ABSTRACT Waterborne diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pose mounting public health threats across sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly in rapidly urbanising regions dependent on untreated or poorly treated surface waters. This study applied shotgun metagenomic sequencing to characterise microbial communities, virulence factors and antibiotic ...
Oleg N. Reva +8 more
wiley +1 more source
Background World Health Organization (WHO) targets for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance, including the notification of a minimum rate of AFP among children, are used to assess the adequacy of AFP surveillance for the detection of poliovirus ...
Madin Ben +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Coalescence of the sites of cowpea mosaic virus RNA replication into a cytopathic structure [PDF]
Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) replication induces an extensive proliferation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes, leading to the formation of small membranous vesicles where viral RNA replication takes place.
Carette, J.E. +3 more
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Environmental surveillance of poliovirus in four districts within two regions of Ghana [PDF]
Ernest Obese-Djomoah +8 more
openalex +1 more source
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
core +1 more source
Rapid emergence and transmission of virulence-associated mutations in the oral poliovirus vaccine following vaccination campaigns [PDF]
Katharine S. Walter +6 more
openalex +1 more source
Trends and measurement of HIV prevalence in northern Malawi.
BACKGROUND: Most data on HIV prevalence in Malawi come from antenatal clinic (ANC) surveillance and are, therefore, subject to bias. OBJECTIVES: HIV prevalence and risk factors were measured using population-based data to assess the accuracy of ANC ...
Crampin, Amelia C +6 more
core +1 more source
Notes from the Field: Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 2 Emergences Linked to Novel Oral Poliovirus Vaccine Type 2 Use — Six African Countries, 2021–2023 [PDF]
Elizabeth Davlantes +13 more
openalex +1 more source
Background. The impaired immunogenicity of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) in low-income countries has been apparent since the early field trials of this vaccine.
E. Parker +3 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Abundance and Distribution of Enteric Bacteria and Viruses in Coastal and Estuarine Sediments—a Review [PDF]
The long term survival of fecal indicator organisms (FIOs) and human pathogenic microorganisms in sediments is important from a water quality, human health and ecological perspective.
Abdelzaher +269 more
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