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Strengthening diagnostic capacity for viral hemorrhagic fevers in Forest Guinea: advances in Lassa fever case detection [PDF]

npj Viruses
Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) remain a major public health threat in resource-limited settings. The 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic exposed critical gaps in laboratory preparedness and diagnostic capacity in most-at-risk countries, including Guinea.
Fara Raymond Koundouno, Youssouf Sidibe, Saa Lucien Millimono, Kékoura Ifono, Julia Hinzmann, Hugo Soubrier, Karifa Kourouma, Tamba Elie Millimouno, Fernand M’Bemba Tolno, Faya Moriba Kamano, Mamadou Dioulde Barry, Soua Koulemou, Bely Sonomy, Mariame Traore, Kaba Keïta, Mette Hinrichs, Sarah Ryter, Carolina van Gelder, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Christine Jacobsen, Anke Thielebein, Lisa Oestereich, Meike Pahlmann, Anaïs Legand, Pierre Formenty, Aly Antoine Kamano, Seydou Dia, Moke Fundji Jean Marie Kipela, Stephan Günther, Moussa Kolié, Kaba Keïta, Sira Hélène Guilavogui, Sanaba Boumbaly, N’Faly Magassouba, Sophie Duraffour, Giuditta Annibaldis   +35 more
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Genetic Variations in Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus: Challenges for Molecular Diagnostic Assays—A Case Report [PDF]

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Conclusions: This report underlines the requirement of CCHFV genomic surveillance to update the molecular diagnostic assays. Moreover, the circulation of an African CCHFV strain in Iran supports previous data suggesting that Iran harbors the greatest ...
Mostafa Salehi-Vaziri, Tahmineh Jalai, Mahsa Tavakoli, Laya Farhan Asadi, Seyed Marzieh Sajadi, Tahereh Mohammadi, Sepideh Gerdooei, Sahar Khakifirouz, Farnoosh Arbabi, Arash Ghalyanchi Langeroudi, Mohammad Reza Shirzadi, Mohammad Hassan Pouriayevali   +11 more
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Isolation of Flaviviruses and Alphaviruses with Encephalitogenic Potential Diagnosed by Evandro Chagas Institute (Pará, Brazil) in the Period of 1954–2022: Six Decades of Discoveries

Viruses, 2023
Viruses with encephalitogenic potential can cause neurological conditions of clinical and epidemiological importance, such as Saint Louis encephalitis virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, Eastern equine encephalitis virus, Western equine ...
Ana Lucia Monteiro Wanzeller, Fabio Silva da Silva, Leonardo Henrique Almeida Hernández, Landerson Junior Leopoldino Barros, Maria Nazaré Oliveira Freitas, Maissa Maia Santos, Ercília de Jesus Gonçalves, Jamilla Augusta Sousa Pantoja, Creuza de Sousa Lima, Maxwell Furtado Lima, Luiz Roberto Oliveira Costa, Liliane Leal das Chagas, Iveraldo Ferreira Silva, Tania Cristina Alves da Silveira da Cunha, Bruna Lais Sena do Nascimento, Helena Baldez Vasconcelos, Elizabeth Salbe Travassos da Rosa, Sueli Guerreiro Rodrigues, Raimunda do Socorro da Silva Azevedo, Lívia Carício Martins, Lívia Medeiros Neves Casseb, Jannifer Oliveira Chiang, Joaquim Pinto Nunes Neto, Ana Cecília Ribeiro Cruz, Valéria Lima Carvalho, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, Eliana Vieira Pinto da Silva   +26 more
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Application of animal models to compare and contrast the virulence of current and future potential SARS-CoV-2 variants

Biosafety and Health, 2022
Since severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified during late 2019, the sustained spread of this pathogen within the human population has caused worldwide disruption with staggering infection rates and death tolls ...
Zhe Ding, Tong Chen, Jiaming Lan, Gary Wong   +3 more
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Monitoring of Dengue Virus in Field-caught Aedes Species (Diptera: Culicidae) by Molecular Method, from 2016 to 2017 in Southern Iran [PDF]

Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2023
Background: Aedes mosquitoes transmit important arboviral diseases such as dengue to humans. This study was conducted to determine dengue virus infection in Aedes mosquitoes, emphasizing Aedes aegypti by Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction ...
Kourosh Azizi, Hedayat Dorzaban, Aboozar Soltani, Hamzeh Alipour, Seyed Aghil Jaberhashemi, Mostafa Salehi-Vaziri, Tahereh Mohammadi, Zahra Fereydouni, Azim Paksa   +8 more
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Development of a Novel Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for the Rapid Detection of Monkeypox Virus Infections

Viruses, 2022
A recent outbreak of monkeypox virus (mpox) has prompted researchers to explore diagnostics as a means of impeding transmission and further spread. Rapid, sensitive, and specific methods are crucial for accurately diagnosing mpox infections.
Chao Yu, Lulu Zuo, Jing Miao, Lingjing Mao, Benjamin Selekon, Ella Gonofio, Emmanuel Nakoune, Nicolas Berthet, Gary Wong   +8 more
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Advances in treatment strategies for COVID-19: Insights from other coronavirus diseases and prospects

Biosafety and Health, 2023
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the third human disease outbreak caused by an emerging coronavirus in the 21st century. Caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the COVID-19 pandemic has been the most ...
Yingwen Li, Jiaming Lan, Gary Wong
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Imported cases of Chikungunya virus in Iran

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a widespread mosquito-borne virus representing a serious challenge to public health. The largest outbreak in the Middle-East was recorded in 2016–2017 in Pakistan.
Mohammad Hassan Pouriayevali, Farshid Rezaei, Tahmineh Jalali, Vahid Baniasadi, Mehdi Fazlalipour, Ehsan Mostafavi, Sahar Khakifirouz, Tahereh Mohammadi, Zahra Fereydooni, Mahsa Tavakoli, Sanam Azad-Manjiri, Motahareh Hosseini, Mahsa Ghalejoogh, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Anna-Bella Failloux, Mostafa Salehi-Vaziri   +15 more
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Changes in the Transmission Dynamic of Chikungunya Virus in Southeastern Senegal

Viruses, 2020
In Senegal, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is maintained in a sylvatic cycle and causes sporadic cases or small outbreaks in rural areas. However, little is known about the influence of the environment on its transmission.
Abdourahmane Sow, Birgit Nikolay, Oumar Faye, Simon Cauchemez, Jorge Cano, Mawlouth Diallo, Ousmane Faye, Bakary Sadio, Oumar Ndiaye, Scott C. Weaver, Anta T. Dia, Amadou Alpha Sall, Denis Malvy   +12 more
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Advances and perspectives in the development of vaccines against highly pathogenic bunyaviruses

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
Increased human activities around the globe and the rapid development of once rural regions have increased the probability of contact between humans and wild animals.
Tong Chen, Tong Chen, Zhe Ding, Zhe Ding, Jiaming Lan, Gary Wong   +5 more
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