libera/##covid-19/ Sunday, 2023-06-25

BrainstormNew from Outbreak News Today: Schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths in Brazil: NewsDesk @bactiman63 Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis is present in most Brazilian states, but mainly in the Northeast and Southeast regions. The states of Alagoas, Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio [... want %more?] → http://outbreaknewstoday.com/schistosomiasis-and-soil-transmitted-helminths-in-brazil-66761/03:28
BrainstormNew from This Week In Virology: TWiV 1019: Eddie Holmes on SARS-CoV-2 origins: From ASM Microbe in Houston, Texas, Vincent speaks with Eddie Holmes about the evidence that SARS-CoV-2 spilled over into humans in the Huanan Market in Wuhan, absence of evidence for other origins, and his work on the virosphere. → https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1019/06:11
BrainstormNew from PubMed: Role of Itolizumab in the Treatment of COVID-19 Patients, Admitted to ICU at a Tertiary Care Hospital: CONCLUSION: In conclusion, treating patients with cytokine storms before they require intubation/mechanical ventilation is crucial to preventing deaths. Itolizumab has shown no clinical benefit in critically ill [... want %more?] → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37355865/12:48
RonaldR34g4mthere was this site where they gathered all samples of variants and tracked evolution of everything under the sun13:18
RonaldR34g4mis that thing still online, anyone know the site ?13:19
dzhoRonaldR34g4m: in case you're not familiar with the terminology, the word "phylogenetics" is often used for the study of evolutionary relationships.14:56
dzhoso, for instance, I just did what I consider to be a very successful search in duck duck go using the term "COVID phylogenetics"14:57
dzholots of hits to the journal Nature, to US NIH, to NPR, all look pretty relevant at first glance14:57
BrainstormNew from StatNews: STAT+: As demand for Covid shots wanes, Moderna seeks its next success: Questions about Modern's next act loom as demand for its Covid shots is waning and a backlash over drug prices is gaining traction. → https://www.statnews.com/2023/06/25/as-demand-for-covid-shots-wanes-moderna-seeks-its-next-success/18:31
de-factoRonaldR34g4m, https://nextstrain.org/sars-cov-2/23:49
de-factohttps://covariants.org/23:50
de-factohttps://cov-lineages.org/23:52
de-factohttps://github.com/cov-lineages/pango-designation/commits/master23:54
de-factohttps://gisaid.org/lineage-comparison/23:54
de-factohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variants_of_SARS-CoV-223:55

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