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The development, validation, and appropriate application of serological assays to detect antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 are essential to determining seroprevalence of this virus in the United States and globally and in guiding government leadership and the private sector on back-to-work policies. An interagency working group of the US Department of Health and Human Services convened a virtual workshop to identify knowledge gaps and key outstanding scientific issues and to develop strategies to fill them. Key outcomes of the workshop included recommendations for (1) advancing serology assays as a tool to better understand SARS-CoV-2 infection and (2) conducting crucial serology field studies to advance an understanding of immunity to SARS-CoV-2, leading to protection and duration of protection, including the correlation between serological test results and risk of reinfection.
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Anticorpos Antivirais/sangue , Betacoronavirus/imunologia , Infecções por Coronavirus/imunologia , Pneumonia Viral/imunologia , Estudos Soroepidemiológicos , Testes Sorológicos/métodos , COVID-19 , Infecções por Coronavirus/sangue , Humanos , Pandemias , Pneumonia Viral/sangue , SARS-CoV-2RESUMO
As the fourth wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic encircles the globe, there remains an urgent challenge to identify safe and effective treatment and prevention strategies that can be implemented in a range of health care and clinical settings. Substantial advances have been made in the use of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to mitigate the morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19. On 15 June 2021, the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, convened a virtual summit to summarize existing knowledge on anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and to identify key unanswered scientific questions to further catalyze the clinical development and implementation of antibodies.
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Anticorpos Monoclonais/uso terapêutico , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , COVID-19/terapia , SARS-CoV-2/imunologia , Anticorpos Monoclonais/efeitos adversos , Anticorpos Monoclonais/imunologia , COVID-19/imunologia , Humanos , Imunização Passiva/efeitos adversos , National Institutes of Health (U.S.) , Estados Unidos , United States Food and Drug Administration , Soroterapia para COVID-19RESUMO
Over the past year, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has swept the globe, resulting in an enormous worldwide burden of infection and mortality. However, the additional toll resulting from long-term consequences of the pandemic has yet to be tallied. Heterogeneous disease manifestations and syndromes are now recognized among some persons after their initial recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection, representing in the broadest sense a failure to return to a baseline state of health after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. On 3 to 4 December 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, in collaboration with other Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health, convened a virtual workshop to summarize existing knowledge on postacute COVID-19 and to identify key knowledge gaps regarding this condition.
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COVID-19/epidemiologia , National Institutes of Health (U.S.) , Pandemias , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos , Estados Unidos/epidemiologiaRESUMO
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), interfering with critical health services for HIV prevention, treatment, and care. While there are multiple profiles of persons living with HIV and the impact of COVID-19 may differ for each, the severity of COVID-19 in persons with HIV is related strongly to the presence of comorbidities that increase the risk of severe disease in COVID-19 patients in the absence of HIV. An effective response to the juxtaposition of the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics requires a novel coordinated and collaborative global effort of scientists, industry, and community partners to accelerate basic and clinical research, as well as implementation science to operationalize evidence-based interventions expeditiously in real-world settings. Accelerated development and clinical evaluation of prevention and treatment countermeasures are urgently needed to mitigate the juxtaposition of the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics.
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COVID-19/epidemiologia , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Pandemias , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida , HIV , Humanos , SARS-CoV-2RESUMO
Since 2014, cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) have been reported in the United States in increasing numbers biennially, occurring in the late summer and early fall. Although there is unlikely to be a single causative agent of this syndrome, non-polio enteroviruses, including enterovirus D-68 (EV-D68), have had epidemiological and laboratory associations with AFM. Much remains to be known about AFM and AFM-associated enteroviruses, including disease pathogenesis and the best strategies for development of therapeutics or preventive modalities including vaccines. To catalyze research that addresses these scientific and clinical gaps, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases convened a workshop entitled "AFM Preparedness: Addressing EV-D68 and Other AFM-Associated Enteroviruses" on 19-20 February 2020.
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Viroses do Sistema Nervoso Central , Enterovirus Humano D , Mielite , Doenças Neuromusculares , Humanos , Estados UnidosAssuntos
Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis/métodos , Infecções por Coronavirus/prevenção & controle , Máscaras , Pandemias/prevenção & controle , Pneumonia Viral/prevenção & controle , Aerossóis , Betacoronavirus , COVID-19 , Aglomeração , Higiene das Mãos , Humanos , SARS-CoV-2 , Isolamento Social , VentilaçãoRESUMO
A 52- year-old male with chronic lymphocytic leukemia was hospitalized with disseminated adenovirus disease. More than a month following recovery, hepatic necrotizing granulomas secondary to adenovirus were found. This case illustrates the protracted course that adenovirus disease may take and emphasizes an unusual presentation with hepatic necrotizing granulomas.