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Measles Virus Host Invasion and Pathogenesis

Viruses, 2016
Measles virus is a highly contagious negative strand RNA virus that is transmitted via the respiratory route and causes systemic disease in previously unexposed humans and non-human primates.
Brigitta M. Laksono, Rory D. de Vries, Stephen McQuaid, W. Paul Duprex, Rik L. de Swart   +4 more
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Tumor cell marker PVRL4 (nectin 4) is an epithelial cell receptor for measles virus.

PLoS Pathogens, 2011
Vaccine and laboratory adapted strains of measles virus can use CD46 as a receptor to infect many human cell lines. However, wild type isolates of measles virus cannot use CD46, and they infect activated lymphocytes, dendritic cells, and macrophages via ...
Ryan S Noyce, Daniel G Bondre, Michael N Ha, Liang-Tzung Lin, Gary Sisson, Ming-Sound Tsao, Christopher D Richardson   +6 more
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Measles to the Rescue: A Review of Oncolytic Measles Virus [PDF]

Viruses, 2016
Oncolytic virotherapeutic agents are likely to become serious contenders in cancer treatment. The vaccine strain of measles virus is an agent with an impressive range of oncolytic activity in pre-clinical trials with increasing evidence of safety and efficacy in early clinical trials.
Adele Fielding
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Circulation of Measles Virus Genotype B3 in the Republic of the Congo Between 2023 and 2024: A Molecular Characterization Study [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims The only previous sequence report of measles virus from the Republic of the Congo (RoC) dates back to samples collected in 2000.
Yanne Vanessa Thiécesse Mavoungou, Matthieu Fritz, Pembe Issamou Mayengue, Félix Koussounda Koukouikila, Igor Judicael Louzolo, Léa Gwladis Ngangoué, Léadisaelle Hosanna Lenguiya, Gabriel Ahombo, Christelle Butel, Laetitia Serrano, Martine Peeters, Eric M. Leroy, Fabien Roch Niama   +12 more
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Vaccine Mismatches, Viral Circulation, and Clinical Severity Patterns of Influenza B Victoria and Yamagata Infections in Brazil over the Decade 2010–2020: A Statistical and Phylogeny–Trait Analyses

Viruses, 2022
Worldwide, infections by influenza viruses are considered a major public health challenge. In this study, influenza B vaccine mismatches and clinical aspects of Victoria and Yamagata infections in Brazil were assessed.
Jaline Cabral da Costa, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, David Brown, Jonathan Oliveira Lopes, Braulia Caetano da Costa, Eric Lopes Gama, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar-Oliveira   +6 more
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SARS-CoV-2 excretion kinetics in nasopharyngeal and stool samples from the pediatric population

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
BackgroundThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for serious respiratory infections in humans. Even in the absence of respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal (GI) signs were commonly reported in adults and children.
Haifa Khemiri, Haifa Khemiri, Mariem Gdoura, Mariem Gdoura, Samar Ben Halima, Samar Ben Halima, Henda Krichen, Henda Krichen, Cesare Cammà, Alessio Lorusso, Massimo Ancora, Adriano Di Pasquale, Asma Cherni, Asma Cherni, Henda Touzi, Henda Touzi, Amel Sadraoui, Amel Sadraoui, Zina Meddeb, Zina Meddeb, Nahed Hogga, Nahed Hogga, Radhia Ammi, Henda Triki, Henda Triki, Sondes Haddad-Boubaker, Sondes Haddad-Boubaker   +26 more
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Presumed Protective Role for Anti-Hepatitis B Virus Antibodies Against COVID-19 Severe Cases: A Clinical Study Confirming in silico Hypothesis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for COVID-19 disease which is known to have a broad clinical spectrum, from asymptomatic to critical presentation leading to death.
Mariem Gdoura, Mariem Gdoura, Mariem Gdoura, Raoua Touati, Raoua Touati, Sana Kalthoum, Rania Ben Slama, Rania Ben Slama, Nouel Fatnassi, Nouel Fatnassi, Mehdi Mrad, Lamia Ammari, Lamia Ammari, Nozha Brahmi, Amira Ben Jazia, Nahed Hogga, Nahed Hogga, Henda Triki, Henda Triki, Sondes Haddad-Boubaker, Sondes Haddad-Boubaker   +20 more
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The first outbreak of measles virus caused by imported genotype D8 in Jiangsu province of China

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Here we reported the outbreak of measles cases caused by the genotype D8 measles virus for the first time in Jiangsu province in China, which was possibly imported by a foreign student from Laos.
Xiuying Deng, Ying Hu, Peishan Lu, Ming-hao Zhou, Hongxiong Guo   +4 more
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Interplay between virus-specific effector response and Foxp3 regulatory T cells in measles virus immunopathogenesis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
Measles is a highly contagious childhood disease associated with an immunological paradox: although a strong virus-specific immune response results in virus clearance and the establishment of a life-long immunity, measles infection is followed by an ...
Caroline I Sellin, Jean-François Jégou, Joëlle Renneson, Johan Druelle, T Fabian Wild, Julien C Marie, Branka Horvat   +6 more
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Updates on Measles Incidence and Eradication: Emphasis on the Immunological Aspects of Measles Infection

Medicina, 2022
Measles is an RNA virus infectious disease mainly seen in children. Despite the availability of an effective vaccine against measles, it remains a health issue in children.
Ali A. Rabaan, Abbas Al Mutair, Saad Alhumaid, Mohammed Garout, Roua A. Alsubki, Fatimah S. Alshahrani, Wadha A. Alfouzan, Jeehan H. Alestad, Abdullah E. Alsaleh, Maha A. Al-Mozaini, Thoyaja Koritala, Sultan Alotaibi, Mohamad-Hani Temsah, Ali Akbar, Rafiq Ahmad, Zainab Khalid, Javed Muhammad, Naveed Ahmed   +17 more
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