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Sequence‐Dependent Heterotypic Assemblies of Intrinsically Disordered Peptides

ChemistryEurope, EarlyView.
Two oppositely charged intrinsically disordered peptides (IDPs) coassemble into heterotypic nanofibers. Homochiral mixtures (L/L IDPs) form homogeneous, aligned bundles with the more positive IDP. Heterochiral mixtures (L/D IDPs) yield heterogeneous, twisted bundles as positive‐IDP content increases.
Yuchen Qiao, Matthew Chu, Grace Wu, Zhiyu Liu, Bing Xu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ebola virus disease: past, present and future

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2015
Ebola virus disease is one of the most deadly ailments known to mankind due to its high mortality rate (up to 90%) accompanying with the disease. Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) is an infectious disease of animal that can be transmitted to both human and ...
Harish Rajak, Deepak Kumar Jain, Avineesh Singh, Ajay Kumar Sharma, Anshuman Dixit   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Presence and persistence of Ebola or Marburg virus in patients and survivors: A rapid systematic review [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The 2013-15 Ebola outbreak was unprecedented due to sustainedtransmission within urban environments and thousands of survivors. In 2014 the World Health Organization stated that there was insufficient evidence to give definitive guidance ...
Brainard, Julii, Edmunds, Kelly, Hooper, Lee, Hunter, Paul, Pond, Katherine   +4 more
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Ebola virus-like particles protect from lethal Ebola virus infection [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2003
The filovirus Ebola causes hemorrhagic fever with 70–80% human mortality. High case-fatality rates, as well as known aerosol infectivity, make Ebola virus a potential global health threat and possible biological warfare agent. Development of an effective vaccine for use in natural outbreaks, response to biological attack, and protection of
Kelly L, Warfield, Catharine M, Bosio, Brent C, Welcher, Emily M, Deal, Mansour, Mohamadzadeh, Alan, Schmaljohn, M Javad, Aman, Sina, Bavari   +7 more
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Conspiracy Beliefs, Institutional Mistrust, and Health‐Related Behaviours During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Burkina Faso: A Mediation Analysis

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background No study has yet examined the conjoint role of institutional trust and COVID‐19 conspiracy beliefs on compliance with COVID‐19 preventive behaviours among populations of African countries. This study aims to deepen the understanding of the relationship between institutional mistrust, conspiracy beliefs, and health‐related behaviours
Gabin F. Morillon, Marlène Guillon, Jacky Mathonnat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A community-engaged infection prevention and control approach to Ebola. [PDF]

, 2015
The real missing link in Ebola control efforts to date may lie in the failure to apply core principles of health promotion: the early, active and sustained engagement of affected communities, their trusted leaders, networks and lay knowledge, to help ...
Banya, Sama S, Corburn, Jason, Gibson, Nancy, Marais, Frederick, Mehtar, Shaheen, Minkler, Meredith, Mwau, Baraka, Ogunsola, Folasade   +7 more
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Urban wild meat and pangolin consumption across southern forested Cameroon: The limited influence of COVID‐19

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Overexploitation of wildlife is pervasive in many tropical regions, and in addition to being a significant conservation and sustainability concern, it has received global attention given discussions over the origins of zoonotic disease outbreaks.
Franklin T. Simo, Ghislain F. Difouo, Christian N. Tchana, Alain Christel Wandji, Alfiery Laurel Djomnang‐Nkwala, Marcelle Mbadjoun Nziké, Sévilor Kekeunou, Markéta Swiacká, Daniel J. Ingram   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Representations of SARS in the UK newspapers [PDF]

, 2004
In the Spring of 2003, there was a huge interest in the global news media following the emergence of a new infectious disease: severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Washer, P.
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Projections of epidemic transmission and estimation of vaccination impact during an ongoing Ebola virus disease outbreak in Northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as of Feb. 25, 2019. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundAs of February 25, 2019, 875 cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) were reported in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Hoff, Nicole A, Kelly, J Daniel, Lietman, Thomas M, Mossoko, Mathias, Musene, Kamy, Muyembe Tamfum, Jean Jacques, Okitolonda-Wemakoy, Emile, Porco, Travis C, Rimoin, Anne W, Rutherford, George W, Selo, Bernice, Wannier, Rae, Worden, Lee   +12 more
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The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li, Lude Kinzonzi, Paul Loundou, Divin Malekani, Krossy Mavakala, Christian Mikolo Yobo, Katharine Abernethy, Matilda Eve Dunn, Donald Midoko Iponga, Robert Mwinyihali, Joss Wright, Eleanor Jane Milner‐Gulland, Lauren Coad, Juliet H. Wright, Daniel W. S. Challender   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source