Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.
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A new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows the Omicron variant has caused six to eight times the rate of Omicron infections in US preschoolers as the Delta variant, but cases were less severe with Omicron.
Incidence was 2 to 6 times higher after SARS-CoV-2 infection than after the second vaccine dose.
Studies in Brazil and Sweden show good efficacy against illness and hospitalization.
Three new studies to be presented at the upcoming European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) conference at the end of the month demonstrate benefits of the antiviral molnupiravir against COVID-19 infections, including evidence that Merck's pill reduces symptoms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by day 3 of administration.
Early treatment with ivermectin didn't prevent hospitalization for COVID-19.
Among the 1,185 hospitalized kids and teens in the study, 88% were unvaccinated.
Also, 44% reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless, and 55% noted domestic emotional abuse by an adult.
The WHO updates its strategic pandemic plan and calls for better genomic surveillance of pathogens.
Also, Biden warns that a lack of funds means booster shots may not be free in the fall.
Among 91 COVID-19 pneumonia survivors in Austria, 54% had lung abnormalities on computed tomography (CT) imaging 1 year after symptom onset, suggests an observational study yesterday in Radiology.
