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Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Diagnostics [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015
There are 4 families of viruses that cause viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), including Filoviridae. Ebola virus is one virus within the family Filoviridae and the cause of the current outbreak of VHF in West Africa. VHF-endemic areas are found throughout the world, yet traditional diagnosis of VHF has been performed in large reference laboratories ...
Lori D, Racsa, Colleen S, Kraft, Gene G, Olinger, Lisa E, Hensley   +3 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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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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A systematic review and meta-analysis of seroprevalence surveys of ebolavirus infection. [PDF]

, 2017
Asymptomatic ebolavirus infection could greatly influence transmission dynamics, but there is little consensus on how frequently it occurs or even if it exists. This paper summarises the available evidence on seroprevalence of Ebola, Sudan and Bundibugyo
Bower, Hilary, Glynn, Judith R
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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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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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Aptamer based diagnosis of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever from clinical specimens

Scientific Reports, 2021
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute viral zoonotic disease. The widespread geographic distribution of the disease and the increase in the incidence of the disease from new regions, placed CCHF in a list of public health emergency contexts.
Tahmineh Jalali, Mostafa Salehi-Vaziri, Mohammad Hassan Pouriayevali, Seyed Latif Mousavi Gargari   +3 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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