Infectious Disease
First-ever survey of tick-management programs shows clear public health gap
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In a study of ethnically diverse people from Cameroon, the presence of a parasite infection was closely linked to the makeup of the gastrointestinal microbiome
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New products can capture the anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody or ACE2 protein from cell or serum sample
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In lab experiments, both the lung cell and immune cell types of nanosponges caused the SARS-CoV-2 virus to lose nearly 90 percent of its "viral infectivity"
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Analysis of data from 16 groups of COVID-19 patients suggest 'silent' carriers may exacerbate efforts to stop spread of the disease
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Authors of a recent Nature Medicine commentary propose six broad actions that governments should take to improve their responses to COVID-19 and future health crises
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PCR Biosystems launches 4x RT-qPCR kit to enable ultra-sensitive, high-throughput detection of viral RNA sequences
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Evidence is mounting that SARS-CoV-2 uses heparan sulfates during the initial attachment to hosts cells, and this interaction appears to increase the affinity for the critical receptor, ACE
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Researchers find seven out of 27 methods had potential sequence mismatch issues that may lead to underperforming or false-negative COVID-19 test results
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Highly specific prototype test detects the virus spike protein at clinically relevant concentrations
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