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Fear of Illness and Convenient Access to Vaccines Appear to Be the Missing Keys to Successful Vaccination Campaigns: Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Decisions of Hospital Staff in Poland concerning Vaccination against Influenza and COVID-19

Vaccines, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted for two years as of 2022, and it is common knowledge that vaccines are an essential tool to mitigate the health, economic, and social fallout.
Robert Susło, Piotr Pobrotyn, Artur Mierzecki, Jarosław Drobnik   +3 more
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Global Distribution and Molecular Evolution of Bat Coronaviruses

Zoonotic Diseases
Bat coronaviruses cause a wide range of illnesses in humans and animals. Bats are known to harbor a wide diversity of Alphacoronaviruses and Betacoronaviruses.
Mohamed El Sayes, Rebecca Badra, Mohamed A. Ali, Rabeh El-Shesheny, Ghazi Kayali   +4 more
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Transmission dynamics of avian influenza viruses in Egyptian poultry markets

npj Viruses
Live bird markets (LBMs) are considered hotspots for Avian Influenza Viruses (AIVs). In such markets, AIVs pose threats to both poultry and public health.
Sara H. Mahmoud, Mokhtar Gomaa, Ahmed El Taweel, Yassmin Moatasim, Mina Nabil Kamel, Mohamed El Sayes, Noura M. Abo Shama, Rebecca Badra, Mona Mahmoud, Pamela P. McKenzie, Richard J. Webby, Ahmed Kandeil, Mohamed Ahmed Ali, Rabeh El-Shesheny, Ghazi Kayali   +14 more
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Spill-Over of Avian and Human Influenza a Viruses to Swine in Egypt and Lebanon

Zoonotic Diseases
Pigs play a key role in the ecology of influenza A viruses (IAVs), particularly in avian influenza (AI)-endemic regions where co-circulation of viruses from different hosts increases reassortment risk.
Mokhtar R. Gomaa, Jessica Yazbek, Mounir Abi-Said, Basma Elsaadani, Dalia Zahra, Hager Emam, Mina Nabil Kamel, Basant Helal, Ahmed El Taweel, Omnia Kutkat, Mohamed GabAllah, Ahmed Kayed, Deesse Tabet, Pamela P. McKenzie, Richard J. Webby, Mohamed A. Ali, Rabeh El-Shesheny, Ghazi Kayali   +17 more
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Modification of the Conventional Influenza Epidemic Models Using Environmental Parameters in Iran [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2019
ObjectivesThe association between the spread of infectious diseases and climate parameters has been widely studied in recent decades. In this paper, we formulate, exploit, and compare three variations of the susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model ...
Ahmad Naserpor, Sharareh R. Niakan Kalhori, Marjan Ghazisaeedi, Rasoul Azizi, Mohammad Hosseini Ravandi, Sajad Sharafie   +5 more
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Insights into Genetic Characteristics and Virological Features of Endemic Avian Influenza A (H9N2) Viruses in Egypt from 2017–2021

Viruses, 2022
From 2010 to 2013, genotype I avian influenza A(H9N2) viruses of the G1-lineage were isolated from several poultry species in Egypt. In 2014, novel reassortant H9N2 viruses were detected in pigeons designated as genotype II.
Mohamed El Sayes, Ahmed Kandeil, Yassmin Moatasim, Ahmed El Taweel, Adam Rubrum, Omnia Kutkat, Mina Nabil Kamel, Rebecca Badra, Ahmed B. Barakat, Pamela P. McKenzie, Rabeh El-Shesheny, Richard J. Webby, Ghazi Kayali, Mohamed Ahmed Ali   +13 more
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Mapping the interaction sites of human and avian influenza A viruses and complement factor H

Frontiers in Immunology
The complement system is an innate immune mechanism against microbial infections. It involves a cascade of effector molecules that is activated via classical, lectin and alternative pathways.
Iman Rabeeah, Iman Rabeeah, Elizabeth Billington, Béatrice Nal, Jean-Remy Sadeyen, Ansar A. Pathan, Munir Iqbal, Nigel J. Temperton, Peter F. Zipfel, Peter F. Zipfel, Christine Skerka, Uday Kishore, Uday Kishore, Holly Shelton   +13 more
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Influenza A H5N1 Replication Sites in Humans

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
Tissue tropism and pathogenesis of influenza A virus subtype H5N1 disease in humans is not well defined. In mammalian experimental models, H5N1 influenza is a disseminated disease. However, limited previous data from human autopsies have not shown evidence of virus dissemination beyond the lung.
Uiprasertkul, M, Puthavathana, P, Nicholls, JM, Peiris, M, Auewarakul, P, Vanprapar, N, Chokephaibulkit, K, Srisook, K, Pooruk, P, Sangsiriwut, K   +9 more
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EPIDEMIC RISE OF INFLUENZA IN ST. PETERSBURG IN JANUARY-MARCH 2018

Инфекция и иммунитет, 2018
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M. A. Bichurina, P. A. Petrova, A. A. Go, I. G. Chkhyndzheriya, L. V. Voloshchuk, M. M. Pisareva, N. I. Konovalova   +6 more
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Robust antiviral activity of commonly prescribed antidepressants against emerging coronaviruses: in vitro and in silico drug repurposing studies

Scientific Reports, 2022
During the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, symptoms of depression are commonly documented among both symptomatic and asymptomatic quarantined COVID-19 patients.
Omnia Kutkat, Yassmin Moatasim, Ahmed A. Al‐Karmalawy, Hamada S. Abulkhair, Mokhtar R. Gomaa, Ahmed N. El-Taweel, Noura M. Abo Shama, Mohamed GabAllah, Dina B. Mahmoud, Ghazi Kayali, Mohamed A. Ali, Ahmed Kandeil, Ahmed Mostafa   +12 more
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