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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September 4, 2025

Risk of Myocarditis or Pericarditis With High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccine A Prespecified Secondary Analysis of the Randomized DANFLU-2 Trial |
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August 28, 2025

Three Pharmaceutical Companies Announce U.S. FDA Approval for Updated COVID. The U.S. FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research has suspended the biologics license for Valneva Austria GmbH’s live - attenuated IXCHIQ vaccine.
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August 21, 2025

Ivermectin to Control Malaria — A Cluster-Randomized Trial | Relative Effectiveness of High-dose versus Standard-dose Influenza Vaccine against Hospitalizations and Mortality According to Frailty Score: A Post-hoc Analysis of the DANFLU-1 Randomized Trial
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August 16, 2025

Adjuvanted Recombinant Zoster Vaccine is Effective Against Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus, and is Associated with Lower Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in Adults Aged ≥50 Years |
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August 8, 2025

Influenza With and Without Oseltamivir Treatment and Neuropsychiatric Events Among Children and Adolescents | Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 JN.1-adapted Vaccines against COVID-19-associated Hospitalisation and Death: A Danish, Nationwide, Register-based, Cohort Study | Hospitalization for COVID-19 and Risk Factors for Severe Disease Among Children: 2022–2024

July 31, 2025

Effects of Baloxavir Marboxil Plus Neuraminidase Inhibitor versus Neuraminidase Inhibitor in High-risk Patients Hospitalized with Severe Influenza: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Flagstone Trial | Safety of JN.1-Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines | Prevalence of Persistent Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Abnormalities on PET/MRI and DECT Imaging in Long COVID Patients

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