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Tularemia on Martha’s Vineyard: Seroprevalence and Occupational Risk

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
We conducted a serosurvey of landscapers to determine if they were at increased risk for exposure to Francisella tularensis and to determine risk factors for infection.
Katherine A. Feldman, Donna Stiles-Enos, Kathleen Julian, Bela T. Matyas, Sam R. Telford, May C. Chu, Lyle R. Petersen, Edward B. Hayes   +7 more
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Weighted prevalence and associated risk factors of hepatitis E virus antibodies among pregnant women in rural Burkina Faso using dried blood spot samples

Hepatology Research, Volume 55, Issue 6, Page 795-806, June 2025.
Abstract Aim To estimate the weighted prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibodies and risk factors among pregnant women in Burkina Faso and to evaluate the efficiency of dried blood spots (DBS) in detecting HEV antibodies. Methods We first evaluated the efficiency of DBS detecting HEV antibodies by comparing 62 DBS with matched serum samples using
Chanroth Chhoung, Serge Ouoba, Moussa Lingani, Ko Ko, Zayar Phyo, Ulugbek Khudayberdievich Mirzaev, Yayoi Yoshinaga, Golda Ataa Akuffo, Aya Sugiyama, Tomoyuki Akita, Shingo Fukuma, Halidou Tinto, Kazuaki Takahashi, Junko Tanaka   +13 more
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Evaluating the distribution and clustering of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in dogs across the United States of America

Scientific Reports
SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in various animal species, including dogs. While human-to-animal transmission has been documented, the extent and distribution of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in dogs across the United States of America (USA) remain unclear.
Chi Chen, Mohammed Nooruzzaman, Csaba Varga, Akhila Naru, Hannah Rose Cohen, Mara S. Varvil, Nicolas Hernandez, Diego G. Diel, Ying Fang   +8 more
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Estimated dengue force of infection and burden of primary infections among Indian children

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Comprehensive, age-stratified dengue surveillance data are unavailable from India and many more dengue cases occur than are reported. Additional information on dengue transmission dynamics can inform understanding of disease endemicity and ...
Amit Bhavsar, Clarence C. Tam, Suneela Garg, Guru Rajesh Jammy, Anne-Frieda Taurel, Sher-Ney Chong, Joshua Nealon   +6 more
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[Seroepidemiologic studies].

Revista espanola de salud publica, 2010
Serological studies allow us to study diseases distribution by an indirect way, trough serological detection of infection and immunity markers. These studies are applied in public health research, in studies to infections, to evaluate control and immunization programs and to evaluate historical background when a new microorganism is found.
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Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, rubella, cytomegalovirosis and human immunodeficiency virus infection among pregnant patients followed up from 2008 to 2012 at hospital universitário Antônio Pedro, Niterói RJ

DST, 2022
Introduction: Screening and treatment of infectious diseases in pregnant women have great importance in planning preventive actions and development of maternal and child health policies.
Solange Artimos de Oliveira, Remberto Mauricio de la Cruz Vargas Vilte, Kátia Martins Lopes de Azevedo, Sérgio Setúbal   +3 more
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Hepatitis A Virus: Seroepidemiological Study in Fars Province [PDF]

Hepatitis Monthly, 2011
Dear Editor, I read the article on "Seroprevalence study of hepatitis A virus in Fars province, southern Iran" that published in one of previous issues of Hepatitis Monthly by Taghavi SA et al. in which authors recommended hepatitis A vaccination in five year old children [1].
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The Role of Cytomegalovirus in Congenital and Early Postnatal Infections in Northeastern Bulgaria

Folia Medica, 2017
Background: Human cytomegalovirus is a ubiquitous, large enveloped DNA β-herpesvirus that, like other herpesviruses, establishes lifelong latency following primary infection.
Stoykova Zhivka D., Ivanova Lilia I., Todorova Tatina T.   +2 more
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ROSES-S: Statement from the World Health Organization on the reporting of seroepidemiologic studies for SARS-CoV-2. [PDF]

Influenza Other Respir Viruses, 2021
World Health Organization Seroepidemiology Technical Working Group.
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Epidemiological investigation of an acute case of Chagas disease in an area of active transmission in Peruvian Amazon region Investigação epidemiológica de caso agudo da doença de Chagas em área de transmissão ativa na região da Amazônia peruana

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2010
The study objective was to investigate an acute case of Chagas disease in the San Pedro de Shishita community, Pebas District, in the Peruvian Amazon basin, a non-endemic area.
Rufino Cabrera, Silvia Vega, Abraham G. Cáceres, César Ramal A., Carlos Álvarez, Pedro Ladera, Raul Pinedo, Gladys Chuquipiondo   +7 more
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