Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to sweep the
world, causing infection of millions and death of hundreds of thousands. The respiratory …

RNA viruses are known to replicate by low fidelity polymerases and have high mutation
rates whereby the resulting virus population tends to exist as a distribution of mutants. In this …

In December 2019, an outbreak of atypical pneumonia (Coronavirus disease 2019-COVID-
19) associated with a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was reported in Wuhan city, Hubei …

COVID-19 is a global health crisis that has altered human life and still promises to create
ripples of death and destruction in its wake. The sea of scientific literature published over a …

Rapid respiratory viral whole genome sequencing (WGS) in a clinical setting can inform real-
time outbreak and patient treatment decisions, but the feasibility and clinical utility of …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, constitutes a tremendous
global health issue. Continuous monitoring of the virus has become a cornerstone to make …

The advent of highly sensitive molecular diagnostic techniques has improved our ability to
detect viral pathogens leading to severe and often fatal infections that require admission to …

Annual flu seasons are typically characterized by changes in types and subtypes of
influenza, with variations in terms of severity. Despite remarkable improvements in the …

Seasonal influenza epidemics are associated with high mortality and morbidity in the human
population. Influenza surveillance is critical for providing information to national influenza …

An influenza circulation was observed in Myanmar between October and November in 2021.
Patients with symptoms of influenza-like illness were screened using rapid diagnostic test …