Results 21 to 30 of about 83,464 (331)

Changes in the Transmission Dynamic of Chikungunya Virus in Southeastern Senegal

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

HMGB1 Is a Potential Biomarker for Severe Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) are common representatives of viral hemorrhagic fevers still often neglected in some parts of the world.
Katarina Resman Rus   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Risk factors for Marburg hemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
We conducted two antibody surveys to assess risk factors for Marburg hemorrhagic fever in an area of confirmed Marburg virus transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Roth, Cathy   +64 more
core   +1 more source

Unexpected high circulation of Plasmodium vivax in asymptomatic children from Kédougou, southeastern Senegal

open access: yesMalaria Journal, 2017
Background Malaria in Senegal is due essentially to infections by Plasmodium falciparum and, to a lesser extent to Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale.
Makhtar Niang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immunological Features Underlying Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Immunology, 2015
Several enveloped RNA viruses of the arenavirus, bunyavirus, filovirus and flavivirus families are associated with a syndrome known as viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF).
I. Messaoudi, C. Basler
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

Material Proximities and Hotspots: Toward an Anthropology of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, 2014
This article outlines a research program for an anthropology of viral hemorrhagic fevers (collectively known as VHFs). It begins by reviewing the social science literature on Ebola, Marburg, and Lassa fevers and charting areas for future ethnographic ...
H. Brown, A. Kelly
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Asymptomatic Plasmodium vivax infections among Duffy-negative population in Kedougou, Senegal

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Health, 2018
Background In the southeastern Senegal, the report of Plasmodium vivax infections among febrile patients in Kedougou constitutes a new emerging health problem.
Makhtar Niang   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Circulation and seasonality of influenza viruses in different transmission zones in Africa

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Influenza is responsible for more than 5 million severe cases and 290,000 to 650,000 deaths every year worldwide. Developing countries account for 99% of influenza deaths in children under 5 years of age.
Marie Roseline Darnycka Belizaire   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

CAQ Corner: Immune‐mediated complications

open access: yes, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Mary Thomson, John R. Lake
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy