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A public health perspective of SARS-CoV-2 evolution and surveillance strategies in Germany from 2020 to 2023

Communications Medicine
This review summarizes key virological parameters of SARS-CoV-2, the clinical spectrum of COVID-19, antiviral options, resistance, and the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 during the first four years of the pandemic.
Djin-Ye Oh, Martin Hölzer, Daniela Börnigen, Sofia Paraskevopoulou, Susanne Duwe, Matthias Budt, Romy Kerber, Agata Mikolajewska, Sindy Böttcher, Janna Seifried, Walter Haas, Ralf Dürrwald, Stephan Fuchs, Stefan Kröger, Max von Kleist, Thorsten Wolff, Martin Mielke, for the SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostics and Evolution Working Group at Robert Koch Institute   +17 more
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Infants hospitalized for Bordetella pertussis infection commonly have respiratory viral coinfections [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Whether viral coinfections cause more severe disease than Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) alone remains unclear. We compared clinical disease severity and sought clinical and demographic differences between infants with B.
Agricola, Eleonora, Buttinelli, Gabriele, Campagna, Ilaria, Carsetti, R., Concato, C., DI MATTIA, Greta, Fedele, Giorgio, Ferretti, Beatrice, Frassanito, Antonella, Gesualdo, Francesco, Gonfiantini, Michaela Veronika, Marcellini, Valentina, Midulla, Fabio, Nenna, Raffaella, Nicolai, Ambra, Pandolfi, Elisabetta, Pierangeli, Alessandra, Russo, Luisa, Schiavoni, I., Stefanelli, P., Tozzi, A. E., Vennarucci, Valentina Spuri, Villani, Alberto   +22 more
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Comparative analysis of environmental persistence of SARS-CoV-2 variants and seasonal coronaviruses

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Conducting persistence studies of infectious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on environmental surfaces may require a biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory. We aimed to compare the environmental persistence of BSL-2 level human
Geun Woo Park, Boris Reija, Azaibi Tamin, Heather Hicks, Matthew Hayden Flanders, John M. Metz, Shufang Fan, Jennifer L. Harcourt, Jennifer M. Folster, Natalie Thornburg, Jan Vinjé   +10 more
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A reassortant H9N2 influenza virus containing 2009 pandemic H1N1 internal-protein genes acquired enhanced pig-to-pig transmission after serial passages in swine [PDF]

, 2017
Avian H9N2 and 2009 pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza viruses can infect pigs and humans, raising the concern that H9N2: pH1N1 reassortant viruses could emerge.
Ma, Wenjun, Mancera Gracia, José Carlos, Richt, Juergen A, Saelens, Xavier, Van den Hoecke, Silvie, Van Reeth, Kristien   +5 more
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Virus-Virus Saluran Pernapasan Yang Paling Banyak Ditemukan Pada Anak Balita Pasien SARI (Severe Acute Respiratory Infections) [PDF]

, 2012
In children, 50% respiratory infection was caused by viruses. This research was aimed to identify type of viruses causing respiratory infection among SARI patients under five years old in several regions in Indonesia.Study design of this reserach was ...
Lokida, D. (Dewi), Saragih, S. M. (Siti), Widoretno, W. (Widoretno)   +2 more
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The Hajj 2019 Vaccine Requirements and Possible New Challenges [PDF]

, 2019
Each year millions of pilgrims perform the annual Hajj from more than 180 countries around the world. This is one of the largest mass gathering events and may result in the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Memish, Ziad A.
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Impact of COVID‐19 on Respiratory Virus Infections in Children, Japan, 2018–2023

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
Background COVID‐19, caused by SARS‐CoV‐2, was first documented in Japan in January 2020. We previously reported an increased risk of rhinovirus infections among children during the early phase of the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Emi Takashita, Kohei Shimizu, Chiharu Kawakami, Tomoko Momoki, Miwako Saikusa, Hiroki Ozawa, Makoto Kumazaki, Shuzo Usuku, Nobuko Tanaka, Ryuichi Senda, Ichiro Okubo, Seiichiro Fujisaki, Shiho Nagata, Hiroko Morita, Hideka Miura, Kayo Watanabe, Mina Nakauchi, Yoko Matsuzaki, Shinji Watanabe, Hideki Hasegawa, Yoshihiro Kawaoka   +20 more
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Defective interfering virus protects elderly mice from influenza [PDF]

, 2011
Background: We have identified and characterised a defective-interfering (DI) influenza A virus particles containing a highly deleted segment 1 RNA that has broad-spectrum antiviral activity.
Scott, P. D. (Paul D.), Meng, Bo, Marriott, Anthony C., Easton, A. J. (Andrew J.), Dimmock, N. J.   +4 more
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Rapid Multiplex Testing for Upper Respiratory Pathogens in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]

, 2019
Background:Acute upper respiratory tract infections are a common cause of emergency department (ED) visits and often result in unnecessary antibiotic treatment.
Bang, Heejung, Hon, Simson, May, Larissa, Mooso, Benjamin, Polage, Christopher, Poltavskiy, Eduard, Tatro, Grant   +6 more
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The dynamic proteome of influenza A virus infection identifies M segment splicing as a host range determinant

Nature Communications, 2019
Avian influenza A virus (IAV) strains replicate poorly in mammalian hosts, but mechanisms underlying species restriction are incompletely understood. Here, Bogdanow et al.
Boris Bogdanow, Xi Wang, Katrin Eichelbaum, Anne Sadewasser, Immanuel Husic, Katharina Paki, Matthias Budt, Martha Hergeselle, Barbara Vetter, Jingyi Hou, Wei Chen, Lüder Wiebusch, Irmtraud M. Meyer, Thorsten Wolff, Matthias Selbach   +14 more
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