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Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, 2014 The ability of Pasteurella multocida to invade and multiply in its host is enhanced by the presence of the capsule, one of the most important virulence factors for this bacterium. Capsular typing methods are often used in epidemiological and pathogenesis
TQ Furian +6 more
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From Bat to Worse: The Pivotal Role of Bats for Viral Zoonosis
Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 18, Issue 7, July 2025.Thanks to a dampened inflammatory innate immune response, various Chiropteran (bat) species frequently carry ‐ without showing symptoms – diverse viruses that can cause severe diseases in humans. The reasons why bats are a pivotal virus reservoir for emerging viral diseases are discussed in this Lilliput contribution.
Harald Brüssow
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PLOS Currents, 2014 Background Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (NmC) outbreaks occur infrequently in the African meningitis belt; the most recent report of an outbreak of this serogroup was in Burkina Faso, 1979.
A. Funk +5 more
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Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A vaccines: an overview
Expert Review of Vaccines, 2003 A recent report by the Weekly Epidemiological Record of an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A in the Great Lakes region shows that meningococcal epidemics are an unsolved problem in resource-poor countries, particularly in Africa [1]. During the last epidemic wave in the 1990s, about 350,000 people developed meningitis and 1000 people died [
Paul T. Heath, Stefania Vergnano
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Food Risk Assess Europe, Volume 3, Issue 3, July 2025.ABSTRACT Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are pathogenic E. coli strains that have been associated with a wide range of human clinical illness ranging from mild diarrhoea to bloody diarrhoea (BD) and haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). In its opinion of 18 May 2017, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
Philippe Fravalo +33 more
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A decade of herd protection after introduction of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccination.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2014 BACKGROUND Vaccination with meningococcal serogroup C (MenC) conjugate (MCC) polysaccharide vaccines led to a substantial decline in MenC disease in the vaccinated and the unvaccinated population.
M. Bijlsma +4 more
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Epidemiology of Meningococcal Disease, New York City, 1989–2000
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 Study of the epidemiologic trends in meningococcal disease is important in understanding infection dynamics and developing timely and appropriate public health interventions.
Alexandre Sampaio Moura +3 more
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The importance of Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes in its infection: a review [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2017 Introduction. Chlamydia trachomatis is mainly transmited by sexusal contact and similar to other STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) affect primarily young and sexually active persons which due to its undesirable effects in pregnancy is of great ...
Hossein Motamedi, Mahshid Aria
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles: From Physics to Clinical
MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications, Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2025.A review of an introduction to the mechanisms of formation of OMVs, their action on bacteria and relationship to disease, vaccines, biomonitoring, drug delivery and regenerative medicine in the clinic. ABSTRACT Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are nanoscale vesicular structures naturally produced by Gram‐negative bacteria during growth.
Jun Zhou +7 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2014 BackgroundThe conjugate vaccine against serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis (NmA), MenAfriVac, is currently being introduced throughout the African meningitis belt.
P. Kristiansen +12 more
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