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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December 14, 2024

Trial Stops Enrollment after Tpoxx Fails to Speed Clade 2 Mpox Healing or Pain Relief | Relative Effectiveness of Homologous NVX-CoV2373 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccinations in South Korea

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December 5, 2024

Estimated Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccines | Benefit of Early Oseltamivir Therapy for Adults | Maternal Infection of SARS-CoV-2 | The Effect of Pre-COVID and Post-COVID Vaccination | Delayed Induction of Noninflammatory SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Specific IgG4 Antibodies | Relative effectiveness of homologous NVX-CoV2373 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccinations | Remdesivir Effectiveness in Reducing the Risk of 30-day Readmission | Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Fibromyalgia-like Syndrome | Mitigating the Risks of Post-acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection | Measurement of Circulating Viral Antigens Post-SARS-CoV-2 Infection

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November 27, 2024

Association between Use of a Voluntary Isolation Centre and Reduced Household SARS-CoV-2 Transmission | Risks of SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 Infection and COVID-19–Associated Emergency Department Visits | Real Clinical Effectiveness of Molnupiravir against 30-day Mortality | Time to Sustained Recovery Among Outpatients With COVID-19 | Efficacy and Safety of Remdesivir in People With Impaired Kidney Function Hospitalized for COVID-19 | Remdesivir for 5 or 10 Days in Patients | Remdesivir for Treatment of COVID-19 | Neurologic Manifestations of Long COVID Disproportionately Affect Young and Middle-age Adults

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Nurse giving COVID-19 vaccine injection to a patient

November 21, 2024

Serological Evidence of Mpox Virus Infection During Peak Mpox Transmission in New York City, July to August 2022 | N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator Reuse, Extended Use, and Filtration Efficiency | Enhanced Placental Antibody Transfer Efficiency with Longer Interval Between Maternal RSV Vaccination and Birth

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November 13, 2024

Real-world Effectiveness of Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir and Molnupiravir in Non-hospitalised Adults with Covid-19: A Population-based, Retrospective Cohort Study (sic) Cohort Study | Alleviation of COVID-19 Symptoms and Reduction in Healthcare Utilization Among High-Risk Patients Treated with Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir (NMV/R): A Phase 3 Randomized Trial | Post-acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Cardiovascular Symptoms are Associated with Trace-level Cytokines that Affect Cardiomyocyte Function

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November 7, 2024

Symptoms Six Weeks After COVID-19 are Reduced Among US Health Care Personnel Receiving Additional Vaccine Doses During the Omicron Period, December 2021–April 2022 | Microbial Dynamics and Pulmonary Immune Responses in COVID-19 Secondary Bacterial Pneumonia | Long-Term Risk of Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Connective Tissue Disorders Following COVID-19

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