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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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December 29, 2022

Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron | Structural brain changes in post-acute COVID-19 patients | Persistent post–COVID-19 smell loss | Persistent symptoms and sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection | VV116 versus Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir for Oral Treatment of Covid-19 | Nirmatrelvir Plus Ritonavir for Early COVID-19 in a Large U.S. Health System | Molnupiravir plus usual care versus usual care alone as early treatment for adults | Higher dose corticosteroids in hospitalized COVID-19 patients | FDA approves Roche’s Actemra (tocilizumab) for the treatment of COVID-19 | Outpatient treatment of Covid-19 with metformin, ivermectin, and fluvoxamine | Canine real-time detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections | Clinical Validation of a Novel T-Cell Receptor | Modelling the adjustment of COVID-19 response | Two masks can be worse than one: N95 respirator failure caused by an overlying face mask | Airflow Patterns in Double-Occupancy Patient Rooms | The epidemiology of long COVID in US adults

December 22, 2022

Immunological dysfunction persists for 8 months | Clinical Features and Burden of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection | Demonstration of stable clusters of symptoms | Longitudinal Analysis of T cells in COVID-19 | Reconsideration of anti-nucleocapsid IgG antibody | Early Estimates of Bivalent mRNA Vaccine | Early Estimates of Bivalent mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization | Effect of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir versus Placebo on COVID-19─Related Hospitalizations | COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Outpatient Therapy | Bacterial Co-infection and Empirical Antibiotic Therapy in Patients | Similar SARS-CoV-2 Ct value distributions in anterior nares versus nasopharyngeal samples | Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Coinfection and Clinical Characteristics | The WHO estimates of excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic | Impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on inpatient clinical outcome | Association of Time to Surgery After COVID-19 Infection
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December 15, 2022

Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication ― Afghanistan | Moderna Received FDA Emergency Use Authorization For Their Omicron-Targeting Bivalent Covid-19 Booster Vaccine In Children | Reduced Risk for Mpox After Receipt of 1 or 2 Doses of JYNNEOS Vaccine Compared with Risk Among Unvaccinated Persons | Authorized Updated (Bivalent) COVID-19 Vaccines for Children | Low neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75.2, BQ.1.1, and XBB.1 by parental mRNA vaccine or a BA.5-bivalent booster | Incidence of Viral Rebound After Treatment With Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir and Molnupiravir | The effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine in the prevention of post–COVID-19 conditions | Reduced airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 Omicron virus in Syrian hamsters
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December 8, 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Serology and Self-Reported Infection Among Adults — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, August 2021–May 2022 | Data-driven identification of post-acute SARS-CoV-2 infection subphenotypes | Serological markers of SARS-CoV-2 infection; anti-nucleocapsid antibody positivity may not be the ideal marker of natural infection in vaccinated individuals | Sensitivity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antibody for breakthrough infections during the epidemic of the Omicron variants | Mpox (formerly monkeypox) in women: epidemiological features and clinical characteristics of mpox cases in Spain, April to November 2022 | Triage of patients with Ebola virus disease
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December 1, 2022

Is the risk of still and preterm birth affected by the timing of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy? | Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccination of Pregnant Women for Prevention of Maternal and Early Infant Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in South Africa | A multivalent nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine against all known influenza virus subtypes | Single and 2-dose vaccinations with modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic® induce durable B cell memory responses comparable to replicating smallpox vaccines | Cross-neutralization of Omicron subvariants after heterologous NVX-CoV2373 boosters: Comparison between prior SARS-CoV-2-infected and infection-naive individuals

November 24, 2022

Impact of community masking on COVID-19 | Human monkeypox virus infection in women and non-binary individuals during the 2022 outbreaks | What is the place in therapy for nirmatrelvir/ritonavir? | Effectiveness of Bivalent mRNA Vaccines in Preventing Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Increasing Community Access to Testing Program, United States, September–November 2022

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