Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Data on SARS-CoV-2 variants in the EU/EEA
ECDC – Information about the volume of COVID-19 sequencing, the number and percentage distribution of variants of concern (VOC) by week and country. Download file at the link
Sep 27, 2022
Uganda Ebola outbreak area expands, cases jump to 36, deaths to 23
CIDRAP – Uganda’s health ministry today reported a steady surge in Ebola Sudan cases in the past few days, bringing the total to 36 of which 23 (64%) have proved fatal. In another worrying development, the ministry said yesterday that illnesses have been reported in two more locations, as the affected area expands. Just 4 […]
Sep 27, 2022
Test predicts which COVID-19 patients will grow worse, Stanford Medicine study find
Stanford Medicine – Elevated virus levels in hospitalized COVID-19 patients’ blood predicts worsening respiratory symptoms and suggests ongoing viral replication in later disease stages, Stanford Medicine-led study says. A one-time test could predict which people hospitalized with COVID-19 are likely to worsen significantly during their stay, even if they were admitted with relatively mild symptoms, […]
Sep 26, 2022
Still Short of Breath? Here Are 3 Ways COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs Long Term
Science Alert – As pulmonologists and critical care doctors treating patients with lung disease, we have heard many of our patients recovering from COVID-19 tell us this even months after their initial diagnosis. Though they may have survived the most life-threatening phase of their illness, they have yet to return to their pre-COVID-19 baseline, struggling with activities ranging from strenuous […]
Sep 26, 2022
These scientists traced a new coronavirus lineage to one office — through sewage
Nature – Virologist Dave O’Connor admits that he was getting desperate when he started asking dog owners for poo samples. For much of 2022, O’Connor, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and his colleagues have been tracking a heavily mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Early this year, they discovered the variant in […]
Sep 26, 2022
Sewage monitoring indicates a surge of Covid-19 spread in Latvia
Baltic News – September’s monitoring data indicates increased concentration of the virus in sewer water in Riga, Jurmala, Liepaja and Jelgava. Measurements in Liepaja, however, show signs of stabilisation and reduced concentration of the virus. A sharp surge is reported in Ventspils, which contradicts data reported by the Disease Prevention and Control Center.
Sep 26, 2022
Lingering cardiac involvement in previously well people after mild COVID-19
Nature Medicine – Lingering cardiac symptoms, including exercise intolerance, tachycardia and chest pain, are increasingly recognized as post-acute COVID-19 sequelae1. In patients with a severe course of initial illness, accrued cardiac injury and pre-existing conditions readily explain cardiac symptoms. However, signs of cardiac injury such as elevated troponin levels and structural heart disease are rare […]
Sep 26, 2022
How COVID-19 stole our sense of smell
Chemical Engineering News – SARS-CoV-2 has left thousands with a distorted or lost sense of smell. This population is helping researchers identify what happens when smell goes wrong and what might help. Researchers are getting a clearer idea of how. This understanding and a growing awareness of olfactory disorders could help others facing smell loss […]
Sep 26, 2022
Turkish Embassy Official Dies Of Pneumonia In ‘Coronavirus-Free’ Turkmenistan
Radio Free Europe – An official of the Turkish Embassy in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, has died of pneumonia in the only Central Asian nation that has not officially registered a single coronavirus case. Citing unnamed officials at the Turkish embassy, Turkmen.news and the Turkish TRT Avaz media outlet reported that an adviser on religious issues, […]
Sep 26, 2022
Uganda medical workers strike at Ebola hospital
BBC – Medical interns at Uganda’s Mubende hospital have gone on strike, accusing the government of not providing them with appropriate safety kit, risk allowances and health insurance. The hospital, located some 150 km (95 miles) from the capital, Kampala, is hosting the main isolation centre for Ebola patients as the outbreak continues to spread […]
Sep 26, 2022