Luego de que el gobierno de Nuevo León anunció que a partir del próximo domingo será opcional el uso del cubreboca en lugares cerrados, especialistas alertan que la pandemia de Covid-19 no ha terminado, y no se justifica relajar las medidas preventivas como la de la mascarilla. Para el infectólogo […]
Una nueva investigación, presentada en el Congreso Europeo de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas (ECCMID) de este año en Lisboa, ha demostrado que un intervalo más largo entre las dosis primarias de la vacuna COVID-19 puede aumentar la producción de anticuerpos hasta nueve veces. Comprender la respuesta inmunitaria a la vacunación contra la COVID-19 es fundamental para controlar […]
Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infections in animals is critical to prevent formation of animal reservoirs and to reduce risks of transmission to humans, according to a joint statement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and animal health partners. SARS-CoV-2 infection has been detected in wild, free-ranging, or captive animals including big cats, minks, ferrets, […]
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Older age and higher ferritin levels at hospital admission predict severe illness in COVID-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), according to a Canadian multicenter cohort study. The adjusted absolute risk for admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) was 43.6% among children aged 6 years and older and 46.2% […]
Abstract BACKGROUND With large waves of infection driven by the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), alongside evidence of waning immunity after the booster dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine, several countries have begun giving at-risk persons a fourth vaccine dose. METHODS To evaluate […]
Funcionarios de salud pública de varios países están investigando decenas de casos de hepatitis aguda grave en pacientes pediátricos; al momento se desconoce el origen de las infecciones.[1] Setenta y cuatro casos han sido reportados en el Reino Unido, hay tres casos documentados en España, y hay reportes de casos similares en Dinamarca […]
Since November 2021, the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has quickly become the most dominant variant worldwide. Early sequencing of Omicron in South Africa alerted researchers to the possibility that Omicron could be a cause for concern due to extensive mutations of the spike protein. Omicron has 30 mutations of the […]
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health alert regarding severe hepatitis in young children after several cases have been reported in Alabama. Public health officials in the United Kingdom are also investigating over 100 cases. While the source of the infections is unknown, “a possible association between pediatric hepatitis and adenovirus […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to a first-of-its-kind test that can detect SARS-CoV-2 in the breath in less than 3 minutes. The COVID-19 Breathalyzer test (InspectIR Systems, LLC) will be available only in licensed test settings, therefore it is not currently meant […]
