0 In Focus: studying the COVID-19 pandemic – a Special Focus Issue
Infectious Diseases Hub has partnered with Future Virology to bring you exclusive access to articles and features in the recent Special Focus Issue.
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0 A peek behind the paper – Mohammad K Parvez on coronaviral hepatitis
In an exclusive interview with an author behind one of the papers published in the recent Future Virology Special Focus Issue, heptatitis and COVID-19 are discussed.
0 COVID-19 in homeless populations: unique challenges and opportunities
In this Commentary article published in the Special Focus Issue in Future Virology on the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers study the safety of different populations in regard to the spread of disease.
0 Transmission and clinical characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
In this Special Report from the ‘COVID-19: studying the global pandemic’ Special Focus Issue authors theorize about the identification of asymptomatic patients and the impact this has on the spread of COVID-19.
0 Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients still carry the same amount of virus
A study undertaken in South Korea has shown that the viral load in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients is the same as in those who show symptoms of the disease and this could be contributing to the spread of the infection in populations.
0 COVID-19: an update on clinical disease, immunology, masking, treatments and virology
An update on the state of knowledge on the COVID-19 pandemic and how this pertains to health including the influence on antiviral strategies to stop the spread of the virus and potential treatments for the disease.
0 Nanobodies engineered from llama antibodies show immunity against SARS-CoV-2
A research team from The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Diamond Light Source, The University of Oxford and Public Health England have engineered nanobodies from llama antibodies that show protective immune effects against SARS-CoV-2.
0 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.
0 Confronting COVID-19 head on at the Wyss Institute
Harvard’s Wyss Institute is leveraging its unique technology innovation capabilities to develop diagnostic, therapeutic, and vaccine interventions for COVID-19 at lightning speed.
0 Nearly half of all SARS-CoV-2 infections may be asymptomatic
A recent analysis of COVID-19 cases suggests that up to 45% of SARS-CoV-2 infections may be asymptomatic. This highlights the need for expansive testing and contact tracing to quash the pandemic.
