Yep, we’ve accumulated enough now for another update to be worthwhile…. But first, condolences to our UK readership on the news today. I saw it put best online that Queen Elizabeth II was almost the last living connection to a more dignified era. The Queen had the well earned respect for her graceful diplomacy from …

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Warranting a couple updates and follow ups this week… Marburg The Marburg outbreak is in its waning days. Of 158 known contacts of the most recent cases, 118 had finished the 21 day incubation period without getting Marburg last week, and most of the rest will close out this week. So an odd little flare …

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That’s right–we’re dropping the “as always” section that starts with a run down of the major SARS-CoV-2 variants over the last several years and ends with the Star Trek meme… …because we are officially switching the schedule of these updates. We fell into a fairly weekly format during the pandemic, because of course. As there …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Updating the chart above: Ancestral: B.1.1.529 Omicron (and pretty much all the BA.X cousins) Transmissibility: All the + Immune Evasiveness: All the + Vaccine Effectiveness: …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Updating the chart above: Ancestral: B.1.1.529 Omicron (and pretty much all the BA.X cousins) Transmissibility: All the + Immune Evasiveness: All the + Vaccine Effectiveness: …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Updating the chart above: Ancestral: B.1.1.529 Omicron (and pretty much all the BA.X cousins) Transmissibility: All the + Immune Evasiveness: All the + Vaccine Effectiveness: …

Continue reading “Marburg, Leptospirosis and Coronavirus Update: 21 Jul 2022”

As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Updating the chart above: Ancestral: B.1.1.529 Omicron (and cousins) Transmissibility: All the + Immune Evasiveness: All the + Vaccine Effectiveness: Check (for hospitalization) Also as …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Updating the chart above: Ancestral: B.1.1.529 Omicron (and cousins) Transmissibility: All the + Immune Evasiveness: All the + Vaccine Effectiveness: Check (for hospitalization) Also as …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Updating the chart above: Ancestral: B.1.1.529 Omicron (and cousins) Transmissibility: All the + Immune Evasiveness: All the + Vaccine Effectiveness: Check (for hospitalization) Also as …

Continue reading “Coronavirus and Grand Canyon Viral Illness Update: 30 Jun 2022”

As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Updating the chart above: Ancestral: B.1.1.529 Omicron (and cousins) Transmissibility: All the + Immune Evasiveness: All the + Vaccine Effectiveness: Check (for hospitalization) Also as …

Continue reading “Coronavirus, Grand Canyon Mystery Illness and Polio Update: 23 Jun 2022”