On 14 June 2020 WHO and all countries will celebrate World Blood Donor Day The need for safe blood is universal. Safe blood is critical both for treatments and urgent interventions. It can help patients suffering from life-threatening conditions live longer and with a higher quality of life and supports complex medical and surgical procedures. … Continue reading
Time for nature The foods we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink and the climate that makes our planet habitable all come from nature. For instance, each year, marine plants produce more than a half of our atmosphere’s oxygen, and a mature tree cleans our air, absorbing 22 kilos of carbon dioxide, … Continue reading
On the occasion of the International Day of the Nurse and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the World Health Organization (WHO) joins hundreds of partners worldwide to highlight the importance of nurses in the healthcare continuum and thank nurses for what they do. The theme for this year is” Nursing the … Continue reading
The purpose of this document is to provide interim guidanceon laboratory biosafety related to the testing of clinicalspecimens of patients that meet the case definition of thenovel pathogen identified in Wuhan, China, that is,coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-… Continue reading
Researchers from China have used cryo-electron microscopy to show how the virus responsible for Covid-19 attacks humans… Continue reading
Abstract The recent emergence of bat-borne zoonotic viruses warrants vigilant surveillance in their natural hosts. Of particular concern is the family of coronaviruses, which includes the causative agents of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and most recently, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), an epidemic of acute respiratory illness originating from Wuhan, … Continue reading
Thanks to the brilliant team at Helix Animation for this 3D animation outlining the most common ways of transmitting the coronavirus SARS=CoV-2 based on the latest relevant scientific research available (March 2020). Please note that the knowledge of this infectious disease and its transmission, as well as on this novel coronavirus, is still incomplete and … Continue reading
In an article published in EID Journal in 2019 (Complexity of the Basic Reproduction Number(R0)) has mentioned about the reproduction number which is an epidemiologic metric usedto describe the contagiousness or transmissibility of infectious agents ability to spread.Nowadays we are currently fighting with Covid 19 and we want to share these article belowwith you,… Continue reading
We are sorry that we can’t meet with you at ECCMID 2020 due to Covid Outbreak. We hopeto see you in ECCMID 2021, Vienna… Continue reading
