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Molecular and Serological Screening of West Nile and Usutu Virus in Birds and Humans: A Sentinel Study in Finland

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 5, September 2026.
We developed sensitive real‐time PCR assays for West Nile virus and Usutu virus to screen bird and human samples in Finland. Although no positive samples were detected, active migratory flyways and recent cases in neighbouring countries highlight the risk of future introduction and the need for continued surveillance.
Ruut Joensuu, Maija T. Suvanto, Sanna Sainmaa, Viktor Olander, Roope Nykänen, Essi M. Korhonen, Anne J. Jääskeläinen   +6 more
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Chikungunya Fever: A Killer Epidemic in Ahmedabad City, India [PDF]

Background The Chikungunya virus is an alphavirus native to tropical Africa and Asia and is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes.
Ramani, K. V., Mavalankar, Dileep, Parmar Jeram, Shastri Priya   +3 more
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An Explainable Machine Learning Framework for Predicting West Nile Virus and Uncovering Key Transmission Drivers

GeoHealth, Volume 10, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract This study introduces Disease Vector Intelligence (DVI), an explainable Machine Learning (ML) framework developed within the EYWA (EarlY WArning system for mosquito‐borne diseases) ecosystem. DVI integrates big Earth Observation (EO), socioeconomic, and estimated mosquito abundance data to predict the presence or absence of West Nile Virus ...
Dimitrios Sainidis, Konstantinos Tsaprailis, Charalampos Kontoes   +2 more
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Alert: Severe cases and deaths associated with Chikungunya in Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Since the detection of the Chikungunya virus in America in 2013, two million cases of the disease have been notified worldwide. Severe cases and deaths related to Chikungunya have been reported in India and Reunion Island, estimated at 1 death per 1,000 ...
Carlos Alexandre Antunes de Brito
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Political Animals: To Live & Die in More‐Than‐Human Worlds

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 3, Page 660-667, September 2026.
ABSTRACT What does it mean to live—and therefore die—in a more‐than‐human world? This review essay explores that question through reflections on teaching Political Animals: Species, Class, Race, and Gender, an undergraduate course that introduces students to scholarship on human‐nonhuman relations.
Luísa Reis‐Castro
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A population-based spatio-temporal analysis of Clostridium difficile infection in Queensland, Australia over a 10-year period.

, 2014
OBJECTIVES: To identify the spatio-temporal patterns and environmental factors associated with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Queensland, Australia.
Paterson, David L, Clements, A.C.A., McKenzie, Samantha J., Riley, T.V., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, McKenzie, S.J., Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Furuya-Kanamori, L., Riley, Thomas V., McKenzie, Samantha J, Paterson, D. L., Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J, Riley, Thomas V, Yakob, L., Paterson, David L., Clements, Archie CA, Clements, Archie C. A., Robson, Jenny, Yakob, Laith, Robson, J., Soares Magalhães, R.J.   +20 more
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Chikungunya ELISA Protocol

Bio-Protocol, 2014
This protocol will result in the accurate qualitative measurement of anti-Chikungunya virus antibody (Ab) from infected mouse tissue or serum. This assay was developed by Dr. Caitlin Briggs, Arbovax, Inc.
Caitlin Briggs, Amanda Piper, Raquel Hernandez   +2 more
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Analyzing Upper Extremity Disability From Health‐Related Quality of Life in Chronic Chikungunya: A Biopsychosocial Approach

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Volume 32, Issue 6, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Relevance to the Journal Responding to the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice's emphasis on person‐centered care, this study examines how pain, functional capacity and vitality influence lived disability and rehabilitation needs in individuals with chronic chikungunya.
Raildo Oliveira da Silva Filho, Marynara Fabíola Silva Araújo, Andreia Ravinia do Nascimento Oliveira, Maria Eduarda Medeiros da Costa Figueiredo, Dimitri Taurino Guedes, Renata Newman Leite dos Santos Lucena, Leonildo Santos do Nascimento Junior, Thais Marques Lima, Eleazar Marinho de Freitas Lucena   +8 more
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Effect of blood meals and mating on biodemographic characteristics of Aedes albopictus

Physiological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 3, Page 446-459, September 2026.
Lifespan did not differ between virgin and mated males and females. The number of blood meals (one and two) significantly reduced adult lifespan compared with those with no blood meal. The effect of the second blood meal doubled females' egg production and their reproductive output.
Georgios D. Mastronikolos, Nikos T. Papadopoulos   +1 more
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Pathogenicity and virulence of chikungunya virus

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted, RNA virus that causes an often-severe musculoskeletal illness characterized by fever, joint pain, and a range of debilitating symptoms.
Freppel, Wesley, Silva, Laurie A, Stapleford, Kenneth A, Herrero, Lara J   +3 more
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