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A multiplex assay to detect mosquito species, bloodmeal host source and Plasmodium in malaria vectors using Nanopore amplicon sequencing

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Insectary‐reared mosquitoes were simultaneously assessed for species identification, bloodmeal source analysis and Plasmodium detection, using a single multiplexed sequencing run on the MinION sequencing platform. The method was applied to 150 insectary‐reared mosquitoes, representing nine species blood‐fed with five vertebrate hosts and 40 samples for
E. Abby Rogers, Dieunel Derilus, Christopher Sandi, Lisa Reimer, Audrey Lenhart, Lucy Mackenzie Impoinvil   +5 more
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Knowledge and attitude towards Ebola and Marburg virus diseases in Uganda using quantitative and participatory epidemiology techniques.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
BackgroundUganda has reported five (5) Ebola virus disease outbreaks and three (3) Marburg virus disease outbreaks from 2000 to 2016. Peoples' knowledge and attitude towards Ebola and Marburg virus disease impact on control and prevention measures ...
Luke Nyakarahuka, Eystein Skjerve, Daisy Nabadda, Doreen Chilolo Sitali, Chisoni Mumba, Frank N Mwiine, Julius J Lutwama, Stephen Balinandi, Trevor Shoemaker, Clovice Kankya   +9 more
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Calcium ions directly interact with the Ebola virus fusion peptide to promote structure-function changes that enhance infection.

ACS Infectious Diseases, 2019
Ebola virus disease is a serious global health concern given its periodic occurrence, high lethality, and the lack of approved therapeutics. Certain drugs that alter intracellular calcium, particularly in endo-lysosomes, have been shown to inhibit Ebola ...
Lakshmi Nathan, A. Lai, J. Millet, Marco R. Straus, J. Freed, G. Whittaker, S. Daniel   +6 more
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Did Ebola emerge in West Africa by a policy-driven phase change in agroecology? Ebola's social context [PDF]

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Balan R, Carrere R, Claudia Pittiglio, Cooke F, Evans R, Fairhead J, Ferrand P, Fouladbash L, Hogerwerf L, Madelaine C, Marius Gilbert, Moran L S, Murombedzi J, Okubo A, Raffaele Mattioli, Richard Kock, Robert G Wallace, Rodrick Wallace, Shafie N J, Watts S, Wise T A, World Bank, Zagema B   +22 more
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The Merits of Malaria Diagnostics during an Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
Malaria is a major public health concern in the countries affected by the Ebola virus disease epidemic in West Africa. We determined the feasibility of using molecular malaria diagnostics during an Ebola virus disease outbreak and report the incidence of
Emmie de Wit, Darryl Falzarano, Clayton Onyango, Kyle Rosenke, Andrea Marzi, Melvin Ochieng, Bonventure Juma, Robert J. Fischer, Joseph B. Prescott, David Safronetz, Victor Omballa, Collins Owuor, Thomas Hoenen, Allison Groseth, Neeltje van Doremalen, Galina Zemtsova, Joshua Self, Trenton Bushmaker, Kristin McNally, Thomas Rowe, Shannon L. Emery, Friederike Feldmann, Brandi Williamson, Tolbert G. Nyenswah, Allen Grolla, James E. Strong, Gary Kobinger, Ute Stroeher, Mark Rayfield, Fatorma K. Bolay, Kathryn C. Zoon, Jorgen Stassijns, Livia Tampellini, Martin de Smet, Stuart T. Nichol, Barry Fields, Armand Sprecher, Heinz Feldmann, Moses Massaquoi, Vincent J. Munster   +39 more
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Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak — Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2018–November 2019

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2019
On August 1, 2018, the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ministry of Health (DRC MoH) declared the tenth outbreak of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in DRC, in the North Kivu province in eastern DRC on the border with Uganda, 8 days after another Ebola ...
Aaron Aruna, P. Mbala, Luigi Minikulu, Daniel Mukadi, Dorothée Bulemfu, Franck Edidi, J. Bulabula, Gaston P. Tshapenda, Justus M Nsio, Richard O. Kitenge, Gisèle Mbuyi, Celestin Mwanzembe, John Kombe, L. Lubula, Jean-Christophe Shako, Mathias Mossoko, Felix Mulangu, Annie Mutombo, E. Sana, Yannick Tutu, Laetycia Kabange, Jonathan Makengo, Fortunat Tshibinkufua, S. Ahuka-Mundeke, J. Muyembe, Ebola Response Cdc, Walter A Alarcon, Jesse Bonwitt, Dante Bugli, N. Bustamante, Mary J. Choi, Benjamin A. Dahl, K. Decock, A. Dismer, R. Doshi, C. Dubray, D. Fitter, Margherita E. Ghiselli, N. Hall, A. Ben Hamida, A. McCollum, John C. Neatherlin, P. Raghunathan, Fatima Ravat, M. Reynolds, Adriana Rico, N. Smith, G. Soke, Aimée Trudeau, K. Victory, M. Worrell   +50 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

One month follow up of a neonate born to a mother who survived Ebola virus disease during pregnancy: a case report in the Democratic Republic of Congo

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background The authors report a 1 month follow up of a neonate described as “miracle baby” because she was born Ebola virus disease-free and survived after her mother was infected with Ebola virus during the third trimester of pregnancy.
N. Kasereka Baraka, Mupenzi Mumbere, Evie Ndombe   +2 more
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Contemporary disasters may not kill more women than men: an empirical inquiry into sex‐differentiated fatalities in the twenty‐first century

Disasters, Volume 50, Issue 3, July 2026.
Abstract This study investigates the claim that women are disproportionately more likely to die in disasters by reviewing existing data sources and compiling new datasets on sex‐differentiated disaster fatalities in the twenty‐first century. The analysis is structured by disaster type, covering geophysical, meteorological, climatological, hydrological,
Olivier Rubin
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Impact of the Ebola virus disease outbreak (2014–2016) on tuberculosis surveillance activities by Guinea’s National Tuberculosis Control Program: a time series analysis

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Most countries in Subsaharan Africa have well-established National Tuberculosis Control Programs with relatively stable routine performances. However, major epidemiological events may result in significant disruptions. In March 2014, the World
Aboubacar Sidiki Magassouba, Boubacar Djelo Diallo, Lansana Mady Camara, Kadiatou Sow, Souleymane Camara, Boubacar Bah, Alpha Oumar Barry, Thierno Hassane Diallo, Aboubacar Camara, Adama Marie Bangoura, Oumou Younoussa Sow   +10 more
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Ebola Virus: Pathogenesis and Countermeasure Development.

Annual Review of Virology, 2019
Since its discovery in 1976, Ebola virus (EBOV) has caused numerous outbreaks of fatal hemorrhagic disease in Africa. The biggest outbreak on record is the 2013-2016 epidemic in west Africa with almost 30,000 cases and over 11,000 fatalities ...
Wakako Furuyama, A. Marzi
semanticscholar   +1 more source