Advanced Molecular Detection Clips Content (Published on 10/14/2021)
NEWS
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W.H.O. Will Announce New Team to Study Coronavirus Origins
Mueller B. New York Times, Oct 12, 2021. -
Newly Discovered Bat Viruses Give Hints to Covid's Origins
Zimmer C. New York Times, Oct 14, 2021. -
The Mysterious Case of the COVID-19 Lab-Leak Theory
Korman C. New Yorker, Oct 12, 2021. -
Hepatitis B Virus Evolution Untangled Using Ancient DNA
GenomeWeb, Oct 7, 2021. -
Study Validates AACC Recommendation Against Using Ct Values for SARS-CoV-2 PCR Tests
GenomeWeb, Oct 11, 2021. -
Calls for inquiry as negative Covid PCR tests after positive lateral flow reported
Geddes L. Guardian, Oct 12, 2021. -
mRNA flu shots move into trials
Dolgin E. Nature, Oct 11, 2021. -
Breakthrough infections might not be a big transmission risk. Here's the evidence
Palca J. NPR, Oct 12, 2021. -
Incidence estimation from SARS-CoV-2 genomes
Max Planck Society. MedicalXpress, Oct 14, 2021. -
Scientists hail historic malaria vaccine approval ? but point to challenges ahead
Maxmen A. Nature, Oct 8, 2021. -
How antiviral pill molnupiravir shot ahead in the COVID drug hunt
Willyard C. Nature, Oct 8, 2021. -
Real-world data show that filters clean COVID-causing virus from air
Thompson T. Nature, Oct 6, 2021.
CONCEPTS / COMMENTS
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Preparing for "Disease X"
Van Kerkhove M, et al. Science, Oct 13, 2021. -
Pandemics- One Health preparedness for the next.
Aarestrup Frank M et al. The Lancet regional health. Europe 2021 10 100210 -
Antimicrobial resistance: A challenge awaiting the post-COVID-19 era.
Lobie Tekle Airgecho et al. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases 2021 9 322-325 -
Progress and challenges in virus genomic epidemiology.
Hill Verity et al. Trends in parasitology 2021 10 -
How to improve outbreak response: a case study of integrated outbreak analytics from Ebola in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Carter Simone E et al. BMJ global health 2021 8 (8)
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Molecular surveillance of malaria scales up.
Schwabl Philipp et al. Trends in parasitology 2021 10
METHODS / TOOLS
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Recursive MAGUS: Scalable and accurate multiple sequence alignment.
Smirnov Vladimir et al. PLoS computational biology 2021 10 (10) e1008950 -
SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing using reverse complement PCR: For easy, fast and accurate outbreak and variant analysis.
Coolen Jordy P M et al. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2021 10 104993 -
Defining the analytical and clinical sensitivity of the ARTIC method for the detection of SARS-CoV-2
Alikhan NF, et al. medRxiv, Oct 11, 2021.
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ESC: a comprehensive resource for SARS-CoV-2 immune escape variants.
Rophina Mercy et al. Nucleic acids research 2021 10 -
A microfluidic platform for highly parallel bite by bite profiling of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission
Kumar S, et al. Nat Commun, Oct 14, 2021. -
Standard Sample Storage Conditions Have an Impact on Inferred Microbiome Composition and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns.
Poulsen Casper Sahl et al. Microbiology spectrum 2021 10 e0138721
EVOLUTION / ECOLOGY / POPULATIONS
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Phylogenetic Differentiation of Rickettsia parkeri Reveals Broad Dispersal and Distinct Clustering within North American Strains.
Allerdice Michelle E J et al. Microbiology spectrum 2021 10 e0141721
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Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 tracks early interstate transmission of P.1 lineage and diversification within P.2 clade in Brazil.
Lamarca Alessandra P et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2021 10 (10) e0009835 -
A new Hendra virus genotype found in Australian flying foxes.
Wang Jianning et al. Virology journal 2021 10 (1) 197 -
Ten millennia of hepatitis B virus evolution.
Kocher Arthur et al. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2021 10 (6564) 182-188 -
Whole-Genome Sequences of Enteroviruses D94 and D111 Isolated from Stool Specimens in Angola.
Chern Shur-Wern W et al. Microbiology resource announcements 2021 10 (40) e0072821
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Genetic characterization of chikungunya virus isolates from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes collected during a recent outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand.
