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

Nature 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, Kathryn M. Hastie, Robert W. Cross, Rachael E. Yenni, Deborah H. Elliott, Julie A. Rouelle, Chandrika B. Kannadka, Ashley A. Smira, Courtney E. Garry, Benjamin T. Bradley, Haini Yu, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, Matt L. Boisen, Jessica N. Hartnett, Michelle A. Zandonatti, Megan M. Rowland, Megan L. Heinrich, Luis Martínez-Sobrido, Benson Cheng, Juan C. de la Torre, Kristian G. Andersen, Augustine Goba, Mambu Momoh, Mohamed Fullah, Michael Gbakie, Lansana Kanneh, Veronica J. Koroma, Richard Fonnie, Simbirie C. Jalloh, Brima Kargbo, Mohamed A. Vandi, Momoh Gbetuwa, Odia Ikponmwosa, Danny A. Asogun, Peter O. Okokhere, Onikepe A. Follarin, John S. Schieffelin, Kelly R. Pitts, Joan B. Geisbert, Peter C. Kulakoski, Russell B. Wilson, Christian T. Happi, Pardis C. Sabeti, Sahr M. Gevao, S. Humarr Khan, Donald S. Grant, Thomas W. Geisbert, Erica Ollmann Saphire, Luis M. Branco, Robert F. Garry   +49 more
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Larval sites of the mosquito Aedes aegypti formosus in forest and domestic habitats in Africa and the potential association with oviposition evolution

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Adaptations to anthropogenic domestic habitats contribute to the success of the mosquito Aedes aegypti as a major global vector of several arboviral diseases.
Siyang Xia, Hany K. M. Dweck, Joel Lutomiah, Rosemary Sang, Carolyn S. McBride, Noah H. Rose, Diego Ayala, Jeffrey R. Powell   +7 more
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Synergistic anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity of repurposed anti-parasitic drug combinations

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2022
Background COVID-19 pandemic has claimed millions of lives and devastated the health service system, livelihood, and economy in many countries worldwide.
Kunlakanya Jitobaom, Chompunuch Boonarkart, Suwimon Manopwisedjaroen, Nuntaya Punyadee, Suparerk Borwornpinyo, Arunee Thitithanyanont, Panisadee Avirutnan, Prasert Auewarakul   +7 more
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Molecular identification of adenoviruses associated with respiratory infection in Egypt from 2003 to 2010. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Human adenoviruses of species B, C, and E (HAdV-B, -C, -E) are frequent causative agents of acute respiratory infections worldwide. As part of a surveillance program aimed at identifying the etiology of influenza-like illness (ILI) in Egypt ...
A Kandeel, AC Kroes, Adriana Kajon, AE Kajon, AE Kajon, AH Kamel, AK Adhikary, Amany Elgohary Sheta, Amel Mohamed Nageib Hasanin, Anne M Gaynor, B Biere, B Cao, B Chmielewicz, B Lin, BDJ Hess, CD Brandt, Claire Cornelius, CT Garnett, D Metzgar, D Metzgar, G Wadell, GC Gray, GJ Vora, H Schmitz, HA El-Mahallawy, HG Pereira, HS Houng, I Luksic, J Abd-Jamil, JP Fox, JY Hong, Katherine C Horton, KL Russell, LK Crawford-Miksza, M El Sayed Zaki, M El-Sayed Zaki, MA Ryan, MKA Deming, OA Adeyemi, OA Adeyi, Pola N Demian, R Al-Toum, Rania Siam, RJ Cooper, S Alharbi, S Levin, SK Schepetiuk, SY Ou, T Kojaoghlanian, TE-MB El-Shewy, TT Pham, W Saitoh-Inagawa, W Xu, W Xu, WA Andiman, WC Russell, Y Chu, YJ Kim   +57 more
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Risk factors associated with sustained circulation of six zoonotic arboviruses: a systematic review for selection of surveillance sites in non-endemic areas

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Arboviruses represent a significant burden to public health and local economies due to their ability to cause unpredictable and widespread epidemics. To maximize early detection of arbovirus emergence in non-endemic areas, surveillance efforts should ...
Helen J. Esser, Ramona Mögling, Natalie B. Cleton, Henk van der Jeugd, Hein Sprong, Arjan Stroo, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Willem F. de Boer, Chantal B. E. M. Reusken   +8 more
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Interventions to Control Virus Transmission During an Outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: Experience from Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995. [PDF]

, 1999
On 6 May 1995, the Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) coordinator in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), received a request for assistance for what was believed to be a concurrent outbreak of bacillary dysentery and viral hemorrhagic fever ...
Kerstiëns, B, Matthys, F
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International network for capacity building for the control of emerging viral vector-borne zoonotic diseases : arbo-zoonet [PDF]

, 2009
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne viruses, which include West Nile fever virus (WNFV), a mosquito-borne virus, Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), a mosquito-borne virus, and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), a tick-borne virus.
Ahmed, J., Bouloy, Michèle, Chevalier, Véronique, Ergonul, O., et al.,, Fooks, Anthony R., Paweska, Janusz   +6 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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Penilian Kinerja Tenaga Survailans Kesehatan (Gasurkes) Demam Berdarah Dengue (Dbd) Di Kecamatan Tembalangkota Semarang [PDF]

, 2017
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever is the one of the most endemic disease in Indonesia. One of the biggest city in Indonesia, Semarang, turn out to be the one of the most dengue fever patient every years.. In Peraturan Walikota Kota Semarang No.
Wardayani, M. O. (Mirsa), Widowati, N. (Nina)   +1 more
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Movement Disorders in Aicardi–Goutières Syndrome and Response to Immunomodulation

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study characterizes movement disorders and treatment responses in seven children with Aicardi–Goutières syndrome (AGS). We retrospectively evaluated motor phenotypes, neuroimaging, and interferon signatures in patients treated with baricitinib or anifrolumab. Spasticity affected all patients, while dystonia was present in 4/7.
Enrique Gonzalez Saez‐Diez, Monica Ferrer Socorro, Kathryn Yang, Nicole Battaglia, Zainab Zaman, Mariko Bennett, Adeline Vanderver, Pui Y. Lee, Lauren A. Henderson, Milena M. Andzelm, Darius Ebrahimi‐Fakhari   +10 more
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