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Do existing laboratory kits detect coronavirus variants?

February 15, 2021

The emerging and spread of new and transmissible forms of the coronavirus around the world was predictable and has now raised concern around the world. Mutations are part and parcel of what viruses do, including the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which has mutated since it has emerged. However, most of these mutations do not significantly alter […]

Expert reaction to the new variant of SARS-CoV-2

December 23, 2020

Over the last few weeks, the United Kingdom (UK) has faced a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in South East England, leading to enhanced epidemiological and virological investigations. Analysis of viral genome sequence data identified a large proportion of cases belonged to a new single phylogenetic cluster. The new variant is defined by multiple spike […]

Rehabilitation considerations for post-CoVID-19 patients

October 30, 2020

For patients that experience severe cases of the COVID-19 virus, no longer needing mechanical ventilation and leaving the intensive care unit are great successes. But, for some patients, recovering from the virus is just beginning. “Patients recovering from COVID-19 have a variety of other negative side effects from the virus, including some that are very […]

Payvand laboratory; An approved CoVID-19 Molecular Diagnostic Lab. Center

October 14, 2020

These days, with the concern of the Pandemic of the CoVID-19 in the country, performing a molecular test on the throat and nasopharyngeal swab samples for molecular detection of Covid-19 become a matter of public interest (determining the presence of the SARS CoV-2). According to the Director-General of the Health Reference Laboratory, only the results […]

Flu; Prevention and Diagnosis

October 7, 2020

Influenza is an acute respiratory illness that is significant in its very high rate of spread, unpredictability, epidemics, complications, and high mortality, especially in high-risk groups, with far-reaching social and economic consequences, and the ability to transmit animal and human species via creating new viral subgroups. So far, three types of influenza; known as A, […]

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