and COVID-19 Deaths: A Cross-sectional Study | Endothelial Dysfunction and Persistent Inflammation in Severe Post-COVID-19 Patients: Implications for Gas Exchange | Prevalence and Risk Factors of Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia | Epidemiologic Features of Recovery From SARS-CoV-2 Infection | Reduced olfactory bulb volume accompanies olfactory dysfunction after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection
Coronavirus in Children

June 13, 2024

Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalizations in Children <5 Years: 2016–2022 | Nirsevimab Effectiveness Against Cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis Hospitalised in Paediatric Intensive Care Units in France, September 2023–January 2024 | Neurodevelopmental Delay in Children Exposed to Maternal SARS-CoV-2 In-utero | COVID-19 is Associated with Early Emergence of Preeclampsia: Results from a Large Regional Collaborative | Effectiveness of Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in Children and Adolescents Aged 12–17 Years Following SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection: A Target Trial Emulation | Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir and Symptoms in Adults with Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection The STOP-PASC Randomized Clinical Trial

June 6, 2024

CDC Confirms Second Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Michigan; Third Case Tied to Dairy Outbreak | Relative Efficacy of Masks and Respirators as Source Control for Viral Aerosol Shedding from People Infected with SARS-CoV-2: A Controlled Human Exhaled Breath Aerosol Experimental Study | Early Use of Oral Antiviral Drugs and the Risk of Post COVID-19 Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis | Long-COVID Autonomic Syndrome in Working Age and Work Ability Impairment
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May 30, 2024

Antibodies to Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Hunting Dogs | Cow’s Milk Containing Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus | Risk Factors for Pediatric Critical COVID-19 | The Risk of Aircraft-Acquired SARS-CoV-2 Transmission during Commercial Flights | Durability of XBB.1.5 Vaccines against Omicron Subvariants | Post-COVID Conditions Following COVID-19 Vaccination | The Importance of Including Long COVID Outcomes When Developing Novel Treatments for Acute COVID-19 | Cerebral Microstructural Alterations in Post-COVID-condition | Prevalence and Co-occurrence of Cognitive Impairment in Children | Long COVID Symptoms after 8-month Recovery
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May 23, 2024

Estimates of SARS-CoV-2 Hospitalization and Fatality Rates in the Prevaccination Period | Characterization of Treatment Resistance and Viral Kinetics in the Setting of Single-Active Versus Dual-Active Monoclonal Antibodies Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 | Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Children with Long COVID | Assessment of the Impact of RNase in Patients With Severe Fatigue Related to Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC) | Potential Diaphragm Muscle Weakness-related Dyspnea Persists Two Years after COVID-19

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