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- Rising evidence that leprosy has become endemic in Southeastern United States https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/22-0367_article 19 comments
- Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant in Tightly Monitored Isolation https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/3/21-2318_article 15 comments
- CDC recommends against going on Cruises https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/covid-4/coronavirus-cruise-ship 8 comments
- Predictors of Nonseroconversion after SARS-CoV-2 Infection https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/9/21-1042_article 77 comments
- SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant infected 16 fully Pfizer vaccinated Guiana gold miners https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/10/21-1427_article 277 comments
- Covid-19 outbreak associated with air conditioning in restaurant in Guangzhou https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0764_article 27 comments
- WHO study on Covid-19: We estimated that the median of estimated R0 is 5.7 https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0282_article 23 comments
- Booster doses among adults in the USA.. Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines produced up to 86% fewer emergency department (ED) visits due to COVID-19 during the Delta waves after the second dose of the vaccine according to the primary protocol – but this rose to 94% with a booster dose. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/1/22-1151_article 36 comments science
- CDC reports Monkeypox in a man who traveled to US from UK and had no sexual contact. He had vesicular and pustular skin lesions but no anogenital involvement. The potential modes of transmission may have implications for the risk of spread and for epidemic control. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/10/22-1191_article 2149 comments science
- Spain monkeypox report shows cases have occurred mainly among men who have had sex with men (MSM) in high-risk sexual contexts. Among case-patients, 30 of 530 were hospitalized and no reported deaths. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/9/22-1051_article 80 comments science
- Why do some people who've recovered from covid-19 not develop anti-bodies? https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/9/21-1042_article 27 comments askscience
- Fatal Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adult after SARS-CoV-2 Natural Infection and COVID-19 Vaccination https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/11/21-1612_article#r1 7 comments science
- Breakthrough Infections of SARS-CoV-2 Gamma Variant in Fully Vaccinated Gold Miners, French Guiana, 2021 https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/10/21-1427_article 17 comments science
- Analysis of Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic Transmission in SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak, Germany, 2020 - Volume 27, Number 4—April 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-4576_article 7 comments science
- New research published in the CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal identified RNA from SARS-CoV-2 in a specimen collected from a child in Milan, Italy in early December 2019, nearly three months before the first identified COVID-19 disease case in Italy. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/2/20-4632_article 51 comments science
- Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Milan, Italy, Early December 2019 https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/2/20-4632_article 11 comments worldnews
- Wearing masks throughout the period of exposure to someone infected with SARS-CoV-2 was associated with lower risk for infection, but wearing masks only sometimes during the period was not. This evidence supports recommendations to wear masks consistently and correctly at all times in public. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/11/20-3003_article 72 comments science
- Effectiveness of Cloth Masks for Protection Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/20-0948_article 5 comments science
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- A single passenger spread Covid-19 to 15 other people aboard a flight from London to Hanoi, Vietnam, according to a study published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/11/20-3299_article 17 comments science
- Four persons with COVID-19 infection traveled on the same flight from to Hong Kong. Their virus genetic sequences are identical, unique, and belong to a clade not previously identified in Hong Kong, which strongly suggests that the coronavirus can be transmitted during air travel. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/11/20-3254_article 228 comments science
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- CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - USA) recommand dont go to Norway because covid19 is a high risk lol. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/coronavirus-norway 3 comments europe
- Older Children, 10-19, Spread the Coronavirus Just as Much as Adults, Large Study Finds. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/20-1315_article 55 comments politics
- Older Children, 10-19, Spread the Coronavirus Just as Much as Adults, Large Study Finds. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/20-1315_article 1171 comments science
- An asymptomatic COVID-19 superspreader in China generated a cluster of >71 cases, finds CDC study. Some were infected by contact with surfaces in elevator in same building where they lived, showing how a single asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection could result in widespread community transmission. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-1798_article 143 comments science
- SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can remain infective in aerosol for up to 16 hours according to a new study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases. The researchers also found that the virus can survive in the air much longer than other similar coronaviruses, such as SARS or MERS. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-1806_article 263 comments science
- In South Korea, a large corona virus outbreak is linked to fitness dance classes https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-0633_article 7 comments worldnews
- In a CDC health insurance claims analysis, persons who used cannabis were 3.5 (95% CI 2.6–4.8) times more likely to have a fungal infection in 2016. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/19-1570_article 13 comments science
- Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in Feces of Patient with Severe COVID-19 https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-0681_article?deliveryname=uscdc_333-dm28664 8 comments science
- Attack rate of 26% found for SARS-CoV-2 in gyms in South Korea https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-0633_article 137 comments science
- Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA on Surfaces in Quarantine Rooms: Presymptomatic virus patients can contaminate environments, demonstrates extensive environmental contamination of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in a relatively short time (<24 hours) in occupied rooms of 2 persons. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-1435_article 5 comments science
- Convalescent Plasma (IVIG) for Sars-Cov-2 https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0282_article?deliveryName=USCDC_333-DM25287 4 comments stocks
- CDC raises the alert level to 3 and recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Wuhan, China. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/novel-coronavirus-wuhan-china 8 comments worldnews
- Non-Leishmania Parasite in Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis–like Disease https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/18-1548_article 4 comments science
- Resurgence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Venezuela as a Regional Public Health Threat in the Americas https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-1305_article 5 comments science
- A new prion disease has been discovered in Algerian camels https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/6/17-2007_article 4 comments science
- Transmission of the deadly Ebola virus from deceased individuals may be possible for an extended period of time following death, a new study has claimed. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/15-0041_article 3 comments science
- CDC Issues Travel Advisory: Avoid Travel to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/ebola 12 comments worldnews
- Vaccine-resistant pertussis cases increasing in Australia: "This pattern is consistent with continuing evolution of B. pertussis in response to vaccine selection pressure." http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/4/13-1478_article.htm// 7 comments science