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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A doctor carefully a vaccine to a young child in a clinic.

February 20, 2025

COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate and Infection Fatality Rate from 2020 to 2023: Nationwide Analysis in Austria | A Randomized, Double-blind, Phase 1, Single- and Multiple-dose Placebo-controlled Study of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of IN-006, an Inhaled Antibody Treatment for COVID-19 in Healthy Volunteers | Ensitrelvir for the Treatment of Nonhospitalized Adults with COVID-19

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Man and Kid Wearing Face Coverings for Safety

February 13, 2025

Ten-Year Surveillance of RSV Hospitalizations in Adults: Incidence Rates and Case Definition Implications | Long-COVID Incidence Proportion in Adults and Children Between 2020 and 2024 | Effect of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Sperm Telomere Length | Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract Outcomes During the Postacute Phase of COVID-19

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February 6, 2025

Co-infection of SARS‐CoV‐2 and Influenza A/B among Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Oseltamivir Reduces 30-Day Mortality in Older Adults with Influenza: A Pooled Analysis from the 2012-2019 Serious Outcomes Surveillance (SOS) Network of the Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN)

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A woman receiving a COVID-19 vaccine injection

January 30, 2025

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Effectiveness among U.S. Veterans | Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Long COVID Symptoms in a Female Cohort | Distinct Pro-inflammatory/Pro-angiogenetic Signatures Distinguish Children | Persistent Symptoms and Clinical Findings in Adults with Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19 Syndrome | Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence and Prevalence of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

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Close-Up Look at COVID-19 Under a Microscope

January 23, 2025

Comparative Effectiveness of Baloxavir Marboxil and Oseltamivir Treatment in Reducing Household Transmission of Influenza: A Post Hoc Analysis of the BLOCKSTONE Trial | Host-microbe Multiomic Profiling Identifies Distinct COVID-19 Immune Dysregulation in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients | Real‐world Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Azvudine versus Nirmatrelvir‒ritonavir (Paxlovid) in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Cohort Study

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January 16, 2025

Antiviral Medications for Treatment of Nonsevere Influenza: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis | Symptom Evolution in Individuals with Ongoing Symptomatic COVID-19 and Post COVID-19 Syndrome After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination versus Influenza Vaccination | Neurological Post-COVID Syndrome is Associated with Substantial Impairment of Verbal Short-term and Working Memory

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