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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April 3, 2025

Early Impact of RSV Vaccination in Older Adults in England | Evaluating the Effectiveness of 2024-2025 Seasonal mRNA-1273 Vaccination Against COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations and Medically Attended COVID-19 among adults aged ≥18 years in the United States | Metformin Alleviates Inflammatory Response and Severity Rate of COVID-19 Infection in Elderly Individuals

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March 27, 2025

Lower Levels of Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant of Concern vs Wild Type: An Interplay Between Transmissibility and Immune Status | The Effect of Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir on Short- and Long-term Adverse Outcomes From COVID-19 Among Patients with Kidney Disease: A Propensity Score–Matched Study | Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Patients with Long COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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March 20, 2025

The Burden of All-Cause Mortality Following Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations: Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, 2010–2019 | COVID-19 Antiviral Medication Use Among Pregnant and Recently Pregnant U.S. Outpatients | TGFβ Links EBV to Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

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March 13, 2025

Estimated Effectiveness of Nirsevimab Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus | Risk of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 and Oral Antivirals in Adults Aged Over 60 years: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study

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March 7, 2025

Interim Estimates of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years — VISION and IVY Networks, September 2024–January 2025 | Effect of Early and Delayed Treatment with Remdesivir on Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

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February 27, 2025

Effectiveness of the Original Monovalent Messenger RNA Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Series Against Hospitalization for COVID-19–Associated Venous Thromboembolism | Demographic Variation in U.S. Outpatient Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic. | COVID-19 Vaccination and Odds of Post–COVID-19 Condition Symptoms in Children Aged 5 to 17 Years

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