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Rift Valley Fever [PDF]

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 2017
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a severe veterinary disease of livestock that also causes moderate to severe illness in people. The life cycle of RVF is complex and involves mosquitoes, livestock, people, and the environment. RVF virus is transmitted from either mosquitoes or farm animals to humans, but is generally not transmitted from person to person ...
Amy L. Hartman
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The Pathogenesis of Rift Valley Fever [PDF]

Viruses, 2011
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an emerging zoonotic disease distributed in sub-Saharan African countries and the Arabian Peninsula. The disease is caused by the Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) of the family Bunyaviridae and the genus Phlebovirus. The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, and virus replication in domestic ruminant results in high rates of ...
Tetsuro Ikegami, Shinji Makino
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Rift Valley Fever Vaccines [PDF]

Vaccine, 2009
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), which belongs to the genus Phlebovirus, family Bunyaviridae, is a negative-stranded RNA virus carrying a tripartite RNA genome. RVFV is transmitted by mosquitoes and causes large outbreaks among ruminants and humans in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Tetsuro Ikegami, Shinji Makino
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Intent to Accept a Valley Fever Vaccine for Humans and Dogs and Factors Influencing Intended Uptake: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Two Endemic Regions [PDF]

Journal of Fungi
As Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) vaccine candidates progress towards human trials, a challenge to their eventual introduction is understanding vaccine demand and addressing vaccine hesitancy.
Julia N. Hermann, Sophia E. Kruger, Natalie Wodniak, Jammie Holland, Veronica Janosick, Asley Sanchez, Julio C. Zuniga-Moya, Dana Brucker, Bianca Torres, Keny Mendoza Melo, Emilse Oliveros, Rasha Kuran, Carlos D’Assumpcao, Royce H. Johnson, R. Scott Van Pelt, Abinash Bhattachan, Abram L. Wagner, Jennifer R. Head   +17 more
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Rift Valley fever and invisible women. [PDF]

Res Dir One Health
Abstract Public health interventions often neglect gender disparities. This perspective paper highlights the gendered risks using Rift Valley fever (RVF), a vector-borne zoonotic disease, as a case study, and discuss how gender inequality in RVF disease surveillance and control might impact women’s health.
O'Neill L, Gubbins S, Reynolds C, Giorgakoudi K, Limon G.   +4 more
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Asymptomatic Coccidioidal Meningitis Relapse: A Demon in Disguise

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023
Coccidioides spp is a soil-dwelling, dimorphic fungus that causes coccidioidomycosis. It is endemic to the western hemisphere. Although primarily a respiratory disease, it can also cause a myriad of clinical manifestations, from asymptomatic disease to ...
Lovedip Kooner MBBS, Arash Heidari MD,FACP, FIDSA, Royce Johnson MD, FACP, FIDSA   +2 more
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TNFα Blockade Inhibits Both Initial and Continued Control of Pulmonary Coccidioides

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is a pluripotent cytokine that is important in many infections, though its role in Coccidioides infection remains poorly understood.
Daniel A. Powell, Daniel A. Powell, Lisa F. Shubitz, Christine D. Butkiewicz, Hien T. Trinh, Fariba M. Donovan, Fariba M. Donovan, Jeffrey A. Frelinger, John N. Galgiani, John N. Galgiani   +9 more
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Valley Fever, Mimicker of Malignancy

Heliyon, 2022
Coccidioidomycosis rates in endemic areas such as California and Arizona have been increasing in recent years. Most common manifestations in symptomatic individuals involve the lungs. Disseminated disease occurs when the infection spreads beyond the lungs. Disseminated disease is rare and occurs in about 1% of all coccidiomycosis cases.
Raffi Gharakhanian, Ai Ohno, Debra Craig, Sharon Wang   +3 more
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A Case of Concurrent Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis and Embryonal Carcinoma When Lice and Fleas Coexist

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2022
Coccidioidomycosis (CM) is a fungal infection endemic to the southwestern United States with a wide range of clinical presentations depending on the infected organ systems. Most infections are asymptomatic.
Michael Ke MD, Arash Heidari MD, Michael Valdez MD, Allen Tsiyer MD, Rasha Kuran MD, Royce Johnson MD   +5 more
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Pulmonary Giant Cavitary Coccidioides With Fungal Ball and Hemoptysis

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2022
Coccidioidomycosis (CM) is a fungal disease that results from inhalation of spores of Coccidioides immitis and C posadasii . If symptomatic, disease primarily manifests as community-acquired pneumonia; however, additional pulmonary manifestations such as
Vishal K. Narang MD, Kevin Dao BS, Sara Jaratanian MD, Carlos D’Assumpcao MD, Rasha Kuran MD, Augustine Munoz MD, Arash Heidari MD, FACP, FIDSA   +6 more
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