morgandawn · @morgandawn
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Dr Ruth Crystal September 2, 2023 COVID Newsletter

"BA.2.86

Yunlong Cao reported that BA.2.86 can evade our neutralizing , even if we had prior XBB.1.5 , meaning that the new fall may not protect well against BA. 2.86. But there is a caveat. It turns out that BA.2.86 can evade antibodies, but it is not as infectious or transmissible as other variants in circulation now.

This is reassuring. We know that antibodies from the new Fall XBB.1.5 vaccine expected out in about 2 weeks, will protect us from EG.5 and FL.1.5.1 variants which are in circulation now in the U.S. and many parts of the world.

Ben Murrell’s lab in Sweden announced that eight out of twelve blood donors with prior XBB.1.5 infection had antibodies that could neutralize BA.2.86. The updated fall booster against XBB.1.5 may provide some protection against BA.2.86. We will have to wait and see"

drruth.substack.com/p/covid-ne

1/n

#antibodies #infections #vaccine #covid

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Now published in Peer Community Journal, section: A global diphtheriae genomic framework sheds light on current reemergence doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.307

#infections #corynebacterium #diphtheria

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
3064 followers · 9650 posts · Server zirk.us

Winter is coming.. the programme for the autumn has been brought forward a month as the new variant looks to be driving new .

So now we get to see whether anyone has learnt anything from the last couple of years....

#Coronavirus #vaccination #ba286 #infections

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SubtleBlade ⚔️ · @SubtleBlade
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Victor · @Victor
42 followers · 400 posts · Server spore.social

There is probably a reason why Mom told you to not play in the mud: Sonoma County Public Health officials launch investigation into possible after Tough Mudder endurance race. pressdemocrat.com/article/news

#bacterial #infections #water #health #contamination

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Victor · @WWBugs
56 followers · 697 posts · Server mstdn.social

There is probably a reason why Mom told you to not play in the mud: Sonoma County Public Health officials launch investigation into possible after Tough Mudder endurance race. pressdemocrat.com/article/news

#contamination #Health #Water #infections #bacterial

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Giuseppe Michieli · @GMIK69
101 followers · 1944 posts · Server mstdn.science

''Although most cases decreased slowly from the beginning of the year until August, there are early signs suggesting a new of COVID-19 across Canada. As rise, disease experts are also talking about how a new wave could be different from previous ones.'' CTV: ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/

#COVID19 #wave #infections #hospitalizations #SARS_COV_2 #news #surveillance

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Auscandoc · @auscandoc
1069 followers · 9811 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

“We have not seen a new with this many new mutations happening all at once since the emergence of the original ,” Bloom told NBC News. “Based on the sequence, I think we can be very confident this [variant] is going to be relatively good at evading the that most people have from prior and .” universeodon.com/@popsci/11092

#variant #spike #omicron #antibodies #infections #vaccinations

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getmisch · @GetMisch
67 followers · 786 posts · Server masto.nyc

I don't care if the people in the lobby shake their heads and laugh at me. I got a solo elevator ride to the 45th floor again today.
Laugh all you want - get infected as many times as you want - I'm going to be here in a proper respirator and a face shield to protect me from unmasked carriers like you in the lobby, def not sharing a ride w you!

#Today #CovidIsNotOver #elevator #infections #subway #contamination #no #thanks #nyc #newyorkcity #wtc #worldtradecenter #7wtc #law #firm #take #my #ride

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getmisch · @GetMisch
59 followers · 764 posts · Server masto.nyc

Early- and mid-pandemic, prior COVID infections gave a mild protective effect. This waned post-Omicron, and prior infections now tend toward more severe (second) infections, or a loss of protection altogether. ANOTHER STUDY SHOWS: AVOID MULTIPLE COVID INFECTIONS
of is too... medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/20

#CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #staysafe #masking #saves #lives #prior #infections #increase #risk #severe #cases #organ #damage #LongCovid #real

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Gabriele Pollara · @gpollara
1011 followers · 3214 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

The consequences of not adequately funding information services, like - the information goes behind a paywall, and by being less accessible, it helps less people. 😔

promedmail.org/futureofpromed/

#publichealth #promed #infectiousdiseases #medicine #MedMastodon #IDMastodon #outbreak #outbreaks #infections #global #pandemic

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Giuseppe Michieli · @GMIK69
86 followers · 1709 posts · Server mstdn.science

''"This week's Infoflu has 2 situations fundamentally involving young , which draw attention & still require greater attention in relation to respiratory &, in particular, , mainly due to the . On the one hand, we have a positive sign, which is the fact that we have a smaller number of states that still show a growth in the number of new weekly cases. We are seeing this sign clearly in Acre and Pará. InfoGripe, Marcelo Gomes.''

#update #children #infections #hospitalizations #RSV

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Alan Kotok · @technewslit
990 followers · 508 posts · Server journa.host
Giuseppe Michieli · @GMIK69
83 followers · 1669 posts · Server mstdn.science

''The of following exposure to infected at the national level is assessed as low for the general population, and low to moderate for cat owners and those occupationally exposed to -infected cats (such as veterinarians) without the use of appropriate .''

#risk #human #infections #cats #h5n1 #ppe

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The Conversation U.S. · @TheConversationUS
18939 followers · 1721 posts · Server newsie.social

is suffering from a silent, but costly, epidemic of fungal infections. We found that the emergence of deadly fungal infections in the region is primarily driven by a high burden of HIV infections, lack of access to quality healthcare, and unavailability of effective antifungal drugs.”

theconversation.com/fungal-inf (via @TheConversationAfrica)

#Africa #health #infections

Last updated 1 year ago

Acta Médica Portuguesa · @amp
5 followers · 75 posts · Server masto.pt

AMP has just published!
"Mecillinam: A Possible Alternative Option for Non-Complicated Urinary Tract Infections Treatment Caused by Enterobacterales"

Letter to the Editor by Mafalda Felgueiras and Valquíria Alves from Secção de Microbiologia do Serviço de Patologia Clínica da Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, in Porto, Portugal.

Full paper available here:
actamedicaportuguesa.com/revis

#amdinocillin #therapeuticuse #enterobacteriaceae #infections #drugtherapy #urinarytractinfections

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Gabriele Pollara · @gpollara
911 followers · 2777 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Significant heterogeneity in the definition of . Makes research studies challenging. Need consensus definitions.

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Definitions of Urinary Tract Infection in Current Research: A Systematic Review | Open Forum Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic

academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-

#UTI #medicine #MedMastodon #AMR #antibiotics #microbiology #academia #infections #IDMastodon

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Charlie McHenry · @CharlieMcHenry
323 followers · 707 posts · Server connectop.us

DARPA Seeks to Shield Blood from Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens - working on a Roomba-like device for your bloodstream, an interesting and definitely out-of-the-box approach to infection control. darpa.mil/news-events/2023-06-

#publichealth #battlefieldinjury #medical #infectiousdisease #infections

Last updated 1 year ago

hasn’t gone away—here’s where we stand
continues to cause , & death—and . eventually helped us get under control, at least to some degree. But elephant in room is long covid—another hotly contested topic. Condition continues to cause lasting pain and suffering to an unknown but significant number of people. Scientists believe it’s possible to develop the condition after any infection with the coronavirus. technologyreview.com/2023/07/0

#covid #coronavirus #infections #disease #LongCovid #vaccines #virus

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· @NaturalNews
6137 followers · 30678 posts · Server brighteon.social