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Hepatitis E virus outbreak associated with rainfall in the Central African Republic in 2008-2009
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background Infection by hepatitis E virus (HEV) can cause a high burden of morbidity and mortality in countries with poor access to clean water and sanitation. Our study aimed to investigate the situation of HEV infections in the Central African Republic
Vianney Tricou +8 more
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Arbovirus Epidemiology: The Mystery of Unnoticed Epidemics in Ghana, West Africa
Microorganisms, 2022 It is evident that all the countries surrounding Ghana have experienced epidemics of key arboviruses of medical importance, such as the recent dengue fever epidemic in Burkina Faso. Therefore, Ghana is considered a ripe zone for epidemics of arboviruses,
Eric Agboli +6 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2017 Background In 2005–2006 a major epidemics of Chikungunya disease occurred in South-West Indian Ocean islands. In Reunion Island, the magnitude of Chikungunya infection related symptoms was high and with over 38% of serological prevalence in the ...
Claude Giry +4 more
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Evaluation of the LIAISON XL Zika Capture IgM II for the Diagnosis of Zika Virus Infections
Viruses, 2020 The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance characteristics of the LIAISON XL Zika Capture IgM II. For this purpose we tested 128 samples obtained from recent infections caused by the Zika (ZIKV; 74 samples), dengue (DENV; 10 samples ...
Mayte Pérez-Olmeda +7 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Culicoides biting midges are potential vectors of different pathogens. However, especially for eastern Europe, there is a lack of knowledge on the host-feeding patterns of this vector group.
Alexandru Tomazatos +6 more
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Genotipificación y análisis filogenético de cepas colombianas del virus Dengue Tipo 2
NOVA, 2014 El virus del Dengue, un flavivirus transmitido por mosquitos del género Aedes, es responsable de un creciente problema de salud pública en áreas tropicales de todo el mundo, con más de 3.000 millones de personas en riesgo de infección. Este virus produce
Jairo Méndez +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is the main cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. However, with changing climate JEV has the potential to emerge in novel temperate regions.
Arran J. Folly +8 more
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Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), United Kingdom
Pathogens, 2021 Deer represent a major vertebrate host for all feeding stages of the hard tick Ixodes ricinus in the United Kingdom (UK), and could play a role in the persistence of tick-borne pathogens.
Nicholas Johnson +2 more
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NS1 Protein N-Linked Glycosylation Site Affects the Virulence and Pathogenesis of Dengue Virus
Vaccines, 2023 Live attenuated vaccine is one of the most effective vaccines against flavivirus. Recently, site-directed mutation of the flavivirus genome using reverse genetics techniques has been used for the rapid development of attenuated vaccines.
Enyue Fang +8 more
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Improved detection of genus-specific Alphavirus using a generic TaqMan® assay
BMC Microbiology, 2017 Background Alphaviruses are arthropod borne RNA viruses of medical importance. Geographical expansion of mosquitoes of the Aedes genus in the past decades has been associated with major Alphavirus-associated outbreaks. Climate changes and intensification
Claude Giry +4 more
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