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South American Hemorrhagic Fevers: A summary for clinicians
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Objectives: This article is one of a series on acute, severe diseases of humans caused by emerging viruses for which there are no or limited licensed medical countermeasures.
Maria G. Frank +22 more
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Travel Medicine and Infectious DiseaseSouth American hemorrhagic fevers (SHF), a group of zoonotic diseases caused by various virus families including Arenaviridae, Bunyaviridae, Filoviridae, and Flaviviridae, are primarily confined to geographic areas where their host species reside ...
Esteban Ortiz-Prado +6 more
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A One Health approach for South American hemorrhagic fevers
CABI One HealthSouth American hemorrhagic fevers (SAHF) include five rodent-borne New World mammarenaviruses. These are Junin, Machupo, Chapare, Guanarito, and Sabia viruses.
Dr Rory Wilson, Dr Ariella Barry
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Prioritization of zoonoses of wildlife origin for multisectoral one health collaboration in Guyana, 2022 [PDF]
One HealthBackground: The human population in Guyana, located on the South American continent, is vulnerable to zoonotic diseases due to an appreciable reliance on Neotropical wildlife as a food source and for trade.
Kirk O. Douglas +2 more
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Heliyon, 2021 Arenaviral infections often result lethal hemorrhagic fevers, affecting primarily in African and South American regions. To date, there is no FDA-approved licensed vaccine against arenaviruses and treatments have been limited to supportive therapy. Hence,
Kazi Faizul Azim +6 more
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Periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A critical appraisal
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract In spite of intensive research efforts driving spectacular advances in terms of prevention and treatments, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading health burden, accounting for 32% of all deaths (World Health Organization. “Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs).” WHO, February 1, 2017, https://www.who.int/news‐room/fact‐sheets/detail ...
Maria Clotilde Carra +3 more
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Pathogens, 2020 Mammarenaviruses are enveloped and segmented negative-stranded RNA viruses that comprise several pathogenic members associated with severe human hemorrhagic fevers. Tacaribe virus (TCRV) is the prototype for the New World group of mammarenaviruses and is
Sabrina Foscaldi +5 more
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Hemorrhagic Fever-Causing Arenaviruses: Lethal Pathogens and Potent Immune Suppressors
Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 Hemorrhagic fevers (HF) resulting from pathogenic arenaviral infections have traditionally been neglected as tropical diseases primarily affecting African and South American regions.
Morgan E. Brisse +2 more
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Viruses, 2018 New World arenaviruses cause fatal hemorrhagic disease in South America. Pirital virus (PIRV), a mammarenavirus hosted by Alston’s cotton rat (Sigmodon alstoni), causes a disease in Syrian golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) (biosafety level-3 ...
Corey L. Campbell +7 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality have declined dramatically during the last century. Historical data are therefore important sources to study the evolutionary selection pressures related to childbirth and how they have fluctuated over time.
Mirella Woodert +7 more
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