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Teaching a new mouse old tricks: Humanized mice as an infection model for Variola virus.

PLoS Pathogens, 2021
Smallpox, caused by the solely human pathogen Variola virus (VARV), was declared eradicated in 1980. While known VARV stocks are secure, smallpox remains a bioterrorist threat agent. Recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the first smallpox
Christina L Hutson, Ashley V Kondas, Jana M Ritter, Zachary Reed, Sharon Dietz Ostergaard, Clint N Morgan, Nadia Gallardo-Romero, Cassandra Tansey, Matthew R Mauldin, Johanna S Salzer, Christine M Hughes, Cynthia S Goldsmith, Darin Carroll, Victoria A Olson   +13 more
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Micro/nanorobots for detecting and eliminating biological and chemical warfare agents

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Fuel‐powered and field‐driven micro/nanorobots provide a cutting‐edge platform to safeguard national security and defense. This review reports the latest research progress in micro/nanorobots in sensing and detoxifying biological and chemical warfare agents.
Song Li, Huaijuan Zhou, Di Shi, Zdeněk Sofer, Jinhua Li   +4 more
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Achieving the impossible [PDF]

, 2010
Smallpox feature ...

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Population, sexual and reproductive health, rights and sustainable development: forging a common agenda. [PDF]

, 2010
This article suggests that sexual and reproductive health and rights activists seeking to influence the post-2015 international development paradigm must work with sustainable development advocates concerned with a range of issues, including climate ...
Campbell, D. M., Carter, P. E., Collins-Emerson, J. M., French, N. P., Hathaway, S., Marshall, J., Midwinter, A. C., Mullner, P., Pirie, R., Shadbolt, T., Spencer, Simon E. F., Wilson, D. J.   +11 more
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Identification of Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Compounds From Hymenocardia acida Tul. Using Ultra‐High‐Performance Liquid Chromatography‐Quadrupole Exactive‐Orbitrap‐Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Networking Approach

Chemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hymenocardia acida Tul. is a medicinal plant used in Angola to treat microbial diseases. It is a well‐known plant among local populations; however, few studies have focused on the assessment of phytochemicals associated with their biological activities.
Ntsoaki Joyce Malebo, Idah Tichaidza Manduna, Monizi Mawunu, Ramakwala Christinah Chokwe, Bafedile Tlhapi   +4 more
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The Role of Brincidofovir in Preparation for a Potential Smallpox Outbreak

Viruses, 2017
Smallpox (variola) virus is considered a Category A bioterrorism agent due to its ability to spread rapidly and the high morbidity and mortality rates associated with infection. Current recommendations recognize the importance of oral antivirals and call
Scott A. Foster, Scott Parker, Randall Lanier   +2 more
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Monkeypox Goes North: Ongoing Worldwide Monkeypox Infections in Humans

Viruses, 2022
In the late 1970s, global vaccination programs resulted in the eradication of smallpox. The Monkeypox virus (MPXV), which is closely related to the smallpox-inducing variola virus, was previously endemic only in Sub-Saharan Africa but is currently ...
Barbara S. Schnierle
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Dynamics of multi-stage infections on networks [PDF]

, 2015
This paper investigates the dynamics of infectious diseases with a nonexponentially distributed infectious period. This is achieved by considering a multistage infection model on networks. Using pairwise approximation with a standard closure, a number of
AJ Black, AL Lloyd, AL Lloyd, CA Donnelly, CT Bauch, D Anderson, DR Cox, DT Gillespie, E Kenah, EH Kaplan, G Chowell, HJ Wearing, HTH Nguyen, HW Hethcote, I. Z. Kiss, J Ma, JC Miller, JM Hyman, JP Koplan, K Sharkey, K. B. Blyuss, KB Blyuss, KTD Eames, KTD Eames, L Danon, M Newman, M Newman, M Taylor, MEJ Newman, MI Meltzer, MJ Keeling, MJ Keeling, MJ Keeling, MJ Keeling, MJ Keeling, N MacDonald, N. Sherborne, NM Ferguson, NM Ferguson, NTJ Bailey, O Diekmann, O Diekmann, P Driessche van den, P Rattana, R Durrett, RE Hope-Simpson, RM Anderson, S Bansal, S Boccaletti, S Cauchemez, S Funk, S Riley, T House, T House, T House, TL Burr, V Andreasen, W Kermack, W-Y Chen, Z Feng   +59 more
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Smallpox Revisited? [PDF]

The American Journal of Bioethics, 2003
This article reviews the history of smallpox and ethical issues that arise with its threat as a biological weapon. Smallpox killed more people than any infectious disease in history--and perhaps three times more people in the 20th Century than were killed by all the wars of that period.
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Phenolic Profile and Bioactive Prospects of Wild Annona Species From Angola

Chemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Annona species (Annonaceae family) are valued for their nutritional and medicinal importance, especially in traditional medicine. This study investigated the phenolic profiles of the Angolan Annona muricata, Annona squamosa, and Annona senegalensis leaves, stem barks, and seeds hydroethanolic, infusion, and decoction extracts, also evaluating ...
Josefa Rangel, Ângela Liberal, Tiane C. Finimundy, Tânia S. P. Pires, Pedro Cravo, Maria Conceição Silva, Gustavo Capatti Cassiano, Lillian Barros, Maria M. Romeiras, Ângela Fernandes   +9 more
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