Intayot Proawpilart et al. Archives of virology 2021 10 -
Molecular epidemiology and population genomics of Plasmodium knowlesi.
Divis Paul C S et al. Advances in parasitology 2021 10 191-223
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Zoonotic Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens infection in humans and an integrative approach to the diagnosis.
Mendoza-Roldan Jairo Alfonso et al. Acta tropica 2021 8 106083 -
The potential risk of enzootic Trypanosoma cruzi transmission inside four training and re-training military battalions (BITER) in Colombia.
Cantillo-Barraza Omar et al. Parasites & vectors 2021 10 (1) 519 -
Genotypic Trypanosoma cruzi distribution and parasite load differ ecotypically and according to parasite genotypes in Triatoma brasiliensis from endemic and outbreak areas in Northeastern Brazil.
Valença-Barbosa Carolina et al. Acta tropica 2021 7 106054 -
High-quality reference genome of Fasciola gigantica: Insights into the genomic signatures of transposon-mediated evolution and specific parasitic adaption in tropical regions.
Luo Xier et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2021 10 (10) e0009750 -
Aedes albopictus diversity and relationships in south-western Europe and Brazil by rDNA/mtDNA and phenotypic analyses: ITS-2, a useful marker for spread studies.
Artigas Patricio et al. Parasites & vectors 2021 6 (1) 333 -
Searching for a sign of exotic Aedes albopictus (Culicidae) introduction in major international seaports on Kyushu Island, Japan.
Yang Chao et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2021 10 (10) e0009827
PATHOGENICITY / ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
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New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales Bacteria, Switzerland, 2019-2020.
Findlay Jacqueline et al. Emerging infectious diseases 2021 9 (10) 2628-2637 -
Phylogenomic analysis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibiotic resistance prediction by whole-genome sequencing from clinical isolates of Caldas, Colombia.
Sánchez-Corrales Lusayda et al. PloS one 2021 10 (10) e0258402 -
Notes from the Field: Fatal Anthrax Pneumonia in Welders and Other Metalworkers Caused by Bacillus cereus Group Bacteria Containing Anthrax Toxin Genes - U.S. Gulf Coast States, 1994-2020.
Dawson Patrick et al. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2021 10 (41) 1453-1454
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Clinical and bacterial characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa affecting the outcome of patients with bacteraemic pneumonia.
Recio Raúl et al. International journal of antimicrobial agents 2021 10 106450 -
Increased risk of hospitalisation and intensive care admission associated with reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 in Norway, December 2020 -May 2021.
Veneti Lamprini et al. PloS one 2021 10 (10) e0258513 -
A mutation-mediated evolutionary adaptation of Zika virus in mosquito and mammalian host.
Yu Xi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2021 10 (42)
DETECTION / DIAGNOSIS
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Surveillance of Listeria monocytogenes: Early detection, population dynamics and quasimetagenomic sequencing during selective enrichment.
Wagner Eva et al. Applied and environmental microbiology 2021 10 AEM0177421 -
Global landscape of SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance, public availability extent of genomic data, and epidemic shaped by variants.
Yu Hongjie et al. Research square 2021 10
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Direct SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Detection by Y-Shaped DNA Dual-Probe Transistor Assay.
Kong Derong et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021 10 -
Distribution of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in a Large Integrated Health Care System - California, March-July 2021.
Malden Deborah E et al. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2021 10 (40) 1415-1419
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ADESSO: a rapid, adaptable and sensitive Cas13-based COVID-19 diagnostic platform
Casati B, et al. medRxiv, Oct 6, 2021. -
Harmony COVID-19: a ready-to-use kit, low-cost detector, and smartphone app for point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection
Panpradist N, et al. medRxiv, Oct 6, 2021. -
Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater influent in relation to reported COVID-19 incidence in Finland
Tiwari A, et al. medRxiv, Oct 7, 2021. -
Relating SARS-CoV-2 shedding rate in wastewater to daily positive tests data: A consistent model based approach.
Petala M et al. The Science of the total environment 2021 10 150838 -
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance data can predict hospitalizations and ICU admissions.
Galani Aikaterini et al. The Science of the total environment 2021 10 150151 -
Time taken to detect and respond to polio outbreaks in Africa and the potential impact of direct molecular detection and nanopore sequencing.
Shaw Alexander G et al. The Journal of infectious diseases 2021 10
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Ten-year follow-up of the largest oral Chagas disease outbreak. Laboratory biomarkers of infection as indicators of therapeutic failure.
