MRI of Neurogenic Human Motor Units Following Poliomyelitis. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Surviving motor units in neurogenic diseases demonstrate collateral reinnervation. Scanning electromyography (EMG) reveals normal motor unit corridor length, but with “silent regions,” suggesting that reinnervation does not result in increased motor unit size but may increase motor unit complexity.
Maitland S +6 more
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MULTI-YEAR DYNAMICS OF SPREAD OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPES IN MOSCOW REGION
Aim. Determine spread of hepatitis C vims genotypes, circulating in Moscow Region over the last decade. Materials and methods. The presence of HCV RNA, genotype and subtype of the vims were determined in blood sera samples obtained in 2006 - 2014 from ...
O. V. Isaeva +6 more
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Immunization strategies targeting newly arrived migrants in Non-EU countries of the mediterranean basin and black sea [PDF]
Background: The World Health Organization recommends that host countries ensure appropriate vaccinations to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. However, information on vaccination strategies targeting migrants in host countries is limited. Methods: In
Declich, Silvia +7 more
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A CASE OF IMPORT OF GENOTYPE 4 HEPATITIS E VIRUS INTO RUSSIA
Aim. Description of the first documented case of imported hepatitis E, associated with genotype 4 of HEV and introduced from southern France. Materials and methods.
M. I. Mikhailov +3 more
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Hospital discharges-based search of acute flaccid paralysis cases 2007-2016 in Italy and comparison with the National Surveillance System for monitoring the risk of polio reintroduction [PDF]
Background: Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance has been adopted globally as a key strategy for monitoring the progress of the polio eradication initiative.
Affanni P. +35 more
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The results of virologic testing of clinical materials and epidemiological analysis of vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP) cases obtained in 2006-2013 during AFP surveillance are presented. Among the 2976 cases of AFP 30 cases were vapp. 15
O. E. Ivanova +13 more
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Objective Poliomyelitis is a rare neuromuscular disease that can cause hip osteoarthritis on the contralateral side due to an abnormal mechanical weight‐bearing state, making some residual poliomyelitis patients candidates for total hip arthroplasty (THA)
Songlin Li +6 more
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Vaccine innovation, translational research and the management of knowledge accumulation [PDF]
What does it take to translate research into socially beneficial technologies like vaccines? Current policy that focuses on expanding research or strengthening incentives overlooks how the supply and demand of innovation is mediated by problem-solving ...
Andre +86 more
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Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (History, problems and Research Perspectives)
The work is devoted to clarify the etiological aspects of the hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), clinical and epidemiological features that are closely linked to the etiology, as well as to development of methods and products for specific ...
E. A. Tkachenko +14 more
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Development Features of Ixodes ricinus × I. persulcatus Hybrids under Laboratory Conditions
Widely distributed Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus ticks transmit many pathogens of both medical and veterinary significance. The ranges of these tick species overlap and form large sympatric areas in the East European Plain and Baltic countries ...
Oxana A. Belova +3 more
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