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Development of a Singleplex Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Pan-Dengue Virus Detection and Quantification

Viruses, 2022
Dengue virus (DENV) infection is a significant global health problem. There are no specific therapeutics or widely available vaccines. Early diagnosis is critical for patient management.
Adisak Songjaeng, Somchai Thiemmeca, Dumrong Mairiang, Nuntaya Punyadee, Kessiri Kongmanas, Prachya Hansuealueang, Nattaya Tangthawornchaikul, Thaneeya Duangchinda, Juthathip Mongkolsapaya, Kanokwan Sriruksa, Wannee Limpitikul, Prida Malasit, Panisadee Avirutnan   +12 more
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A review of epidemiological parameters from Ebola outbreaks to inform early public health decision-making. [PDF]

, 2015
The unprecedented scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has, as of 29 April 2015, resulted in more than 10,884 deaths among 26,277 cases. Prior to the ongoing outbreak, Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused relatively small outbreaks (maximum outbreak ...
Bento, AI, Donnelly, CA, Ferguson, NM, Mills, HL, Van Kerkhove, MD   +4 more
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Comparative analysis of subsampling methods for large mosquito samples

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background The analysis of large mosquito samples is expensive and time-consuming, delaying the efficient timing of vector control measurements. Processing a fraction of a sample using a subsampling method can significantly reduce the processing effort ...
Linda Jaworski, Stephanie Jansen, Wolf Peter Pfitzner, Matthias Beck, Norbert Becker, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Ellen Kiel, Renke Lühken   +7 more
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Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses [PDF]

Critical Care Clinics, 2005
This article reviews the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management of patients with suspected or confirmed viral hemorrhagic fever infection. The focus is on clinical management based on case series from naturally occuring outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fever infection as well as imported cases of viral hemorrhagic fever encountered in ...
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Clinical Manifestations and Case Management of Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever caused by a newly identified virus strain, Bundibugyo, Uganda, 2007-2008 [PDF]

, 2012
A confirmed Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreak in Bundibugyo, Uganda, November 2007-February 2008, was caused by a putative new species (Bundibugyo ebolavirus). It included 93 putative cases, 56 laboratory-confirmed cases, and 37 deaths (CFR = 25%).
A Grolla, A MacNeil, A Tuffs, AJ Georges, AM Casillas, B Jeffs, B Le Guenno, Benjamin Jeffs, BS Hewlett, DG Bausch, DG Bausch, DG Bausch, DG Bausch, DG Bausch, DH Smith, DL Heymann, E Mupere, ED Johnson, EM Leroy, EM Leroy, Esther Sterk, GA Martini, GA Martini, JL Conrad, Joseph Wamala, JS Gear, JS Towner, Julius Lutwama, K Kibadi, K Mupapa, K Mupapa, KJ Davis, M Borchert, M Bray, M Bray, MA Bwaka, Malcolm Gracie Semple, Maria D. Van Kerkhove, Matthias Borchert, ME Miranda, Michel Van Herp, MJ Bonnet, Natasha Howard, NK Jaax, P Formenty, P Formenty, P Francesconi, P Roddy, P Roddy, Paul Roddy, PE Rollin, Pedro Pablo Palma, PH Sureau, R Colebunders, R Ndambi, R Siegert, RC Baron, Robert Colebunders, RT Emond, S Becker, SF Dowell, SP Fisher-Hoch, SR Zaki, TH Roels, U Stroher, Y Kalongi, Zabulon Yoti   +66 more
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Outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever among miners in Kamwenge and Ibanda Districts, Uganda, 2007 [PDF]

, 2011
Marburg hemorrhagic fever was detected among 4 miners in Ibanda District, Uganda, from June through September, 2007. Infection was likely acquired through exposure to bats or bat secretions in a mine in Kamwenge District, Uganda, and possibly human-to ...
Atek Kagirita, Bausch, Bausch, Ben Jeffs, Brian Amman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Craig Manning, Edgar Kansiime, Eileen C. Farnon, Emmanuel Byaruhanga, F. Katunguka, Florimond Tschioko, Godfrey S. Bwire, Jennifer Adjemian, Jentes, Jonathan Towner, Jordan W. Tappero, Joseph F. Wamala, Julius J. Lutwama, Pierre E. Rollin, Pierre Formenty, Robert Downing, Sam Ahimbisibwe, Stuart T. Nichol, Swanepoel, Taylor, Timen, Towner, Towner, Wahl-Jensen, World Health Organization   +31 more
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Comparison of serological assays to titrate Hantaan and Seoul hantavirus-specific antibodies

Virology Journal, 2017
Background Hantaan and Seoul viruses, in the Hantavirus genus, are known to cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). The plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT), as conventional neutralization test for hantaviruses, is laborious and time ...
Weihong Li, Shouchun Cao, Quanfu Zhang, Jiandong Li, Shuo Zhang, Wei Wu, Jing Qu, Chuan Li, Mifang Liang, Dexin Li   +9 more
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Subclinical infection of macaques and baboons with a baboon simarterivirus [PDF]

, 2018
Simarteriviruses (Arteriviridae: Simarterivirinae) are commonly found at high titers in the blood of African monkeys but do not cause overt disease in these hosts.
Bailey, Adam L, Baker, David A, Brasky, Kathy, Buechler, Connor R, Chavez, Deborah, Cornish, Joseph P, Guerra, Bernadette, Johnson, Reed F, Kuhn, Jens H, Lanford, Robert, Newman, Christina, O\u27Connor, David H, Semler, Matthew   +12 more
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Usutu Virus Isolated from Rodents in Senegal

Viruses, 2019
Usutu virus (USUV) is a Culex-associated mosquito-borne flavivirus of the Flaviviridae family. Since its discovery in 1959, the virus has been isolated from birds, arthropods and humans in Europe and Africa. An increasing number of Usutu virus infections
Moussa Moïse Diagne, Marie Henriette Dior Ndione, Nicholas Di Paola, Gamou Fall, André Pouwedeou Bedekelabou, Pape Mbacké Sembène, Ousmane Faye, Paolo Marinho de Andrade Zanotto, Amadou Alpha Sall   +8 more
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Human Usutu Virus Infections in Europe: A New Risk on Horizon?

Viruses, 2022
The Usutu virus (USUV), a neurotropic mosquito-borne flavivirus discovered in 1959 in South Africa, has spread over the last twenty years across the European continent. This virus follows an enzootic cycle involving mosquitoes and birds.
Dániel Cadar, Yannick Simonin
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