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One in eight COVID-19 patients develop long COVID symptoms: Study

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 One in eight adults (12.7%) who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience long term symptoms due to COVID-19, suggests a large Dutch study published in The Lancet. The study provides...

New antibody detection method for coronavirus that does not require a blood sample

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Despite significant and stunning advances in vaccine technology, the COVID-19 global pandemic is not over. A key challenge in limiting the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)...

SARS-CoV-2 virus can lose 90% of infectivity when in aerosol particles within 20 minutes: Study

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The SARS-CoV-2 virus can lose 90% of infectivity when in aerosol particles within 20 minutes, according to new University of Bristol findings. The study, published in the journal of the Proceedings of...

Coronavirus infects penis, testicles and prostate in monkeys: Northwestern study

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Multiple tissues of the male genital tract can be infected with SARS-CoV-2, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study in large animal models. The study, in SARS-CoV-2 infected-rhesus macaques, revealed...

COVID-19: Yale researchers develop air sampler clip that detects personal exposure to SARS-CoV-2

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Masks, physical distancing, good hygiene, and ventilation can help reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in public places. But even when these measures are taken, scientists...

Imperial College London study: T cells from other coronaviruses cross-protect against infection with SARS-CoV-2

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A new study, published in Nature Communications and led by Imperial College London researchers, provides the first evidence of a protective role for these T cells. While...

Pennsylvania: Canada Lynx tests positive for COVID-19 at Pittsburgh Zoo

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) announced recently the confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 in a Canada lynx at a zoo...

Belgium: Antwerp Zoo reports COVID-19 in hippos

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Antwerp Zoo in Belgium is reporting two COVID-19 cases in hippopotami, the first such reported cases. The national veterinary laboratory Sciensano confirmed the...

Colorado: Hyenas test positive for SARS-CoV-2, 1st such cases

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Two spotted hyenas at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s...

Saint Louis Zoo reports SARS-CoV-2 in eight big cats

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  The Saint Louis Zoo reported Thursday that eight big cats have recently tested positive for SARS-CoV-2– two African lions, two snow leopards, two jaguars, an Amur tiger,...