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Reporter Virus Neutralization Test Evaluation for Dengue and Zika Virus Diagnosis in Flavivirus Endemic Area

Pathogens, 2021
Reporter virus neutralization test (RVNT) has been used as an alternative to the more laborious and time-demanding conventional PRNT assay for both DENV and ZIKV. However, few studies have investigated how these techniques would perform in epidemic areas
Jannyce G. C. Nunes, Bruno T. D. Nunes, Chao Shan, Adriana F. Moraes, Tais R. Silva, Maria H. R. de Mendonça, Liliane L. das Chagas, Franco A. e Silva, Raimunda S. S. Azevedo, Eliana V. P. da Silva, Livia C. Martins, Jannifer O. Chiang, Livia M. N. Casseb, Daniele F. Henriques, Pedro F. C. Vasconcelos, Rommel M. R. Burbano, Pei-Yong Shi, Daniele B. A. Medeiros   +17 more
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Molecular evolution and genetic diversity analysis of SFTS virus based on next-generation sequencing

Biosafety and Health, 2021
SFTS virus (SFTSV) is a novel bunyavirus, which was discovered as the etiological agent of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in China in 2009, and was now prevalent in at least 25 provinces in China.
Aqian Li, Lin Liu, Wei Wu, Yang Liu, Xiaoxia Huang, Chuan Li, Di Liu, Jiandong Li, Shiwen Wang, Dexin Li, Mifang Liang   +10 more
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Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of an inactivated SFTS vaccine candidate in mice

Biosafety and Health, 2022
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), caused by a novel identified bunyavirus SFTS virus (SFTSV), was an emerging viral infectious disease that was firstly reported in China.
Aqian Li, Xinxian Dai, Lei Chen, Lin Liu, Chuan Li, Yang Liu, Wei Wu, Xiaoxia Huang, Jiandong Li, Shiwen Wang, Mifang Liang, Xiuling Li, Dexin Li   +12 more
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Blood-meal analysis of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) reveals a broad host range and new species records for Romania

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Culicoides biting midges are potential vectors of different pathogens. However, especially for eastern Europe, there is a lack of knowledge on the host-feeding patterns of this vector group.
Alexandru Tomazatos, Hanna Jöst, Jonny Schulze, Marina Spînu, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Daniel Cadar, Renke Lühken   +6 more
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Prenatal disorders and congenital Zika syndrome in squirrel monkeys

Scientific Reports, 2021
During the Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in Brazil (2015–2016), the clinical manifestations associated with its infection were complex and included miscarriage and congenital malformations, not previously described.
Aline Amaral Imbeloni, Bianca Nascimento de Alcantara, Leandro Nassar Coutinho, Sarah Raphaella Rocha de Azevedo Scalercio, Liliane Almeida Carneiro, Karol Guimarães Oliveira, Arnaldo Jorge Martins Filho, Darlene de Brito Simith Durans, Wellington Bandeira da Silva, Bruno Tardelli Diniz Nunes, Livia Medeiros Neves Casseb, Jannifer Oliveira Chiang, Carlos Alberto Marques de Carvalho, Mariana Borges Machado, Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma, Daniele Barbosa de Almeida Medeiros, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos   +16 more
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Mobile Laboratory Reveals the Circulation of Dengue Virus Serotype I of Asian Origin in Medina Gounass (Guediawaye), Senegal

Diagnostics, 2020
With the growing success of controlling malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa, the incidence of fever due to malaria is in decline, whereas the proportion of patients with non-malaria febrile illness (NMFI) is increasing.
Idrissa Dieng, Boris Gildas Hedible, Moussa Moïse Diagne, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Cheikh Tidiane Diagne, Cheikh Fall, Vicent Richard, Muriel Vray, Manfred Weidmann, Ousmane Faye, Amadou Alpha Sall, Oumar Faye   +11 more
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Letea Virus: Comparative Genomics and Phylogenetic Analysis of a Novel Reassortant Orbivirus Discovered in Grass Snakes (Natrix natrix)

Viruses, 2020
The discovery and characterization of novel arthropod-borne viruses provide valuable information on their genetic diversity, ecology, evolution and potential to threaten animal or public health.
Alexandru Tomazatos, Rachel E. Marschang, Iulia Maranda, Heike Baum, Alexandra Bialonski, Marina Spînu, Renke Lühken, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Daniel Cadar   +8 more
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Circulation of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Dirofilariosis is an emerging vector-borne parasitic disease in Europe. Monitoring of wild and domestic carnivores demonstrated circulation of Dirofilaria spp. in Romania in the past.
Alexandru Tomazatos, Daniel Cadar, Edina Török, Iulia Maranda, Cintia Horváth, Lujza Keresztes, Marina Spinu, Stephanie Jansen, Hanna Jöst, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich, Renke Lühken   +11 more
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First molecular analysis of rabies virus in Qatar and clinical cases imported into Qatar, a case report

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Identifying the origin of the rabies virus (RABV) infection may have significant implications for control measures. Here, we identified the source of a RABV infection of two Nepalese migrants in Qatar by comparing their RABV genomes with RABV genomes ...
Bas B. Oude Munnink, Elmoubashar Abu Baker Abd Farag, Corine GeurtsvanKessel, Claudia Schapendonk, Anne van der Linden, Robert Kohl, Georgina Arron, Hisham Ziglam, Wael Goravey Mhjoop Goravey, Peter V. Coyle, Imad Ibrahim, Khaled A. Mohran, Muneera Mohammed Saleh Alrajhi, Md Mazharul Islam, Randa Abdeen, A. Aziz Mahmoud A.H. Al-Zeyara, Nidal Mahmoud Younis, Hamad Eid Al-Romaihi, Mohammad Hamad J. Al Thani, Richard Molenkamp, Reina S. Sikkema, Marion Koopmans   +21 more
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Evaluation of an Assay of Zika Virus Detection Without RNA Extraction

Xiehe Yixue Zazhi, 2022
Objective  To evaluate a Zika virus(ZIKV) test based on real-time reverse-transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) that can be performed without RNA isolation.  Methods  The detection method is based on rRT-PCR technology, and a virus-enrichment
LI Aqian, KONG Lingjun, LIU Yang, YI Jie, LI Chuan, LIANG Mifang, DOU Yaling   +6 more
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