IIT Madras researchers develop database on coronavirus antibodies – ET HealthWorld

IIT Madras researchers develop database on coronavirus antibodies – ET HealthWorld

Chennai: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) have developed a line open source database called ‘Ab-CoV‘ containing detailed information on all COVID-related antibodies identified so far, including the source of each antibody and the viral protein(s) and virus strains they recognize ‘Ab-CoV’ includes 1780 coronavirus-related antibodies, including 211 nanobodies, and contains … Read more

What is the influence of individual infectiousness variation on COVID-19 spread across households?

What is the influence of individual infectiousness variation on COVID-19 spread across households?

In a recent article published in the medRxiv*preprint server, scientists characterized the effect of variation in individual infectiousness on the heterogeneity of transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) between households. To study: The effect of variation in individual infectiousness on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in households. Image Credit: eamesBot / Shutterstock Background Controlling the … Read more