[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 viral load and shedding kinetics

O Puhach, B Meyer, I Eckerle - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 viral load and detection of infectious virus in the respiratory tract are the two
key parameters for estimating infectiousness. As shedding of infectious virus is required for …

[HTML][HTML] Fecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A systematic review of evidence from epidemiological and experimental studies

MB Termansen, S Frische - American journal of infection control, 2023 - Elsevier
Background SARS-CoV-2 ribonucleic acid (RNA) has been detected in feces, but RNA is not
infectious. This systematic review aims to answer if fecal SARS-CoV-2 is experimentally …

[HTML][HTML] Promises and challenges of mucosal COVID-19 vaccines

APS Rathore, ALS John - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic caused by the
newly emerged virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

Exploring the Protective Effect of Food Drugs against Viral Diseases: Interaction of Functional Food Ingredients and SARS-CoV-2, Influenza Virus, and HSV

A Ricci, GN Roviello - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
A complex network of processes inside the human immune system provides resistance
against a wide range of pathologies. These defenses form an innate and adaptive immunity …

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Prague wastewater determined by nanopore-based sequencing

A Dostálková, K Zdeňková, J Bartáčková, E Čermáková… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The early detection of upcoming disease outbreaks is essential to avoid both health and
economic damage. The last four years of COVID-19 pandemic have proven wastewater …

[HTML][HTML] Biological mechanisms underpinning the development of long COVID

R Perumal, L Shunmugam, K Naidoo, D Wilkins… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
As COVID-19 evolves from a pandemic to an endemic disease, the already staggering
number of people that have been or will be infected with SARS-CoV-2 is only destined to …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 in the environment: Contamination routes, detection methods, persistence and removal in wastewater treatment plants

A Atoui, C Cordevant, T Chesnot… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study reviewed the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and the evaluation of virus
infectivity in feces and environmental matrices. The detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in feces …

Multiplex one-step RT-qPCR assays for simultaneous detection of SARS-CoV-2 and other enteric viruses of dogs and cats

CJ Thieulent, M Carossino, L Peak, W Wolfson… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) was transmitted from
humans to dogs and cats (reverse zoonosis) during the COVID-19 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 …

Gut as an alternative entry route for SARS-CoV-2: current evidence and uncertainties of productive enteric infection in COVID-19

LA Clerbaux, SA Mayasich, A Muñoz, H Soares… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The gut has been proposed as a potential alternative entry route for SARS-CoV-2. This was
mainly based on the high levels of SARS-CoV-2 receptor expressed in the gastrointestinal …

In vivo fate of cowpea mosaic virus in situ vaccine: biodistribution and clearance

JF Affonso de Oliveira, SK Chan, AO Omole… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) is a nucleoprotein nanoparticle that functions as a highly
potent immunomodulator when administered intratumorally and is used as an in situ …