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Crucial contribution of the universities to SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in Ecuador: Lessons for developing countries

One Health, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic has challenged public health systems worldwide, particularly affecting developing countries in Latin America like Ecuador. In this report, we exposed the fundamental role of the Ecuadorian universities to improve COVID-19 surveillance ...
Daniela Santander-Gordon, Gabriel A. Iturralde, Byron Freire-Paspuel, Marlon S. Zambrano-Mila, Diana Morales-Jadan, Paolo A. Vallejo-Janeta, Barbara Coronel, Heberson Galvis, Tatiana Jaramillo-Vivanco, Christian D. Bilvao, Maria Belen Paredes-Espinosa, Angel S. Rodriguez, Juan C. Laglaguano, Henry Herrera, Ana M. Tito-Alvarez, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Ismar A. Rivera-Olivero, Aquiles R. Henriquez-Trujillo, Tannya Lozada, Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain   +19 more
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AmpliCoV: Rapid Whole-Genome Sequencing Using Multiplex PCR Amplification and Real-Time Oxford Nanopore MinION Sequencing Enables Rapid Variant Identification of SARS-CoV-2

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Since the emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in December 2019, the scientific community has been sharing data on epidemiology, diagnostic methods, and whole-genomic sequences almost in real time. The latter have
Annika Brinkmann, Sophie-Luisa Ulm, Steven Uddin, Sophie Förster, Dominique Seifert, Rainer Oehme, Merle Corty, Lars Schaade, Janine Michel, Andreas Nitsche   +9 more
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SARS-CoV-2 in silico binding affinity to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) Class II molecules predicts vaccine effectiveness across variants of concern (VOC)

Scientific Reports, 2022
There is widespread concern about the clinical effectiveness of current vaccines in preventing Covid-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (Williams in Lancet Respir Med 29:333–335, 2021; Hayawi in Vaccines 9:1305, 2021), including those identified
Spyros A. Charonis, Lisa M. James, Apostolos P. Georgopoulos   +2 more
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Evaluation of a commercial ELISA as alternative to plaque reduction neutralization test to detect neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

Scientific Reports, 2022
High-throughput detection of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 presents a valuable tool for vaccine trials or investigations of population immunity.
Natalie Hofmann, Marica Grossegesse, Markus Neumann, Lars Schaade, Andreas Nitsche   +4 more
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Longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 seroepidemiological investigation among healthcare workers at a tertiary care hospital in Germany

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background SARS-CoV-2 cases in Germany increased in early March 2020. By April 2020, cases among health care workers (HCW) were detected across departments at a tertiary care hospital in Berlin, prompting a longitudinal investigation to assess HCW SARS ...
Sara Tomczyk, Alexander Hönning, Julia Hermes, Marica Grossegesse, Natalie Hofmann, Janine Michel, Markus Neumann, Andreas Nitsche, Berthold Hoppe, Tim Eckmanns, Hajo Schmidt-Traub, Kristina Zappel   +11 more
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Flexible upscaling of laboratory PCR testing capacity at the Robert Koch Institute during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Virology Journal, 2023
Background Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, laboratories worldwide have been facing an unprecedented increase in demand for PCR testing because of the high importance of diagnostics for prevention and control of virus spread.
Eva Krause, Janine Michel, Andreas Puyskens, Natalie Hofmann, Thomas Rinner, Barbara Biere, Brigitte G. Dorner, Martin Skiba, Lars Schaade, Andreas Nitsche   +9 more
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Genomic Sequencing and Analysis of a Novel Human Cowpox Virus With Mosaic Sequences From North America and Old World Orthopoxvirus

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Orthopoxviruses (OPXVs) not only infect their natural hosts, but some OPXVs can also cause disease in humans. Previously, we partially characterized an OPXV isolated from an 18-year-old male living in Northern Norway.
Diana Diaz-Cánova, Ugo L. Moens, Annika Brinkmann, Andreas Nitsche, Malachy Ifeanyi Okeke   +4 more
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The design of Indonesian SARS‐CoV‐2 primers based on phylogenomic analysis of the SARS‐CoV‐2 clades

Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology, 2022
Molecular detection needs to be augmented for COVID‐19 detection in Indonesia using the PCR method with primer‐based gene analysis. This is necessary because the RNA of the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus, the causative infectious agent of the pandemic, has been ...
Tsania Taskia Nabila, Ata Rofita Wasiati, Afif Pranaya Jati, Annisa Khumaira   +3 more
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SARS‐CoV‐2 and hypertension

Physiological Reports, 2021
The objective of this review is to give an overview of the pathophysiological effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in relation to hypertension (HT), with a focus on the Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System (RAAS) and the MAS receptor. HT is
Briyanth Ravichandran, Daniela Grimm, Marcus Krüger, Sascha Kopp, Manfred Infanger, Markus Wehland   +5 more
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Acute parkinsonism secondary to SARS Cov 2 infection. [PDF]

Batna Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
SARS Cov 2 or Corona virus is a respiratory virus, responsible for a new pandemic since 2019. Main symptoms revolve around respiratory manifestations. Nevertheless, many extra-respiratory attacks are attributed to it.
Mohamed Islam Kediha, Dalila Moualek, Mahdia Hamalit, Lamia Ali Pacha   +3 more
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