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Experimental transmission of piscine orthoreovirus-1 (PRV-1) in different life stages of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Piscine orthoreovirus -1 (PRV-1) causes the disease heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) in farmed Atlantic salmon, and the virus has been detected in wild anadromous Atlantic salmon and brown trout.
Dhamotharan Kannimuthu, HyeongJin Roh, H Craig Morton, Ma Michelle D. Peñaranda, Anne Vossgård, Tom Hansen, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Egil Karlsbakk, Ingrid Fiksdal, Maria K. Dahle, Håkon Berg-Rolness, Stig Mæhle, Ghebretnsae Dawit Berhe, Joachim Nordbø, Sonal Patel, Abdullah Madhun, Søren Grove, Bjørn Olav Kvamme   +17 more
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Conducting public health surveillance in areas of armed conflict and restricted population access: a qualitative case study of polio surveillance in conflict-affected areas of Borno State, Nigeria

Conflict and Health, 2022
This study examined the impact of armed conflict on public health surveillance systems, the limitations of traditional surveillance in this context, and innovative strategies to overcome these limitations.
Eric Wiesen, Raymond Dankoli, Melton Musa, Jeff Higgins, Joseph Forbi, Jibrin Idris, Ndadilnasiya Waziri, Oladapo Ogunbodede, Kabiru Mohammed, Omotayo Bolu, Gatei WaNganda, Usman Adamu, Eve Pinsker   +12 more
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Characteristics of hand-to-environment contact during indoor activities in daily life among Korean adults using a video-based observation method [PDF]

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2021
Objectives The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of hand-to-environmental contact (HEC) and to identify the factors influencing HEC behavior in Korean adults’ indoor daily life.
Hyang Soon Oh, Mikyung Ryu, Youngran Yang   +2 more
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Rapid incidence estimation from SARS-CoV-2 genomes reveals decreased case detection in Europe during summer 2020

Nature Communications, 2021
The true number of infections from SARS-Cov-2 is unknown and believed to exceed the reported numbers by several fold. National testing policies, in particular, can strongly affect the proportion of undetected cases.
Maureen Rebecca Smith, Maria Trofimova, Ariane Weber, Yannick Duport, Denise Kühnert, Max von Kleist   +5 more
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Unsuccessful Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) evaluation attempts in western Democratic Republic of Congo and implications with cassava root necrosis disease (CRND) etiology [PDF]

, 2020
Open Access ArticleCassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is the second most important virus disease after Cassava mosaic disease (CMD), infecting cassava (ManihotesculetaCrantz) in Africa. The disease is caused by two distinct viruses, Cassava brown streak
Bakelana, Z., Kalonji, M., Kanana, T., Lema, K.M., Mahungu, N., Monde, G., Tata-Hangy, W., Tevo, N.   +7 more
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Prion diseases are efficiently transmitted by blood transfusion in sheep [PDF]

, 2008
The emergence of variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, following on from the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) epidemic, led to concerns about the potential risk of iatrogenic transmission of disease by blood transfusion and the introduction of costly ...
Andréoletti, Angela Chong, Bishop, Brown, Castilla, Clarke, Fiona Houston, Goldmann, Goldmann, Goldmann, González, González, Gregori, Gregori, Hadlow, Hewitt, Hill, Hilton, Houston, Houston, Hunter, Ironside, James Foster, Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Kirby, Llewelyn, Lorenzo González, Martin Jeffrey, Mead, Nora Hunter, O'Rourke, Peden, Sandra McCutcheon, Saá, Schreuder, Silvia Sisó, Sisó, Valleron, van Keulen, Wilfred Goldmann, Will, Wroe   +43 more
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Game Theoretic Modeling of Infectious Disease Transmission with Delayed Emergence of Symptoms

Games, 2020
Modeling the spread of infectious diseases and social responses is one method that can help public health policy makers improve the control of epidemic outbreaks and make better decisions about vaccination costs, the number of mandatory vaccinations, or ...
Marzieh Soltanolkottabi, David Ben-Arieh, Chih-Hang Wu   +2 more
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Modelling environmentally-mediated infectious diseases of humans: transmission dynamics of schistosomiasis in China. [PDF]

, 2010
Macroparasites of humans are sensitive to a variety of environmental variables, including temperature, rainfall and hydrology, yet current comprehension of these relationships is limited.
Remais, Justin
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Identification of HIV Mutation as Diagnostic Biomarker through Next Generation Sequencing [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: Current clinical detection of Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) is used to target viral genes and proteins. However, the immunoassay, such as viral culture or Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), lacks accuracy in the diagnosis, as these
Wen Hui Shaw, Qianqian Lin, Zikry Zhiwei Bin Roslee Muhammad, Jia Jun Lee, Wei Xin Khong, Oon Tek Ng, Eng Lee Tan, Peng Li   +7 more
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Modeling Abundance of Culicoides stellifer, a Candidate Orbivirus Vector, Indicates Nonrandom Hemorrhagic Disease Risk for White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Viruses, 2021
(1) Background: Hemorrhagic diseases in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are caused by orbiviruses and have significant economic impact on the deer ranching industry in the United States.
Emily T. N. Dinh, Juan Pablo Gomez, Jeremy P. Orange, Max A. Morris, Katherine A. Sayler, Bethany L. McGregor, Erik M. Blosser, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Samantha M. Wisely, Jason K. Blackburn   +9 more
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