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A Single Residue in Ebola Virus Receptor NPC1 Influences Cellular Host Range in Reptiles

mSphere, 2016
Filoviruses are the causative agents of an increasing number of disease outbreaks in human populations, including the current unprecedented Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in western Africa.
Esther Ndungo, Andrew S. Herbert, Matthijs Raaben, Gregor Obernosterer, Rohan Biswas, Emily Happy Miller, Ariel S. Wirchnianski, Jan E. Carette, Thijn R. Brummelkamp, Sean P. Whelan, John M. Dye, Kartik Chandran   +11 more
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Prognostic value of contrast‐enhanced ultrasound in dogs with acute renal injury treated with haemodialysis

Veterinary Record, Volume 196, Issue 6, 15/22 March 2025.
Abstract Background It is clinically relevant to predict outcomes in dogs with acute kidney injury (AKI) treated with haemodialysis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of contrast‐enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and its role in discriminating between AKI and acute impairment associated with chronic kidney disease (AKI/CKD).
Caterina Puccinelli, Ilaria Lippi, Tina Pelligra, Simonetta Citi   +3 more
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Urinary microRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers for toxic acute kidney injury in humans

Scientific Reports, 2021
MicroRNAs in biofluids are potential biomarkers for detecting kidney and other organ injuries. We profiled microRNAs in urine samples from patients with Russell’s viper envenoming or acute self-poisoning following paraquat, glyphosate, or oxalic acid ...
Fathima Shihana, Wilson K. M. Wong, Mugdha V. Joglekar, Fahim Mohamed, Indika B. Gawarammana, Geoffrey K. Isbister, Anandwardhan A. Hardikar, Devanshi Seth, Nicholas A. Buckley   +8 more
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Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation due to Venomous Snake Bite [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Snake bites are common all around the world with a great prevalence in South Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Although they are associated with common complications such as local swelling, bleeding at site of bite, coagulopathy, etc., few rare cardiac
Samarth Virmani, Rama Bhat, Raghavendra Rao, Raahat Kapur, Savio Dsouza   +4 more
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A rare case of central retinal artery occlusion following snakebite leading to vision loss

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2023
A 19-year-old female presented with loss of vision in the left eye of 2-month duration. There was a history of bite by Russell's viper 2 months back. Best-corrected visual acuity in the left eye was light perception positive.
Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi
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Measuring Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Levels: Applications, Limitations, and Future Directions

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction There are important challenges with the measurement and interpretation of direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) anticoagulant effect including a lack of therapeutic ranges, inaccuracy of routinely available coagulation assays, lack of established thresholds for clinically significant effect, and uncertainty about how to apply the ...
Siraj Mithoowani, Chee Wee Tan, Deborah M. Siegal   +2 more
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Proteomic Analysis, Immuno-Specificity and Neutralization Efficacy of Pakistani Viper Antivenom (PVAV), a Bivalent Anti-Viperid Antivenom Produced in Pakistan

Toxins, 2023
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease prevalent in South Asia. In Pakistan, antivenoms are commonly imported from India despite the controversy over their effectiveness.
Andy Shing Seng Lim, Kae Yi Tan, Naeem H. Quraishi, Saud Farooque, Zahoor Ahmed Khoso, Kavi Ratanabanangkoon, Choo Hock Tan   +6 more
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Digital Disease Ecologies: Encounter, Datafication and the Digital Geographies of One Health

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.
Short Abstract Through the case of Snake Awareness Rescue Protection App (SARPA), a digital snake translocation and snakebite prevention mobile phone application in Kerala, India, this paper extends recent geographical ‘digital ecologies’ scholarship's concern for the digitisation of more‐than‐human worlds to digital health technology and disease ...
George Kirkham
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Identifying key factors contributing to treatment costs for snakebite envenoming in private tertiary healthcare settings in Tamil Nadu, India.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundIndia suffers ~58,000 annual deaths due to snakebites. The 'Big Four' snakes (Russell's viper, Indian cobra, common krait, and saw-scaled viper) that are responsible for most bites cause diverse clinical effects. Delayed treatment increases the
Anika Salim, Jarred Williams, Samir Abdel Wahab, Tade Adeshokan, José R Almeida, Harry F Williams, Rajendran Vaiyapuri, Subramanian Senthilkumaran, Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, Ketan Patel, M Fazil Baksh, Matthew R Lewin, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri   +12 more
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Laboratory Identification of Lupus Anticoagulant (LA) Using Different Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) Assays

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, Volume 48, Issue 1, Page 172-178, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction The International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) guidelines suggest a three‐step evaluation for the detection of lupus anticoagulant (LA), including screening, mixing, and confirmation. According to the guidelines, the LA assay based on activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) should include an initial screening ...
Bárbara G. Barion, Bianca Stefanello, Maria Luiza S. A. de Paula, Thaís S. Saraiva, Paula R. Villaça, Vanderson Rocha, Fernanda A. Orsi, Tania R. F. da Rocha   +7 more
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