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22/06/2023

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02/03/2022

As normalcy slowly returns and the long standing COVID-19 pandemic slowly dies down, the big question remains:

Are we prepared for the unknown ?

Informative read:

How, when, and where could a new pandemic occur, what measures might prevent such an event, and is the world well-prepared if it does happen?

26/01/2022

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31/08/2021

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ADVANCING BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION IN AFRICA. The Africa Genomics Centre & ConsultancyWe help our clients design next generation sequencing (NGS)projects, interpret and transform the massive data into meaningful, reliable results of biological significance. Our clients include microbe, medical, inse...

04/01/2021

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32156-5/fulltext

We are writing to express concern about the use of a recombinant adenovirus type-5 (Ad5) vector for a COVID-19 phase 1 vaccine study,1 and subsequent advanced trials. Over a decade ago, we completed the Step and Phambili phase 2b studies that evaluated an Ad5 vectored HIV-1 vaccine administered in t...

02/11/2020

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL8N2HI38G

People recovering from COVID-19 may suffer significant brain function impacts, with the worst cases of the infection linked to mental decline equivalent to the brain ageing by 10 years, researchers warned on Tuesday.

05/10/2020

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/

It’s not R.

21/09/2020

The resurgence of COVID 19 cases now being seen in Europe.

A detailed map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with charts and tables of the number of cases and deaths.

04/08/2020

Study detects heart damage in the majority of recovered COVID-19 patients

A pair of newly published studies in the journal JAMA Cardiology highlight the potential for long-term heart complications in recovered COVID-19 patients. The research suggests the virus can directly damage cardiovascular muscles with ongoing inflammation detectable months after recovery, even in…

22/06/2020

Clinical and immunological assessment of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections

A cohort of asymptomatic patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 had significantly lower levels of virus-specific IgG antibodies compared to a cohort of age- and sex-matched symptomatic infected patients.

28/05/2020

https://www.devex.com/news/strengthening-africa-s-ability-to-decode-the-coronavirus-97319

Genome sequencing, used as a technique to track mutations in the coronavirus, can help to ensure that vaccines, drugs, or diagnostic tests work for different strains of the virus circulating globally.