Díaz-Bello Zoraida et al. Acta tropica 2021 7 106034
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Molecular detection of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in school children at the Thai-Myanmar border.
Sutthikornchai Chantira et al. Parasitology research 2021 8 (8) 2887-2895 -
Evaluating the diagnostic test accuracy of molecular xenomonitoring methods for characterising the community burden of Onchocerciasis.
Pryce Joseph et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2021 10 (10) e0009812
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Investigation of neglected protists Blastocystis sp. and Dientamoeba fragilis in immunocompetent and immunodeficient diarrheal patients using both conventional and molecular methods.
Sarzhanov Fakhriddin et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2021 10 (10) e0009779
EPIDEMIOLOGY / OUTBREAKS / TRANSMISSION
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First Isolation of Brucella canis from a breeding kennel in Italy.
De Massis Fabrizio et al. Veterinaria italiana 2021 10 -
Genomic analysis of an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in a man-made multi-host species system: A call for action on wildlife in Brazil.
Lima Daiane A R et al. Transboundary and emerging diseases 2021 10
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Epidemiology of Mycobacterium abscessus in England: an observational study.
Lipworth Samuel et al. The Lancet. Microbe 2021 10 (10) e498-e507 -
Real-time quantification of the transmission advantage associated with a single mutation in pathogen genomes: a case study on the D614G substitution of SARS-CoV-2.
Zhao Shi et al. BMC infectious diseases 2021 10 (1) 1039 -
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 After COVID-19 Screening and Mitigation Measures for Primary School Children Attending School in Liège, Belgium.
Meuris Christelle et al. JAMA network open 2021 10 (10) e2128757 -
Genomic characterization and epidemiology of an emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant in Delhi, India
Dhar MS, et al. Science, Oct 14, 2021. -
Rapid incidence estimation from SARS-CoV-2 genomes reveals decreased case detection in Europe during summer 2020
Smith MR, et al. Nat Commun, Oct 14, 2021. -
COVID-19 transmission dynamics underlying epidemic waves in Kenya.
Brand Samuel P C et al. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2021 10 eabk0414 -
Comparative transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 variants Delta and Alpha in New England, USA
Earnest R, et al. medRXiv, Oct 7, 2021. -
A new SARS-CoV-2 variant poorly detected by RT-PCR on nasopharyngeal samples, with high lethality: an observational study.
Fillâtre Pierre et al. Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2021 10
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Viral genome-based Zika virus transmission dynamics in a paediatric cohort during the 2016 Nicaragua epidemic.
Sun Haoyang et al. EBioMedicine 2021 10 103596 -
Seoul Virus Associated with Pet Rats, Scotland, UK, 2019.
Shepherd James G et al. Emerging infectious diseases 2021 9 (10) 2677-2680
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Characterization of HIV Risk Behaviors and Clusters Using HIV-Transmission Cluster Engine Among a Cohort of Persons Living with HIV in Washington, DC.
Wilbourn Brittany et al. AIDS research and human retroviruses 2021 6 (9) 706-715
ANTIMICROBIALS / VACCINES / INTERVENTIONS
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Protection of BNT162b2 Vaccine Booster against Covid-19 in Israel
Bar-On YM, et al. New Engl J Med, Oct 7, 2021.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness by Product and Timing in New York State
Rosenberg E, et al. medRxiv, Oct 9, 2021.
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Impact of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants on mRNA vaccine-induced immunity.
Lucas Carolina et al. Nature 2021 10
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Effect of Delta variant on viral burden and vaccine effectiveness against new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the UK
Pouwels KB, et al. Nat Med, Oct 14, 2021.
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Clinical and Genomic Characterization of SARS CoV-2 infections in mRNA Vaccinated Health Care Personnel in New York City.
Robilotti Elizabeth V et al. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2021 10
HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
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Genetic risk factors and Covid-19 severity in Brazil: results from BRACOVID Study
Pereira AC, et al. medRxiv, Oct 7, 2021. -
The genetic impact of an Ebola outbreak on a wild gorilla population.
Fontsere Claudia et al. BMC genomics 2021 10 (1) 735 -
Sex differences in HIV Persistence and Reservoir Size during Aging.
Gianella Sara et al. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2021 10 -
The Lung Microbiome during Health and Disease.
Yagi Kazuma et al. International journal of molecular sciences 2021 10 (19)
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