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ABSTRACT Background The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces a “triple burden” of public health threats which includes climate change, protracted armed conflict, and the under‐recognized spread of arboviral diseases. Arboviruses, such as dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever, are transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes ...
Stanis Donnang +8 more
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Rift Valley Fever : processes of emergeance and dissemination [PDF]
Risk factors of Rift Valley fever (RVF) emergence remain partially unknown [1]. RVF is endemic in the Ferlo area (northern Senegal).A serological study performed in this region in small ruminants associated with an entomological study showed that the ...
Chevalier, Véronique +7 more
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The induction of autophagy in Laodelphax striatellus by Rice stripe virus (RSV) glycoprotein through the activation of the Toll7 immune pathway. ABSTRACT The Toll7 pathway is crucial in defending against diverse pathogenic microorganisms, including viruses.
Yu‐Juan He +11 more
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Human immune cell engraftment does not alter development of severe acute Rift Valley fever in mice. [PDF]
Rift Valley fever (RVF) in humans is usually mild, but, in a subset of cases, can progress to severe hepatic and neurological disease. Rodent models of RVF generally develop acute severe clinical disease.
Jessica R Spengler +7 more
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Nano‐ and Micro‐Sized Solid Materials Used as Antiviral Agents
Due to the rise of viral infections in humans and possible viral outbreaks, the use of nano‐ or micro‐sized materials as antiviral agents is rapidly increasing. This review explores their antiviral properties against RNA and DNA viruses, either as a prevention or a treatment tool, by delving into their mechanisms of action and how to properly assess ...
Orfeas‐Evangelos Plastiras +6 more
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BackgroundCoxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, and Rift Valley fever virus are two under-researched zoonotic pathogens in Ethiopia. Potential outbreaks of these diseases, in light of the high dependency of nomadic pastoralists on their ...
Regina Bina Oakley +6 more
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Rift Valley fever: a review [PDF]
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral disease, principally of ruminants, that is endemic to Africa. The causative Phlebovirus, Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), has a broad host range and, as such, also infects humans to cause primarily a self ...
Petrus Jansen van Vuren, John Bingham
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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Africa has significant challenges in meeting its vaccination needs, including inadequate manufacturing capacity, infrastructure deficiencies, a scarcity of experienced personnel, regulatory hurdles, restricted access to technology and intellectual property.
Courage Chandipwisa +3 more
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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic viral disease affecting domestic and wild ruminants, camels and humans. The causative agent of RVF, the RVF virus (RVFV), has the capacity to cause large and severe outbreaks in animal and human populations and to cross significant natural geographic barriers.
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Rift Valley fever outbreak--Kenya, November 2006-January 2007. [PDF]
In mid-December 2006, several unexplained fatalities associated with fever and generalized bleeding were reported to the Kenya Ministry of Health (KMOH) from Garissa District in North Eastern Province (NEP).
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