The Omicron descendant EG.5 is the latest to be labeled a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization (WHO), joining the current ranks of XBB.1.16 and XBB.1.5. The new designation, made as part of an August 9 initial risk evaluation of the variant, reflects its “notable rise” in global […]
Las variantes de COVID-19 BQ.1 y BQ.1.1 preocupan a los científicos, pues podrían evadir los anticuerpos creados por las vacunas. Ante el repunte de contagios de COVID-19 en el mundo por la subvariante de Ómicron BA.5, un grupo de investigadores descubrieron que dos sublinajes están apareciendo con más frecuencia en […]
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 viral load and detection of infectious virus in the respiratory tract are the two key parameters for estimating infectiousness. As shedding of infectious virus is required for onward transmission, understanding shedding characteristics is relevant for public health interventions. Viral shedding is influenced by biological characteristics of the virus, […]
Con la llegada del frío y las actividades trasladadas una vez más al interior de los hogares, los casos de COVID-19 en Estados Unidos han aumentado; y el en mundo surgen nuevas variantes como la XBB de Singapur, la BQ.1 o la BQ.1.1, entre otras. Las hospitalizaciones por coronavirus están […]
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and societal behavioural changes during the COVID-19 pandemic altered not only the spread of SARS-CoV-2, but also the predictable seasonal circulation patterns of many endemic viral illnesses in children. Before 2020, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and non-pandemic influenza viruses peaked in the winter in northern and southern […]
Los expertos han advertido de la aparición de tres nuevos síntomas clave para saber si nos hemos contagiado con las nuevas subvariantes Covid. El Ministerio de Sanidad ha hecho públicos los últimos datos actualizados de la incidencia Covid en nuestro país. 17.875 nuevos casos de coronavirus, de los que 11.420 se han […]
As part of its ongoing work to track variants, WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) met on the 24 October 2022 to discuss the latest evidence on the Omicron variant of concern, and how its evolution is currently unfolding, in light of high levels of population immunity […]
An uptick in sore throats, coughs, and fevers are telltale signs that flu season has arrived in the United States. But this fall, those common symptoms might be a sign of something more sinister: Public health experts warn we are likely facing a “tripledemic,” the convergence of flu, COVID-19, and […]
Late fall heading into winter is known as respiratory virus season, but this year things are a little different. Three respiratory viruses are surging—RSV, COVID-19, and the flu—in what plenty of people are now calling a “tripledemic” of infectious diseases. Here’s a breakdown of what it’s like out there right now: Flu […]
El doble de casos covid que la semana anterior: 20.652 en total. Estos son los datos aportados por el Ministerio de Sanidad, con fecha 14 de octubre -último informe publicado-, que confirman la tendencia al alza de la pandemia, creciendo la incidencia 30 puntos y rozando los 200 casos por 100.000 habitantes. Una situación extrapolable […]
