TWiV 1130: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

This Week in Virology

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses H5N1 influenza in the bird and cow communities of Colorado and Michigan and dengue in New York and the US before reviewing the recent statistics on SARS-CoV-2 infection, the absence of association with proton pump inhibitors and COVID-19 severity in children, where to find PEMGARDA, the effectiveness of molnupiravir and dexamethasone, convalescent plasma, what to do when healthcare workers succumb to SARS-CoV-2 infection, a resource of long COVID answers, how the WHO and CDC define long COVID and how it compares to ME/CSF.

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Links for this episode

• H5N1: birds and cows oh, my…..Michigan and Colorado (CIDRAP)
• Flu pandemic for the Colorado chicken (Colorado Sun)
• It’s a disaster: Avian flu in Weld county (Colorado.gov)
• More 9.7 million dengue cases in US this year: CDC issues warning (Patch.com)
• Long Island has DENGUE! (Long Island News12)
• COVID-19 national trend (CDC)
• COVID-19 deaths (CDC)
• Association between proton pump inhibitors and COVID-19 susceptibility or severity in children? (Journal of Pediatrics)
• Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)
• Unable to access pemgarda, gottacall Daniel (microbeTV)
• CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)
• Early phase of SARs-CoV-2 infection (COVID.gov)
• NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)
• Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society)
• Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool)
• Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)
• Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society)
• What do when your heathcare provider is infected with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC)
• Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC)
• Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID)
• Benefits of desamethasone, reversal of monocyte dysfunction for severe COVID-19 (Cell)
• Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org)
• Long COVID: the ANSWERS! (longcovidtheanswers.com)
• The FACTS: post COVID-19=long COVID? (WHO)
• The BASICS of long COVID-19 (CDC)
• Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Redefining an Illness (CDC)
• Contribute to our Floating Doctors fundraiser
• Letters read on TWiV 1130
• Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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