Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mohammadi, Dara

Titel

Research brief

Ist Teil von

• The Lancet infectious diseases, 2020-06, Vol.20 (6), p.664-664

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

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Quelle

Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Bat cells seem able to upregulate type I interferon, which suppresses viral replication to avoids the cell death seen in infected human cells. The immunochromatographic test detects the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein, and because it is cheaper and less technically demanding than RT-PCR, researchers believe it could help limit the spread of the virus by quickly identifying suspected cases for quarantine, especially in resource-poor areas. Modellers: it is good to talk A team of researchers from Australia, China, the UK, and the USA, has proposed a process for harnessing multiple disease models to help give clearer recommendations to policy makers.