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A rapid review of the epidemiology and combating strategies of hepatitis C virus infection in Ghana

Journal of Clinical Virology Plus
The contribution of viral hepatitis including hepatitis C virus (HCV) to morbidity and death is thought to be substantial in Ghana and should be accorded greater attention. Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science databases were searched, as well as the Google
Marcarious M. Tantuoyir, Muhammed Camara, Marjan Sohrabi, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Zahra Ahmadinejad   +4 more
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Role of inflammasomes in Toxoplasma and Plasmodium infections

Parasites & Vectors
Background The detection of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) or damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) by multimeric protein complexes, known as inflammasomes, triggers an inflammatory response, which is a critical component of the ...
Zhi-xin Wang, Wan-jun Jiao, Yong Yang, Hong-li Liu, Hai-long Wang   +4 more
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Aggression among 216 patients with a first-psychotic episode of bipolar I disorder

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, 2018
BackgroundAggression by patients with bipolar I disorder (BD-I) is not uncommon. Identifying potential risk factors early in the illness-course should inform clinical management and reduce risk.MethodsIn a study sample of 216 initially hospitalized ...
Harimandir K. Khalsa, R. Baldessarini, M. Tohen, P. Salvatore   +3 more
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Social disparities on PrEP use and awareness among sexual and gender minorities using smartphones in India

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a safe and effective HIV prevention strategy. However, in countries such as India where PrEP is driven by the private healthcare system and there is no centralized reporting, it is unknown which populations ...
Harsh Agarwal, Karin Yeatts, Stephanie R. Chung, Jack Harrison-Quintana, Thiago S. Torres   +4 more
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Prevalence and antibiotics susceptibility of thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. isolated from humans and chickens in the Republic of Guinea

Инфекция и иммунитет
Background.The issue of diarrheal diseases remains relevant for modern health care in all countries. Campylobacteriosis is the most common infectious disease with foodborne transmission and poultry meat is a transmission factor.Materials and methods.724 ...
R. Balde, Z. N. Matveeva, L. A. Kaftyreva, Maria A. Makarova   +3 more
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Serotonin and adrenaline as inhibitors of neutrophil extracellular traps formation (experimental study)

Инфекция и иммунитет
Regulation of the NETosis can provoke cancer, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and become a basis for effective targeted therapy. The aim: to study the modifying effects of serotonin and adrenaline on NETosis during phagocytosis in rats.Materials and
Sergey V. Skupnevskiy, R. V. Saveljev
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Prospectives of developing therapeutic HPV vaccines

Инфекция и иммунитет
Human papillomavirus (HPV) represents one of the most serious global public health problems. Malignant female and male diseases mainly result from persistent HPV infection. Cancer belongs to a high mortality rate disease. It has been established that HPV
Natalja M. Raevskaya, T. N. Nikitina, A. S. Simbirtsev, I. L. Solovyeva, A. R. Volgin, A. S. Korovkin   +5 more
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Dynamic modelling of improved diagnostic testing for drug-resistant tuberculosis in high burden settings

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Limited diagnostic testing for drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) may lead to high rates of misdiagnosis and undertreatment. Current diagnostic tests focus only on detection of rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB). This study aims to determine the impact of
Marya Getchell, John Pastor Ansah, Dodge Lim, Ramon Basilio, Francis Tablizo, Surakameth Mahasirimongkol, Waritta Sawaengdee, David Matchar   +7 more
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The first serological detection and risk factors analysis of Rift Valley fever virus in sheep and goats in Fars province, southern Iran

Journal of Zoonotic Diseases
Rift Valley fever is a vector-borne zoonosis that can affect various species, including ruminants and camels. The present study reports the first serological detection of the Rift Valley fever virus in sheep and goats, along with an analysis of risk ...
Mohsen Manavian, Majid Hashemi, Mehran Bakhshesh, Farhang Tavan, Mahnaz Samsami, Fatemeh Saemi   +5 more
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Carry-over effects of Bacillus thuringiensis on tolerant Aedes albopictus mosquitoes

Parasites & Vectors
Background The biological larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) represents a safe and effective alternative to chemical insecticides for mosquito control. Efficient control of mosquitoes implicates continuous and extensive application
Romina Bahrami, Stefano Quaranta, Hugo D. Perdomo, Mariangela Bonizzoni, Ayda Khorramnejad   +4 more
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