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Chikungunya virus disease outbreak in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
BackgroundChikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne alphavirus which causes an acute febrile illness associated with polyarthralgia. Beginning in August 2013, clinicians from the Yap State Department of Health in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM ...
Daniel M Pastula, W Thane Hancock, Martin Bel, Holly Biggs, Maria Marfel, Robert Lanciotti, Janeen Laven, Tai-Ho Chen, J Erin Staples, Marc Fischer, Susan L Hills   +10 more
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Dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus infections in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023
Objectives. To characterize the distribution profile of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus infections in Latin America and the Caribbean and to identify possible factors associated with the risk of dissemination and severity of these arboviruses ...
Letícia L.M. Santos, Erika Carvalho de Aquino, Suleimy Marinho Fernandes, Yves Mauro F. Ternes, Valéria C. de R. Feres   +4 more
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Bridging the translational gap in clinical nanomedicine: From rational design to clinical reality

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Nanotechnology offers a multi‐faceted approach to modern healthcare, encompassing high‐sensitivity diagnostic imaging, innovative vaccine delivery, and targeted therapeutics. This review explores how these nanomedicine applications address critical challenges in cancer recurrence and the treatment of neurologic and respiratory diseases to combat rising
Ahmed H. Ghonaim, Marwa Ahmed El‐Naka, Wedad M. Nageeb, Atta Ullah Khan, Noura M. Seleem, Aliaa Abdelghafar, Doaa Zamel, Yang Liu, Qigai He, Wentao Li   +9 more
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Mouse Models of Chikungunya Virus

, 2016
The majority of medical advances have been made using animals. Studies using mouse models of chikungunya-induced disease have proven invaluable for dissecting the intricate nature of the immune response to this viral infection and identifying potential ...
Stefan Wolf, Liu, Xiang, Suresh Mahalingam, Mahalingam, Suresh, Rudd, Penny, Herrero, Lara J, Lara J. Herrero, Rudd, Penny A, Herrero, Lara, Wolf, Stefan, Penny A. Rudd, Xiang Liu   +11 more
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A Portable, Integrated, Sample-In Result-Out Nucleic Acid Diagnostic Device for Rapid and Sensitive Chikungunya Virus Detection

Micromachines
Chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne virus that causes epidemics, is often misdiagnosed due to symptom similarities with other arboviruses. Here, a portable and integrated nucleic acid-based diagnostic device, which combines reverse transcription-loop ...
Changping Xu, Yalin Chen, Guiying Zhu, Huan Wu, Qi Jiang, Rui Zhang, Beibei Yu, Lei Fang, Zhiwei Wu   +8 more
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Manifestaciones mucocutáneas atípicas por fiebre por el virus del chikungunya en neonatos y lactantes de Cúcuta, Los Patios y Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia, 2014

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2016
Introducción. Se han observado manifestaciones clínicas atípicas en recién nacidos y lactantes con fiebre por el virus del chikungunya. Objetivo. Describir los casos de fiebre causada por el virus del chikungunya en recién nacidos y lactantes con ...
Claudia Marcela Muñoz, José Orlando Castillo, Daniela Salas, Milena Alexandra Valderrama, Claudia Teresa Rangel, Heiddy Patricia Vargas, Diana Carolina Silva   +6 more
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Interface Engineering in Piezoelectric‐on‐Insulator Platforms: Coupling of Electrons, Photons, and Phonons for Multifunctional Integration

Electron, EarlyView.
The underlying interface physics and engineering strategies across key POI material systems, including LiNbO3/Si, LiNbO3/SiC, LiNbO3/diamond, and AlN/diamond, were reviewed. The key engineering strategies such as atomic‐scale bonding optimization, nanostructuring, ultrathin phonon‐bridge interlayers, and ferroelectric domain wall engineering for ...
Yunjia Bao, Zhiqiang Wang, Rongbang Yang, Gongbin Tang, Ruiqiang Guo, Kunfeng Chen, Wen Hu   +6 more
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Hanta Virus Infection During Dengue Virus Infection Outbreak in Indonesia [PDF]

, 2009
Aim: to investigate which recent infection could have caused the present dengue-like symptoms, in adult patients clinically fulfilling the WHO criteria for dengue, in which serologically were not confirmed for dengue virus infections.
Hadisaputro, Suharyo, Djokomoeljanto, Robert J., Dolmans, Wil M.V., Groen, Jan, Osterhaus , Ab D.M.E, Suharti, Catharina, Meer, Jos W.M. van der, Gorp, Eric C.M. van   +7 more
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Full length and protease domain activity of chikungunya virus nsP2 differ from other alphavirus nsP2 proteases in recognition of small peptide substrates

Bioscience Reports, 2015
Alphavirus nsP2 proteins are multifunctional and essential for viral replication. The protease role of nsP2 is critical for virus replication as only the virus protease activity is used for processing of the viral non-structural polypeptide.
Chonticha Saisawang, Pornpan Sillapee, Kwanhathai Sinsirimongkol, Sukathida Ubol, Duncan R. Smith, Albert J. Ketterman   +5 more
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Revolutionizing Healthcare With Paper‐Based Nucleic Acid Testing

Exploration, EarlyView.
This work summarizes strategies to enhance paper‐based devices for nucleic acid testing. Key approaches include optimizing paper platforms, improving nucleic acid amplification, and refining labeling/signaling methods. These advancements aim to boost sensitivity, speed, and usability, making paper‐based diagnostics more effective for point‐of‐care ...
Hong Zhang, Yi Yang, Heng Li, Xiaolin Hu, Hui Xiao, Dou Wang, Sergio Benardini, Wei Gu, Yang Luo   +8 more
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