Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Study unexpectedly finds only 7 health symptoms directly related to ‘long COVID’
(University of Missouri, Columbia) In a new study, a team of University of Missouri researchers made an unexpected discovery: people experiencing long-lasting effects from COVID-19 — known as “long COVID” or post-COVID conditions — are susceptible to developing only seven health symptoms for up to a year following the infection. They are: fast-beating heart, hair […]
Jan 31, 2023
The U.S. Still Doesn’t Have Good COVID-19 Data. Here’s Why That’s a Problem
(Time Magazine) Check the COVID-19 Data Tracker from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and you’ll get a rundown of the latest case numbers, hospitalizations, and deaths. Those categories might seem straightforward, but the data, say many experts, are telling us a lot less than we think they are. That’s because it’s getting increasingly […]
Jan 31, 2023
Marburg vaccine shows promising results in first-in-human study
(NIH) A newly published paper in The Lancet shows that an experimental vaccine against Marburg virus (MARV) was safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial. The vaccine, developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, could someday be an important tool […]
Jan 31, 2023
Is the Bivalent Booster Any Better Than the Original?
(MedPageToday Video) In this video, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, discusses his recent articleopens in a new tab or window diving into new studiesopens in a new tab or window on the effectiveness of the COVID-19 bivalent booster versus the monovalent booster. One thing that people are really interested in right now is this question as to whether […]
Jan 31, 2023
Planning for Mpox on a College Campus: A Model-Based Decision-Support Tool
(Annals of Internal Medicine) In spring and summer 2022, an outbreak of mpox occurred worldwide, largely confined to men who have sex with men (MSM). There was concern that mpox could break swiftly into congregate settings and populations with high levels of regular frequent physical contact, like university campus communities. Objective: To estimate the likelihood […]
Jan 31, 2023
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence on learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Nature) To what extent has the learning progress of school-aged children slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic? A growing number of studies address this question, but findings vary depending on context. Here we conduct a pre-registered systematic review, quality appraisal and meta-analysis of 42 studies across 15 countries to assess the magnitude of learning deficits […]
Jan 31, 2023
Assessment of COVID-19 as the Underlying Cause of Death Among Children and Young People Aged 0 to 19 Years in the US
(JAMA) Question Where does COVID-19 rank as an underlying cause of death for children and young people aged 0 to 19 years in the US? Findings Among children and young people aged 0 to 19 years in the US, COVID-19 ranked eighth among all causes of deaths, fifth in disease-related causes of deaths (excluding unintentional injuries, assault, […]
Jan 31, 2023
COVID Risk Up to 50% Higher for Nursing Home Residents Behind on Vaccination
(MedPageToday) Nursing home residents who were not up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines had a 30% to 50% higher risk of getting infected compared with those who were up to date, CDC researchers said. From Oct. 10, 2022 to Jan. 8, 2023, weekly COVID incidence rates ranged from 7.2 to 15.6 per 1,000 nursing […]
Jan 31, 2023
9 diseases that keep epidemiologists up at night
(NPR) Just three years ago, on Jan. 30, 2020, the head of the World Health Organization made a landmark declaration: A “novel coronavirus” that had first been identified in China had spread to a degree where it was now a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).” The virus now known as SARS-CoV-2 — which causes […]
Jan 30, 2023
What infectious disease doctors want you to know as the COVID-19 pandemic enters its 4th year
(Boston.com) The trends for COVID-19 are looking more promising as January comes to a close, after a spike in cases and hospitalizations earlier this month prompted officials in the area to urge the use of masks in indoor public spaces to help prevent transmission. The wave of cases even prompted some local schools, including Chelsea Public Schools and […]
Jan 27, 2023
