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The Silent Risk of Sudan Virus: A Review Addressing Global Health Vulnerabilities
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Sudan Virus Disease (SVD) is a deadly hemorrhagic fever caused by the Sudan virus, first discovered in Sudan in 1976. This disease has been linked to several outbreaks in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly in Uganda. The high fatality rate of SVD, ranging from 41% to 70%, emphasizes the critical need for effective preventive ...
Syed Masudur Rahman Dewan +1 more
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Arbovirus infections and viral haemorrhagic fevers in Uganda : a serological survey in Karamoja district, 1984 [PDF]
Présentation des résultats de l'enquête effectuée sur 132 habitants du district de Karamoja en Ouganda, qui ont été examinés pour la recherche d'anticorps contre certains arbovirus dont la fièvre ...
Gonzalez, Jean-Paul +5 more
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Increasing Occurrence of Marburg Virus Outbreaks in Africa: Risk Assessment for Public Health
Bat and Marburg virus (Filovirus). Left: A Rousettus aegyptiacus bat; Center: a distribution map of R. aegyptiacus; Right: EM of Marburg virus. (figure credits: Left Wikipedia Nilflughund Lithuanian Zoological Gardens, Center; Center: Wikipedia Nilflughund IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, right Wikipedia Marburg virus CDC Fred Murphy; J.
Harald Brüssow
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Ebola virus disease 2014 [PDF]
Ebola virus disease was irst described in 1976 originating from the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, Ebola virus has become an important public health threat in Africa, and now it is of great concern worldwide due to the ...
Arellanos Soto, Daniel +4 more
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Phosphatidylethanolamine: A key player in lung disease
Implication of PE in the aetiology of diverse diseases. The pivotal role of PE in driving lipid peroxidation during ferroptosis. Implications of PE metabolic dysregulation in pulmonary epithelial cells. Abstract Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) is a pivotal glycerophospholipid that constitutes a significant portion of cellular membranes, playing a crucial
Linlin Zhang, Wanxin Duan, Liyang Li
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Ebola virus disease: past, present and future
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 +4 more
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Quantifying Global Drivers of Zoonotic Bat Viruses: A Process-based Perspective [PDF]
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), particularly zoonoses, represent a significant threat to global health. Emergence is often driven by anthropogenic activity (e.g. travel, land use change).
Brierley, L +4 more
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The Antiviral Activity of Polyphenols
Polyphenols demonstrate remarkable antiviral properties by effectively disrupting multiple biochemical processes essential for viral replication. ABSTRACT Polyphenols are secondary metabolites produced by a large variety of plants. These compounds that comprise the class of phenolic acids, stilbenes, lignans, coumarins, flavonoids, and tannins have a ...
Markus Burkard +5 more
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Introducing EbolaCheck: potential for point-of-need infectious disease diagnosis [PDF]
The 2013–2015 Ebolavirus disease humanitarian crisis has spurred the development of laboratory-free, point-of-care nucleic acid testing solutions.
Christie A +6 more
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Diverse hosts, diverse immune systems: Evolutionary variation in bat immunology
Bats are recognized to have distinct immune systems from other vertebrates that may allow them to host virulent pathogens without showing disease. However, these flying mammals are also incredibly diverse, such that bats should not be expected to be immunologically homogenous.
Daniel J. Becker +11 more
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