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How infections spread: the case for varied and dynamic inputs
Understanding infectious disease spread is problematic, given the randomness of most outbreaks. Yet attempting to predict the transmission wave is…
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Gene atlas of malaria parasite reveals potential drug and vaccine targets
Scientists from Imperial College London (UK) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute (Cambridge, UK) have mapped the genetic changes malaria parasites…
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Countries with previous TB vaccine coverage show improved COVID-19 outcomes
An epidemiological study has revealed that COVID-19 outcomes are better in those countries that have undertaken a TB vaccination regime in the last 15 years.
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Malaria parasites resistant to artemisinin now prevalent in Africa
Malara parasites showing artemisinin resistance previously seen in South-East Asia have recently emerged in areas of Rwanda in Sub-Saharan Africa. If the mutation causing resistance becomes prevalent across the continent it could have major public health impacts.
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Is the new strain of SARS-CoV-2 more infectious than the last?
Researchers have identified a specific change in the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus spike protein that may increase its transmission, making it more infectious in cell culture.
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COVID-19 research round-up: June
This month’s top COVID-19 research articles include several studies citing the benefits of facemasks, as well as research investigating adaptive immunity to SARS-CoV-2 and a genome-wide study exploring COVID-19 severity.
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Pathogen biogeography: using a new model to predict disease outbreaks
Pathogen biogeography, the distribution of a disease within an area, can be studied using data-driven approaches in order to predict and prevent the spread of pathogens. In this article, Tim Sandle discusses the use of a machine learning model to predict infectious disease spread in a globalized world.
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COVID-19 research round-up: April
Take a look at the top ten most popular COVID-19 articles from April, including a patient case series, two remdesivir studies and a perspective article outlining possible solutions to the coronavirus crisis.
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Could a symptom tracker app prevent future COVID-19 outbreaks?
A novel COVID-19 symptom tracker app, which has already had over 3 million users, could help identify geographical hotspots and prevent future COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Analysis of coronavirus tracing data provides key insights into its spread
The extensive use of epidemiological surveillance, isolation and quarantine surrounding coronavirus infections in Shenzhen (China) in the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak allowed researchers to estimate important characteristics of this disease.