In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the subsequent mail-borne anthrax attack of October 2001, it has become dear that health care providers may be called upon to respond to victims of terrorism. Biological terrorism (BT), in particular,
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Viral hemorrhagic fevers: Advancing the level of treatment [PDF]
The management of viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) has mainly focused on strict infection control measures, while standard clinical interventions that are provided to patients with other life-threatening conditions are rarely offered to patients with VHFs.
Ippolito G. +6 more
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Macaque models of human infectious disease. [PDF]
Macaques have served as models for more than 70 human infectious diseases of diverse etiologies, including a multitude of agents-bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, prions.
Abe +330 more
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Molecular Diagnostics for Lassa Fever at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Nigeria: Lessons Learnt from Two Years of Laboratory Operation [PDF]
Background: Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever endemic in West Africa. However, none of the hospitals in the endemic areas of Nigeria has the capacity to perform Lassa virus diagnostics.
Adomeh, Donatus I. +29 more
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Post-translational processing of the glycoproteins of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. [PDF]
Intracellular events in the synthesis, glycosylation, and transport of the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) glycoproteins have been examined. We have shown by N-glycanase digestion that LCMV strain Arm-4 bears five oligosaccharides on GP-1 and ...
Buchmeier, MJ +3 more
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La schizophrénie touche aussi les enfants et les adolescents : une des modalités de leur prise en charge est assurée par le CTJA [Centre thérapeutique de jour pour adolescents] [PDF]
1% des schizophrénies se déclenchent avant l'âge de 10 ans. 20%, une sur cinq, commencent avant l'âge de 18 ans. Et dans 40% des cas de schizophrénie avérée, les premiers signes étaient apparus avant 18 ans.
Dunand, Fabien, Holzer, Laurent
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Pseudotyped Lentiviral Vectors: One Vector, Many Guises [PDF]
Viruses have evolved specialized molecular mechanisms to transfer their genome efficiently into host cells. Viruses can be repurposed into viral vectors to achieve controlled gene transfer to desired cells.
Joglekar, Alok V., Sandoval, Salemiz
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Review of Mammarenavirus Biology and Replication [PDF]
The family Arenaviridae is divided into three genera: Mammarenavirus, Reptarenavirus, and Hartmanivirus. The Mammarenaviruses contain viruses responsible for causing human hemorrhagic fever diseases including New World viruses Junin, Machupo, Guanarito ...
Hallam, Steven J. +3 more
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Boid inclusion body disease : the enigma unraveled? [PDF]
Boid inclusion body disease is a worldwide occurring disease in boas and pythons. The identity of the etiological agent of the disease remained elusive for several decades.
Hellebuyck, Tom, Simard, Jules
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Anticancer kinase inhibitors impair intracellular viral trafficking and exert broad-spectrum antiviral effects [PDF]
Diamond, Michael S +2 more
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