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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The incubation period for the Omicron variant may be shorter than for Delta and the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, Nebraska researchers reported yesterday, based on an analysis of the first known Omicron cluster in the United States. The team reported its findings yesterday in an early online edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Researchers warn the findings could complicate future COVID-19 mitigation and control plans.
The new guidance comes at a turbulent time with surging case numbers, unmet testing demand, and uncertainties about Omicron.
Full vaccination against COVID-19 was associated with reduced risk of breakthrough infection, but risk of breakthrough infection was much higher among fully vaccinated people with immune dysfunction than those without, US researchers reported today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
The pandemic also widened pre-existing racial and ethnic disparities in non-COVID hospitalizations among Medicare patients.
Some states report massive case increases, leading to work disruptions, flight cancellations, and overrun testing capacity.
Surges in Europe drove record highs in France and Italy, with Australia also reporting record daily cases.
A retrospective study of a large cohort of US pregnancies during the COVID-19 pandemic found that infection with SARS-CoV-2 was associated with increased risks for poor pregnancy outcomes, an international team of researchers reported today in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Data from South Africa and the UK show that illnesses may be less severe with the new variant.
A 30-pill regimen reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 88%, company data show.
