> By both Ct value and antigen concentration measurements, median viral loads rose from the day of symptom onset and peaked on the fourth/fifth day. Ag RDT sensitivity estimates were 30.0-60.0% on the first day, 59.2-74.8% on the third day, and 80.0-93.3% on the fourth day of symptoms.
> In 74 influenza A PCR-positive individuals (55.4% women; median 35.0y), median influenza viral loads peaked on the second day of symptoms.
> In a highly immune adult population, median SARS-CoV-2 viral loads peaked around the fourth day of symptoms. Influenza A viral loads peaked soon after symptom onset. These findings have implications for ongoing use of Ag RDTs for COVID-19 and influenza.
STOP CRUEL, DANGEROUS TRANSPORT IN SUMATRA’S DOG MEAT TRADE
A new Lady Freethinker (#LFT) investigation into the Sumatran #DogMeatTrade has documented apparently sick and emaciated #dogs with scars being transported 17 hours for #slaughter, getting yanked off a truck with a long snare pole, and then being shoved into burlap sacks that were tied shut.