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Scientific Reports, 2022 Mosquito vectors are a tremendous public health threat. One in six diseases worldwide is vector-borne transmitted mainly by mosquitoes. In the last couple of years, there have been active Yellow fever virus (YFV) outbreaks in many settings in Nigeria ...
Judith U. Oguzie +29 more
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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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From eggs to bites: do ovitrap data provide reliable estimates of Aedes albopictus biting females? [PDF]
, 2017 Background. Aedes albopictus is an aggressive invasive mosquito species that represents a serious health concern not only in tropical areas, but also in temperate regions due to its role as vector of arboviruses.
Caputo, Beniamino +3 more
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Arbovirus emergence in the temperate city of Córdoba, Argentina, 2009-2018 [PDF]
, 2019 The distribution of arbovirus disease transmission is expanding from the tropics and subtropics into temperate regions worldwide. The temperate city of Córdoba, Argentina has been experiencing the emergence of dengue virus, transmitted by the mosquito ...
Benitez, Elisabet Marina +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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Understanding the Wolbachia-mediated inhibition of arboviruses in mosquitoes: progress and challenges [PDF]
, 2014 Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) pose a considerable threat to human and animal health, yet effective control measures have proven difficult to implement, and novel means of controlling their replication in arthropod vectors, such as mosquitoes, are
Dietrich, Isabelle +3 more
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Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus [PDF]
, 2020 Background: The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is globally expanding and has become the main vector for human arboviruses in Europe. With limited antiviral drugs and vaccines available, vector control is the primary approach to prevent mosquito ...
Akbari, Omar, +30 more
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Zika virus and the never-ending story of emerging pathogens and transfusion medicine [PDF]
, 2016 In the last few years, the transfusion medicine community has been paying special attention to emerging vector-borne diseases transmitted by arboviruses.
Grazzini, Giuliano +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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