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Influenza vaccine and subsequent development of zoster
CONCLUSIONS: There was a slight increase in risk of HZ in people receiving influenza vaccine in the first 1-15 days after vaccination.PMID:36114790 | DOI:10.1111/irv.13055
Source: Herpes - September 17, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kai-Che Wei Yu-Chia Chang Yu-Tung Huang Source Type: research

Early seasonal coronavirus seroconversion did not produce cross-protective SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
To the Editor,
Source: Journal of Infection - September 3, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lydia Su Yin Wong, Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo, Chiung-Hui Huang, Gaik Chin Yap, Michelle Jia Yu Tay, Regena Xin Yi Chua, Alicia Yi Hui Kang, David Liangjian Lu, Bee Wah Lee, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Jinyan Zhang, Wan Ni Chia, Lin-Fa Wang, Elizabeth Huiwen Tham, Pau Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Rotational Dynamics of The Transmembrane Domains Play an Important Role in Peptide Dynamics of Viral Fusion and Ion Channel Forming Proteins-A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study
Viruses. 2022 Mar 28;14(4):699. doi: 10.3390/v14040699.ABSTRACTFocusing on the transmembrane domains (TMDs) of viral fusion and channel-forming proteins (VCPs), experimentally available and newly generated peptides in an ideal conformation of the S and E proteins of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and SARS-CoV, gp41 and Vpu, both of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), haemagglutinin and M2 of influenza A, as well as gB of herpes simplex virus (HSV), are embedded in a fully hydrated lipid bilayer and used in multi-nanosecond molecular dynamics simulations. It is aimed to identify d...
Source: Herpes - April 23, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Chia-Wen Wang Wolfgang B Fischer Source Type: research

High variability in model performance of Google relative search volume in spatially clustered COVID-19 areas of the United States
Spatial spread is one of the most important aspects in understanding disease epidemics (Franch-Pardo et al., 2020), including in the case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. During the outbreak, multiple studies have discussed COVID-19 spatial patterns in the United States (US) using both state- (Cordes and Castro, 2020, Maroko et al., 2020, Ram írez and Lee, 2020) and county-level analyses (Andersen et al., 2021, CDC COVID-19 Response Team, 2020, Dasgupta et al., 2020, Desjardins et al., 2020, Mollalo et al., 2020, Oster et al., 2020a, Oster et al., 2020b, Snyder and Parks, 2020, Wang et al., 2020).
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - July 14, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Atina Husnayain, Ting-Wu Chuang, Anis Fuad, Emily Chia-Yu Su Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

High variability in model performance of Google relative search volumes in spatially clustered COVID-19 areas of the USA
Spatial spread is one of the most important aspects in understanding disease epidemics (Franch-Pardo  et al., 2020), including the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. During the outbreak, multiple studies have discussed COVID-19 spatial patterns in the USA using both state- (Cordes and Castro, 2020; Maroko et al., 2020; Ramírez and Lee, 2020) and county-level analyses (CDC COVID -19 Response Team, 2020; Dasgupta et al., 2020; Desjardins et al., 2020; Mollalo et al., 2020; Oster et al., 2020a,b; Snyder and Parks, 2020; Wang et al., 2020; Andersen et al., 2021).
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - July 14, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Atina Husnayain, Ting-Wu Chuang, Anis Fuad, Emily Chia-Yu Su Source Type: research

Mortality risk in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 of the lineage B.1.1.7 in the UK
Alcoba-Florez and colleagues [1] recently reported the local transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) of the lineage B.1.1.7 in Tenerife, Spain. This should be a cause for concern because based on current observations, among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), SARS-CoV-2 of the lineage B.1.1.7 persisted longer in the respiratory tract of infected patients and attained higher viral RNA loads compared to those of other variants [2,3]. Therefore, the findings indicate the possibility for more severe illness and higher rate of mortality apart from higher transmissibility, in p...
Source: Journal of Infection - May 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Chia Siang Kow, Hamid A. Merchant, Syed Shahzad Hasan Source Type: research

The use of antimotility drugs in COVID-19 associated diarrhea
We read with interest the research work by Han et al.1 who described the clinical characteristics of patients with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presented with diarrhea. Particularly, Han et al.1 reported that a significantly higher proportion of patients presented with diarrhea developed a severe course of disease compared to their counterparts without diarrhea (71% versus 22%; P=0.011). While it is still unclear the exact explanations behind such observation, some researchers have proposed that cytokine storm associated with a severe course of COVID-19 could alter the gut-brain axis, leading to gut inflammation.
Source: Journal of Infection - September 17, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Chia Siang Kow, Syed Shahzad Hasan Source Type: research

The strategies for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan: A different tale
Dear Editor,
Source: Journal of Infection - August 9, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Chia-Yen Dai, Ting-Hsuan Dai, Hsin-Yun Ho, Chi-Kung Ho Source Type: research

Prolonged Virus Shedding Even after Seroconversion in a Patient with COVID-19
Previous reports revealed that the emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection (COVID-19) had raised global concern.1 Several studies discussing the clinical pictures of COVID-19 and specific antibody responding to SARS-CoV-2 have been published.2 –4 However, the time sequences of clinical manifestations, virus shedding kinetics, contagiousness, and specific antibody reaction, which are essential for understanding pathophysiology and infection control strategy, have less been discussed.
Source: Journal of Infection - April 9, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Wang-Da Liu, Sui-Yuan Chang, Jann-Tay Wang, Ming-Jui Tsai, Chien-Ching Hung, Chia-Lin Hsu, Shan-Chwen Chang Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Effective strategies to prevent coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in hospital
Publication date: Available online 3 March 2020Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Ing-Kit Lee, Chih-Chi Wang, Meng-Chih Lin, Chia-Te Kung, Kuo-Chung Lan, Chien-Te Lee
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - March 5, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research