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.

FIMRC Fundraiser x Parasites Without Borders Kicks Off This Spring

Throughout May, June, and July, donations made to Parasites Without Borders (PWB) will be matched by the organization and donated to Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC), for a total gift of up to $10,000. Founded in 2002 by Dr. Vikram D. Bakhru, FIMRC is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that works to improve access to care through innovative, self-sustaining health programs. FIMRC works alongside communities to improve health from the ground up — including building necessary infrastructure, such as constructing or updating buildings; ensuring communities have access to a healthcare professional; and educating on preventive health.
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October 15, 2025

Effectiveness of NVX-CoV2373 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccination in South Korean Adolescents | Antiviral Efficacy of Oral Ensitrelvir versus Oral Ritonavir-boosted Nirmatrelvir in COVID-19 (PLATCOV): An Open-label, Phase 2, Randomised, Controlled, Adaptive Trial | Longitudinal Patient-reported Outcome Trajectories in Long COVID: Findings from the STOP-PASC Clinical Trial

October 11, 2025

Comparison of 2 Doses vs 1 Dose in the First Season Children Are Vaccinated Against Influenza: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Neonatal Outcomes Among Pregnant Women with COVID-19: A Systematic Scoping Review and Meta-analysis | Safety and Efficacy of Pemivibart, a Long-Acting Monoclonal Antibody, for Prevention of Symptomatic COVID-19: Interim Results From a Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial (CANOPY)
Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screwworm fly

October 2, 2025

Nirsevimab Administration and RSV Hospitalization in the 2024-2025 Season | Olfactory Dysfunction After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the RECOVER Adult Cohort | FDA Conditionally Approves First Drug for Prevention and Treatment of New World Screwworm Infestations in Cattle September 30, 2025
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September 25, 2025

Clesrovimab for Prevention of RSV Disease in Healthy Infants | Mexico Boosts Controls on Cattle after New Screwworm Case Found Near U.S. Border in Nuevo Leon | More Measles Cases Now in 2025 Than Any Year Since It Was Declared Eliminated in 2000
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September 18, 2025

Tracking County-Level Measles Cases in the U.S. | Efficacy of Baloxavir Treatment in Preventing Transmission of Influenza | Adverse Events Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination or Diagnosis among Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women in the United States, 2021-2022

September 13, 2025

Risk Factors for Severe Outcomes of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Children: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Sweden | Spillover of SARS-CoV-2 to Domestic Dogs in COVID-19–Positive Households: A One Health Surveillance Study

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