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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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David Ojcius
May 24, 20211 min read
U.S. reports lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly a year
#COVID19 #coronavirus The United States last week reported the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly a year, with new infections...
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David Ojcius
May 23, 20211 min read
COVID-19: The first documented coronavirus pandemic in history
#COVID19 #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 The novel human coronavirus disease COVID-19 has become the fifth documented pandemic since the 1918 flu...
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David Ojcius
May 23, 20211 min read
Development of multi-epitope peptide-based vaccines against SARS-CoV-2
#SARSCoV2 #coronavirus #COVID19 #COVIDvaccine Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a pandemic...
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David Ojcius
May 23, 20211 min read
Can Black Fungus spread through air? Experts answer FAQs about mucormycosis
#COVID19 #coronavirus #IndiaCovid #IndiaCovidCrisis Can #BlackFungus spread through air? Experts answer FAQs about #mucormycosis India...
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David Ojcius
May 22, 20211 min read
Is there an association between oral health and severity of COVID-19 complications?
by Nathalie Botros, Parvati Iyer, David Ojcius #oralhealth #COVID19 #coronavirus #dental #dentistry Most patients with severe...
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David Ojcius
May 22, 20211 min read
Taiwan adds more domestic COVID cases but says trend stable
Taiwan reported another rise in domestic #COVID19 cases on Saturday, but the health minister said the trend remained stable with new...
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David Ojcius
May 22, 20211 min read
Signs of rise in Covid infections in England amid variant warnings
Boris Johnson still plans to end restrictions in June despite experts’ fears over spread of India and Kent #coronavirus variants #COVID19...
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David Ojcius
May 21, 20211 min read
Mix-and-match COVID vaccines trigger potent immune response
Preliminary results from a trial of more than 600 people are the first to show the benefits of combining different #COVID19 vaccines....
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David Ojcius
May 21, 20211 min read
Face masks effectively limit the probability of SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Face masks effectively limit the probability of #SARSCoV2 transmission. Masks are particularly effective in combination with other...
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David Ojcius
May 20, 20211 min read
Countries Are Scrambling for COVID Vaccines. Mongolia Has Plenty.
#COVID #COVID19 #COVIDVaccine At a time when most countries are scrambling for #coronavirus vaccines, Mongolia now has enough to fully...
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David Ojcius
May 19, 20211 min read
Drug used to treat deadly ‘black fungus’ infection is running low in India
Supplies of #Amphotericin, the drug used to treat the rare but deadly infection #mucormycosis (aka #blackfungus), are running dangerously...
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David Ojcius
May 18, 20211 min read
Integrative immunoinformatics for predicting B-cell and T-cell epitopes for vaccines against COVID
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVIDvaccine #immunology Background The increase in global mortality rates from SARS-COV2 (COVID-19)...
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David Ojcius
May 17, 20211 min read
How do you figure out if we’re anti-maskers or vaccinated?
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #Masks #coronavirus Cartoon from The New Yorker which seems relevant for issues that most employers are facing:...
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David Ojcius
May 17, 20211 min read
They’re Vaccinated and Keeping Their Masks On, Maybe Forever
#COVID19 #Masks #coronavirus "Face coverings have been a political flash point for more than a year. But now, the backlash is directed at...
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David Ojcius
May 17, 20211 min read
New vaccine could protect against all coronaviruses, could prevent future pandemics
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccines #vaccines Duke researchers have created a vaccine with the potential to protect against all forms of #coronavirus...
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David Ojcius
May 16, 20212 min read
What Do New Mask Rules Mean for Company Vaccine Mandates?
#masks #vaccines #COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccination The rules for keeping workers safe can be difficult to navigate. Can employers...
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David Ojcius
May 16, 20211 min read
Just 2% of SARS-CoV-2−positive individuals carry 90% of the virus circulating in communities
Analyzing data from the Fall 2020 #COVID19 pandemic response at a university in Colorado, US, researchers conclude that just 2% of...
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David Ojcius
May 16, 20211 min read
Covid Is Killing Young Children in Brazil, Baffling Doctors
#COVID19 is ravaging Brazil, and, in a disturbing new wrinkle that experts are working to understand, it appears to be killing babies and...
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David Ojcius
May 16, 20211 min read
India’s coronavirus crisis spreads to its villages, where health care is hard to find
Rural areas, where >65% of India’s 1.3 billion people live, had been spared in the 1st wave of the #COVID19 pandemic but are now facing...
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David Ojcius
May 15, 20211 min read
Nathalie Botros, Parvati Iyer, David Ojcius: Does oral health affect severity of COVID-19?
#COVID19 #coronavirus #oralhealth #dental #dentistry Most patients with severe complications from COVID-19 have underlying conditions...
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