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Serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccines in Africa

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2015
Serogroup A meningococcal epidemics have been a recurrent public health problem, especially in resource-poor countries of Africa. Recently, the administration in mass vaccination campaigns of a single dose of the monovalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine, MenAfriVac, to the 1-29 year-old population of sub-Saharan Africa has prevented epidemics of ...
Paul A. Kristiansen, Dominique A. Caugant, Hannah J. Jørgensen   +2 more
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Meningococcus this Winter : what was going on? [PDF]

, 1996
There was a time in the not very distant past when meningococcus was not being recognised locally. While laboratory sensitivity used to isolate Neisseria meningitidis has not changed in Malta, the frequency of its detection has increased, more so in the ...
Falzon, Dennis
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Multiple locus VNTR analysis highlights that geographical clustering and distribution of Dichelobacter nodosus, the causal agent of footrot in sheep, correlates with inter-country movements [PDF]

, 2013
Dichelobacter nodosus is a Gram-negative, anaerobic bacterium and the causal agent of footrot in sheep. Multiple locus variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) is a portable technique that involves the identification and enumeration of ...
Acharya, Aguiar, Azizi, Benson, Beveridge, Buller, Calvo-Bado, Chen, Claire L. Russell, Dhungyel, Dixit, Dold, Earl, Edward M. Smith, Elizabeth M.H. Wellington, Evanno, Eze, Falush, Francisco, Francisco, Ghimire, Ghimire, Graham, Graham F. Medley, Grogono-Thomas, Haguenoer, Haring, Haubold, Huson, Jakobsson, John, Kaler, Katz, Kennan, Laura E. Green, Leonides A. Calvo-Bado, Levinson, Lynda J. Moore, Mitchell, Mittal, Moore, Morck, Myers, Nieuwhof, Noller, Olofsson, Palmer, Pritchard, Rood, Rosemary Grogono-Thomas, Rosenberg, Simpson, Sobral, Thomas, Thorley, Van Belkum, Wani, Wassink, Wassink, Youatt, Zakaria, Zhou, Øverås   +62 more
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Schmallenberg virus: emergence of an Orthobunyavirus among ruminants in Western Europe [PDF]

, 2012
Recently, a novel virus has been identified among ruminants in Western Europe. This virus, the so-called Schmallenberg virus, belongs to the family Bunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus, serogroup Simbu and is closely related to Akabane, Aino and Shamonda ...
Bertels, Guido, Cay, Ann Brigitte, Nauwynck, Hans, Steukers, Lennert   +3 more
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Genetic Relatedness of Corriparta Serogroup Viruses

Journal of General Virology, 1987
Eight viruses of the Corriparta serogroup (Reoviridae: Orbivirus) that were known to be heterogeneous on the basis of serology and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis were examined by reciprocal RNA-RNA blot hybridization of genomic RNA. Conserved and variant genes were identified by the degree of hybridization between cognate genes of different ...
D. L. Knudson, H. A. Gonzalez
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High prevalence of antibodies to human herpesvirus 8 in relatives of patients with classic Kaposi's sarcoma from Sardinia [PDF]

, 1998
A survey for antibodies to a recombinant small viral capsid antigen (sVCA) of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV‐8) was conducted in Sardinia, one of the world's highest incidence areas for classic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Prevalence of antibodies to HHV‐8 sVCA
Angeloni, Antonio, Cerimele, Decio, Cottoni, Francesca Maria Giovanna, Faggioni, Alberto, Heston, Lee, Lin, Su-Fang, Masala, Maria Vittoria, Miller, George, Rigsby, Michael, Sirianni, Maria Caterina, Sun, Ren, Uccini, Stefania   +11 more
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Epidemiology of Shigella-Associated diarrhea in Gorgan, north of Iran [PDF]

, 2007
Objective : Shigella is an important etiological agent for diarrhea and especially dysentery. Shigellosis is an intestinal infection that is a major public health problem in many developing countries.
Ahmadi, A.R., Aslani, M.M., Dadgar, T., Ghaemi, E.O., Livani, S., Mansourian, A.R., Moradi, A.V., Nosrat, S.B.   +7 more
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Testing the efficacy of medium chain fatty acids against rabbit colibacillosis [PDF]

, 2008
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) represents a major cause of lethal diarrhea in young mammals. Although the pathogenicity mechanisms of EPEC are now well understood, the intrinsic and environmental factors that control the expression of EPEC ...
Alain Milon, Baranyi, Boullier, Boullier, Camguilhem, Canas-Rodriguez, Christian Tasca, Cravioto, Cécile Caubet, Demarne, Donnenberg, EGRAN, Freeman, Gallois, Gidenne, Gidenne, Hsiao, Isaacs, Jia, Juan Orengo, Marounek, Milon, Mélanie Gallois, Park, Pascual, Perret, Petschow, Recio, Skrivanova, Sun, Séverine Boullier, Thierry Gidenne, Van Immerseel   +32 more
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Meningococcal Disease in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Review of Cases Reported Through Active Surveillance in the United States, 2000-2008. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundAlthough human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is an established risk factor for several bacterial infections, the association between HIV infection and meningococcal disease remains unclear.MethodsExpanded chart reviews were completed ...
Clark, Thomas A, Cohn, Amanda C, Farley, Monica M, Hall, H Irene, Harris, Christine M, Harrison, Lee H, Lee, Adria, Li, Jianmin, Lynfield, Ruth, MacNeil, Jessica R, Miller, Lisa, Nichols, Megin, Petit, Susan, Reingold, Arthur, Schaffner, William, Thomas, Ann, Wu, Henry M, Zell, Elizabeth   +17 more
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Schmallenberg virus pathogenesis, tropism and interaction with the innate immune system of the host [PDF]

, 2013
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is an emerging orthobunyavirus of ruminants associated with outbreaks of congenital malformations in aborted and stillborn animals.
A Bridgen, A Bridgen, A Kohl, AC Lowen, AJ Della-Porta, Alain Kohl, Andrew Shaw, Anna Janowicz, AR Elbers, B Hoffmann, B Xu, CA Evans, Catherine Lamm, Claudio Murgia, CM Southam, CT Walter, D Thomas, DH Cybinski, Esther Schnettler, Eva McGregor, F Arnaud, Friedemann Weber, G Barry, G Blakqori, G Blakqori, G Neumann, Gerald Barry, Ilaria M. Piras, JI Gillespie, JL Farmer, K Kupferschmidt, K Peperkamp, K Terasaki, K Wernike, KE Jones, Kerstin Hahn, KV Goller, LD Rasmussen, M Beer, M Bouloy, M Caporale, M Dominguez, M Palmarini, M Ratinier, M Spiegel, M Varela, Mandy Glass, Marco Caporale, Mariana Varela, Martin Beer, Massimo Palmarini, Melanie McFarlane, MJ Killip, MM Garigliany, MM Garigliany, NR Saunders, OR Causey, P Vialat, PJ Hotez, PT Leisnham, R Muller, RS Azevedo, S Shimshony, SE Randolph, T Ikegami, T Yanase, UJ Buchholz, V Herder, Vanessa Herder, VH Leonard, Wolfgang Baumgärtner, X Shi, Y Ogawa, YK Liao   +73 more
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