This Week in Virology TWiV 1027: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in free-ranging white-tailed deer in the United States, Omicron subvariant BA.5 efficiently infects lung cells, COVID-19 scent dog research highlights and synthesis during the pandemic of December 2019, T-Cell Immunity against SARS-CoV-2 measured by an interferon-γ release assay is strongly associated with patient outcomes in vaccinated persons hospitalized with Delta or Omicron variants, a common allele of HLA is associated with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the immunology of long COVID.
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Links for this episode- Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer in the United States (Nature)
- Omicron subvariant BA.5 efficiently infects lung cells (Nature)
- COVID-19 scent dog research highlights during the pandemic of December 2019 (JOM)
- T-Cell Immunity against SARS-CoV-2 measured by an interferon-γ release assay is strongly associated with patient outcomes (JID)
- Common allele of HLA is associated with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection (Naure)
- Immunology of long COVID (Nature)
- Contribute to our FIMRC fundraiser at PWB
- Letters read on TWiV 1027
- Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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