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Assessment of Saliva Specimens' Reliability for COVID-19 Surveillance

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
The aim of the present study is to assess saliva as a reliable specimen for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection by real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), especially in community mass screening programs.
Biancamaria Pierri, Maria Tafuro, Maria Concetta Cuomo, Denise Di Concilio, Lucia Vassallo, Andrea Pierri, Amedeo Ferro, Giuseppe Rofrano, Alfonso Gallo, Antonio Di Stasio, Andrea Mancusi, Lydia Galdi, Annachiara Coppola, Carlo Buonerba, Luigi Atripaldi, Pellegrino Cerino   +15 more
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Improved Case Detection of Fleaborne Typhus by PCR Testing, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2022–2024 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Fleaborne typhus (FBT) is reemerging as a significant cause of febrile illness in southern California, USA. We performed enhanced testing on low-titer Rickettsia typhi antibody–positive specimens from patients with FBT-compatible illness reported in Los
Armine Sanosyan, Zuelma A. Contreras, Van Ngo, Michael K. Brown, Nicole M. Green, Lee A. Borenstein, Jill K. Hacker, Will S. Probert, Alexa C. Quintana, Monica P. Haw, Umme-Aiman Halai   +10 more
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Uncertainty determination of fast neutron fluence onto the WWER pressure vessel metal surveillance specimens [PDF]

Ядерна фізика та енергетика, 2021
The standard surveillance programs of WWER reactors do not allow to measure the surveillance specimens irradiation conditions with the required accuracy.
О. M. Pugach, S. M. Pugach, V. L. Diemokhin, V. N. Bukanov, O. V. Grytsenko   +4 more
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Possibility of a life-time extension for wwer-1000 reactor pressure vessels beyond the design period

Trudy Odesskogo Politehničeskogo Universiteta, 2020
At present a life-time extension for WWER-1000 reactor pressure vessels is an actual issue in Ukraine. For a decision about the life-time extension it is needed to assess mechanical properties and the critical brittleness temperature TK for the RPV ...
Микола Геннадійович Голяк, Володимир Миколайович Ревка, Людмила Іванівна Чирко, Олександр Вікторович Тригубенко, Юрій Віталійович Чайковський   +4 more
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.351 (Beta) Variant through Wastewater Surveillance before Case Detection in a Community, Oregon, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Genomic surveillance has emerged as a critical monitoring tool during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Wastewater surveillance has the potential to identify and track SARS-CoV-2 variants in the community, including emerging variants.
Melissa Sutton, Tyler S. Radniecki, Devrim Kaya, Dana Alegre, Matthew Geniza, Anne-Marie Girard, Katherine Carter, Mark Dasenko, Justin L. Sanders, Paul R. Cieslak, Christine Kelly, Brett M. Tyler   +11 more
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Antimicrobial resistance detection in Southeast Asian hospitals is critically important from both patient and societal perspectives, but what is its cost?

PLOS Global Public Health, 2021
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global health. Improving laboratory capacity for AMR detection is critically important for patient health outcomes and population level surveillance.
Tamalee Roberts, Nantasit Luangasanatip, Clare L Ling, Jill Hopkins, Risara Jaksuwan, Yoel Lubell, Manivanh Vongsouvath, H Rogier van Doorn, Elizabeth A Ashley, Paul Turner   +9 more
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Dosimetric experiment at the VVER-1000 reactor of Rivne NPP unit No. 3 [PDF]

Ядерна фізика та енергетика
A detailed description of the dosimetric experiment to determine the characteristics of the neutron field at the locations of surveillance specimens at Rivne NPP Unit No. 3 is presented. Through the complex analysis of the experimental data, the presence
О. M. Pugach, V. L. Diemokhin, V. N. Bukanov, O. V. Grytsenko, V. V. Ilkovych   +4 more
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Data-Driven Management—A Dynamic Occupancy Approach to Enhanced Rabies Surveillance Prioritization

Viruses, 2021
Rabies lyssavirus (RABV) is enzootic in raccoons across the eastern United States. Intensive management of RABV by oral rabies vaccination (ORV) has prevented its spread westward and shown evidence of local elimination in raccoon populations of the ...
Amy J. Davis, Jordona D. Kirby, Richard B. Chipman, Kathleen M. Nelson, Amy T. Gilbert   +4 more
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Respiratory Virus Sentinel Surveillance, California, USA, May 10, 2020–June 12, 2021

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
State and local health departments established the California Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Respiratory Virus Sentinel Surveillance System to conduct enhanced surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens
Gail L. Sondermeyer Cooksey, Christina Morales, Lauren Linde, Samuel Schildhauer, Hugo Guevara, Elena Chan, Kathryn Gibb, Jessie Wong, Wen Lin, Brandon J. Bonin, Olivia Arizmendi, Tracy Lam-Hine, Ori Tzvieli, Ann McDowell, Kirstie M. Kampen, Denise L. Lopez, Josh Ennis, Linda S. Lewis, Eyal Oren, April Hatada, Blanca Molinar, Matt Frederick, George S. Han, Martha Sanchez, Michael A. Garcia, Alana McGrath, Nga Q. Le, Eric Boyd, Regina M. Bertolucci, Jeremy Corrigan, Stephanie Brodine, Michael Austin, William R. K. Roach, Robert M. Levin, Brian M. Tyson, Jake M. Pry, Kristin J. Cummings, Debra A. Wadford, Seema Jain   +38 more
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Targeted genomic sequencing with probe capture for discovery and surveillance of coronaviruses in bats

eLife, 2022
Public health emergencies like SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 have prioritized surveillance of zoonotic coronaviruses, resulting in extensive genomic characterization of coronavirus diversity in bats.
Kevin S Kuchinski, Kara D Loos, Danae M Suchan, Jennifer N Russell, Ashton N Sies, Charles Kumakamba, Francisca Muyembe, Placide Mbala Kingebeni, Ipos Ngay Lukusa, Frida N’Kawa, Joseph Atibu Losoma, Maria Makuwa, Amethyst Gillis, Matthew LeBreton, James A Ayukekbong, Nicole A Lerminiaux, Corina Monagin, Damien O Joly, Karen Saylors, Nathan D Wolfe, Edward M Rubin, Jean J Muyembe Tamfum, Natalie A Prystajecky, David J McIver, Christian E Lange, Andrew DS Cameron   +25 more
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