Publications by authors named "Laura T Rust"
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- An indoor convention held in NYC from November 19-21, 2021, attracted around 53,000 attendees and implemented safety measures including HEPA filtration, mandatory masks, and vaccination requirements.
- Following the event, the first community-acquired case of the Omicron variant in the U.S. was reported, leading to investigations by the CDC and health departments regarding potential COVID-19 transmission among attendees.
- Of 4,560 attendees tested, 119 (2.6%) tested positive for COVID-19, primarily showing a correlation between positive cases and attendance at certain venues like bars and nightclubs, but widespread transmission at the event was not confirmed.
Outside the nutrition community the effects of diet on immune-mediated diseases and experimental outcomes have not been appreciated. Investigators that study immune-mediated diseases and/or the microbiome have overlooked the potential of diet to impact disease phenotype. We aimed to determine the effects of diet on the bacterial microbiota and immune-mediated diseases.
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