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Molecular characterisation of a rabbit Hepatitis E Virus strain detected in a chronically HEV-infected individual from Germany

One Health, 2023
In immunocompromised individuals persisting viremia frequently leads to a chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. Zoonotic transmission of HEV from pigs and wild boar to humans is proven and sporadic infections with rabbit HEV (raHEV) have recently ...
Patrycja Klink, Dominik Harms, Britta Altmann, Yvonne Dörffel, Ulrike Morgera, Steffen Zander, C. Thomas Bock, Jörg Hofmann   +7 more
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Detection of Q129H Immune Escape Mutation in Apparently Healthy Hepatitis B Virus Carriers in Southwestern Nigeria

Viruses, 2021
As the global effort to eradicate hepatitis B continues, immune escape mutations (IEMs) and drug resistance mutations (DRMs) affecting its diagnosis, treatment, and prevention are compromising this goal.
Olufisayo Adeyemi Adesina, Olusola Anuoluwapo Akanbi, Oluyinka Oladele Opaleye, Margaret Oluwatoyin Japhet, Bo Wang, Adekemi Olubukunola Oluyege, Patrycja Klink, C.-Thomas Bock   +7 more
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FUT2, Secretor Status and FUT3 Polymorphisms of Children with Acute Diarrhea Infected with Rotavirus and Norovirus in Brazil

Viruses, 2020
Host susceptibility according to human histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) is widely known for norovirus infection, but is less described for rotavirus. Due to the variable HBGA polymorphism among populations, we aimed to evaluate the association between ...
Marco André Loureiro Tonini, Débora Maria Pires Gonçalves Barreira, Luciana Bueno de Freitas Santolin, Lays Paula Bondi Volpini, José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Béatrice Le Moullac-Vaidye, Jacques Le Pendu, Liliana Cruz Spano   +7 more
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Chronic kidney disease linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection: a case report

BMC Nephrology, 2021
Background The recent COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about patient diagnosis and follow-up of chronically ill patients. Patients suffering from chronic illnesses, concomitantly infected by SARS-CoV-2, globally tend to have a worse prognosis and ...
Georges Tarris, Alexis de Rougemont, Marie-Anaïs Estienney, Julien Journet, Anne-Cécile Lariotte, Damien Aubignat, Jean-Michel Rebibou, Mathilde Funes De La Vega, Mathieu Legendre, Gael Belliot, Laurent Martin   +10 more
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Hepatitis E virus infection in high-risk populations in Osun State, Nigeria

One Health, 2021
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an emerging infection that is of major public health concern, especially in some vulnerable groups like immunosuppressed individuals, pregnant women and HBV-coinfected individuals.
Folakemi Abiodun Osundare, Patrycja Klink, Olusola Aanuoluwapo Akanbi, Bo Wang, Dominik Harms, Olusola Ojurongbe, Moses Adedapo Ajayi, Emmanuel Oluwagbenga Babaranti, C.-Thomas Bock, Oladele Oluyinka Opaleye   +9 more
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Prevalence and characteristics of hepatitis B and D virus infections among HIV-positive individuals in Southwestern Nigeria

Virology Journal, 2021
Background Coinfections of HIV-positive individuals with Hepatitis B and D virus (HBV and HDV) are common and can be associated with rapid liver damage.
Oluyinka Oladele Opaleye, Olusola Anuoluwapo Akanbi, Folakemi Abiodun Osundare, Bo Wang, Olufisayo Adesina, Adeolu Sunday Oluremi, Sola Thomas Sunday, Abiodun Akeem Akindele, Patrycja Klink, C. Thomas Bock   +9 more
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A new hepatitis E virus genotype 2 strain identified from an outbreak in Nigeria, 2017

Virology Journal, 2018
Background In 2017 the Nigerian Ministry of Health notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of an outbreak of hepatitis E located in the north-east region of the country with 146 cases with 2 deaths.
Bo Wang, Olusola Anuoluwapo Akanbi, Dominik Harms, Olufisayo Adesina, Folakemi Abiodun Osundare, Dhamari Naidoo, Isabel Deveaux, Opeayo Ogundiran, Uzoma Ugochukwu, Nwando Mba, Chikwe Ihekweazu, C.-Thomas Bock   +11 more
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Specific Norovirus Interaction with Lewis x and Lewis a on Human Intestinal Inflammatory Mucosa during Refractory Inflammatory Bowel Disease

mSphere, 2021
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are progressive diseases affecting millions of people each year. Flare-ups during IBD result in severe mucosal alterations of the small intestine (in CD) and in
Georges Tarris, Alexis de Rougemont, Marie Estienney, Maeva Charkaoui, Thomas Mouillot, Bernard Bonnotte, Christophe Michiels, Laurent Martin, Gaël Belliot   +8 more
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Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Apparently Healthy Individuals from Osun State, Nigeria

Pathogens, 2020
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a major public health concern in low-income countries, yet incidence and prevalence estimates are often lacking. Serum (n = 653) and faecal (n = 150) samples were collected from apparently healthy individuals using ...
Folakemi Abiodun Osundare, Patrycja Klink, Catharina Majer, Olusola Aanuoluwapo Akanbi, Bo Wang, Mirko Faber, Dominik Harms, C.-Thomas Bock, Oladele Oluyinka Opaleye   +8 more
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Viral gastroenteritis [PDF]

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 1998
This article reviews the virology, immunology and epidemiology of the most common viral causes of acute gastroenteritis (rotaviruses, human caliciviruses, astroviruses, enteric adenoviruses). Clinical symptoms range from mild diarrhoea to life-threatening dehydration, and rotavirus disease is a major cause of childhood mortality, mainly in developing ...
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