The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on long‐term care facilities worldwide: An overview on international issues

DC Thompson, MG Barbu, C Beiu… - BioMed research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic had a great negative impact on nursing homes, with massive
outbreaks being reported in care facilities all over the world, affecting not only the residents …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 mortality risk correlates inversely with vitamin D3 status, and a mortality rate close to zero could theoretically be achieved at 50 ng/mL 25 (OH) D3 …

L Borsche, B Glauner, J von Mendel - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Systematic Review COVID-19 Mortality Risk
Correlates Inversely with Vitamin D3 Status, and a Mortality Rate Close to Zero Could …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of mutations in SARS-CoV-2 spike on viral infectivity and antigenicity

Q Li, J Wu, J Nie, L Zhang, H Hao, S Liu, C Zhao… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 has been undergoing mutations and is highly
glycosylated. It is critically important to investigate the biological significance of these …

Structurally resolved SARS-CoV-2 antibody shows high efficacy in severely infected hamsters and provides a potent cocktail pairing strategy

S Du, Y Cao, Q Zhu, P Yu, F Qi, G Wang, X Du, L Bao… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Understanding how potent neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) inhibit SARS-CoV-2 is critical for
effective therapeutic development. We previously described BD-368-2, a SARS-CoV-2 NAb …

Assessment of mutations on RBD in the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha, Delta and Omicron variants

CHS da Costa, CAB de Freitas, CN Alves… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus 2 (CoV-2) variant Omicron
spread more rapid than the other variants of SARS-CoV-2 virus. Mutations on the Spike (S) …

[HTML][HTML] Mutations of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: Implications on immune evasion and vaccine-induced immunity

HM Mengist, AJK Kombe, D Mekonnen, A Abebaw… - Seminars in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Responsible for more than 4.9 million deaths so far, COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is
instigating devastating effects on the global health care system whose impacts could be …

Fluorescent detection of emerging virus based on nanoparticles: From synthesis to application

Q Xu, F Xiao, H Xu - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The spread of COVID-19 has caused huge economic losses and irreversible social impact.
Therefore, to successfully prevent the spread of the virus and solve public health problems, it …

In silico investigation of the new UK (B. 1.1. 7) and South African (501y. v2) SARS-CoV-2 variants with a focus at the ace2–spike rbd interface

BO Villoutreix, V Calvez, AG Marcelin… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 exploits angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as a receptor to invade
cells. It has been reported that the UK and South African strains may have higher …

Social distancing: how religion, culture and burial ceremony undermine the effort to curb COVID-19 in South Africa

IF Jaja, MU Anyanwu, CJ Iwu Jaja - Emerging microbes & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has altered the way we live, interact and
socialized. The viral infection first detected in Wuhan China has rapidly spread globally and …

COVID-19 pandemic: A global health burden

OW Akande, TM Akande - Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began in China with a group of
severe pneumonia cases, later identified to be caused by the severe acute respiratory …