Tag: Viruses
Monkeypox Not the Next Pandemic, WHO Expert Says
In current outbreak, vast majority of cases are being seen in gay and bisexual men
Global Burden of RSV Profiled in Children Aged 0 to 60 Months in 2019
In 2019, 2.0 and 3.6 percent of deaths in children aged 0 to 60 months and 28 days to 6 months, respectively, attributable to RSV infection
Massachusetts Man Has Monkeypox, Following Clusters in Europe
Currently, patient is in the hospital and reported to be in good condition
More Cases of Monkeypox Emerge in Portugal as Outbreak Widens
Patients in the confirmed cases have skin lesions and are in stable condition
Rare Cases of Monkeypox Diagnosed in Britain
None of the individuals had traveled to the African countries where the virus is endemic
Persistent Viral Shedding Common in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Persistent viral shedding associated with in-hospital delirium and increased six-month mortality
NIH Launches Clinical Trial of Epstein-Barr Virus Vaccine
The phase 1 trial is expected to last four years and enroll 40 participants
Virus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died
Patient had been recovering fairly well from the transplant but then developed symptoms similar to an infection
Alabama Cases of Acute Hepatitis in Children Show Link to Viruses: CDC
Three of the nine patients in Alabama were so ill that they developed liver failure, and two needed liver transplants
RSV Prefusion F Protein-Based Immunization Studied in Pregnancy
Bivalent RSVpreF vaccine given during pregnancy elicits neutralizing antibody responses with efficient transplacental transfer