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Atypical presentation of mpox in Irrua environs: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, -is an orthopoxvirus infection of the skin and previously a public health emergency of international concern. It reemerged in Nigeria over 5 years ago and has since spread to other parts of the world.
S. O. Oiwoh   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diabetes with hypertension as risk factors for adult dengue hemorrhagic fever in a predominantly dengue serotype 2 epidemic: a case control study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
BACKGROUND: Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a severe form of dengue, characterized by bleeding and plasma leakage. A number of DHF risk factors had been suggested.
Kee Seng Chia   +41 more
core   +2 more sources

LUJO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER

open access: yesProblems of Virology, 2017
Lujo hemorrhagic fever (LHF) is a viral disease accompanied with fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, arthralgia, myalgia and numerous signs of hemorrhagic syndrome. LHF causes a clinical syndrome remarkably similar to Lassa hemorrhagic fever. The first case of LHF occurred in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2008. There was a secondary transmission from
T. E. Sizikova   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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

open access: yesViruses, 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   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marburg hemorrhagic fever associated with multiple genetic lineages of virus. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
BACKGROUND: An outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever was first observed in a gold-mining village in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in October 1998.
Grein, Thomas   +64 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of subsampling methods for large mosquito samples

open access: yesParasites & 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of serological assays to titrate Hantaan and Seoul hantavirus-specific antibodies

open access: yesVirology 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Usutu Virus Isolated from Rodents in Senegal

open access: yesViruses, 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   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human Usutu Virus Infections in Europe: A New Risk on Horizon?

open access: yesViruses, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Most neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies target novel epitopes requiring both Lassa virus glycoprotein subunits

open access: yesNature Communications, 2016
Lassa virus can cause haemorrhagic fever for which no specific treatment currently exists. Here the authors have cloned 113 monoclonal antibodies from the survivors of Lassa infection and show that the majority of neutralizing antibodies target a complex
James E. Robinson   +49 more
doaj   +1 more source

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