Global dispersal and increasing frequency of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variant D614G
are suggestive of a selective advantage but may also be due to a random founder effect. We …

Background The burden and influence of health-care associated severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections is unknown. We aimed to examine the use …

The Network of Cancer Genes (NCG) is a manually curated repository of 2372 genes whose
somatic modifications have known or predicted cancer driver roles. These genes were …

Monitoring the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and reconstructing transmission chains has become
a major public health focus for many governments around the world. The modest mutation …

The response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been hampered
by lack of an effective severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

RNA viruses present an extraordinary threat to human health, given their sudden and
unpredictable appearance, the potential for rapid spread among the human population, and their …

The use of real-time genomic epidemiology has enabled the tracking of the global spread of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), informing evidence-based …

SARS-CoV-2 is notable both for its rapid spread, and for the heterogeneity of its patterns of
transmission, with multiple published incidences of superspreading behaviour. Here, we …

Background Many strategies to control opisthorchiasis have been employed in Thailand,
but not in the other neighbouring countries. Specific control methods include mass drug …

In critically ill patients, the development of pneumonia results in significant morbidity and
mortality and additional health care costs. The accurate and rapid identification of the microbial …