A dynamic model of transmission and elimination of peste des petits ruminants in Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2018 Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a devastating viral disease of sheep and goats, has been targeted by the global community for eradication within the next 15 years.
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Natural selection favoring more transmissible HIV detected in United States molecular transmission network. [PDF]
, 2019 HIV molecular epidemiology can identify clusters of individuals with elevated rates of HIV transmission. These variable transmission rates are primarily driven by host risk behavior; however, the effect of viral traits on variable transmission rates is ...
Campbell, Ellsworth +8 more
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Interferon lambda protects the female reproductive tract against Zika virus infection [PDF]
, 2019 Zika virus infections can cause devastating congenital birth defects but the underlying interactions with the host immune system are not well understood.
Arora, Nitin +7 more
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Characterization of the putative wobbly possum disease virus : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Virology at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2017 The objective of this PhD was to characterise a marsupial arterivirus, termed wobbly possum disease virus (WPDV), and to confirm aetiological involvement of the virus in the development of a neurological disease of the Australian brushtail possum ...
Giles, Julia Christine
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Phages and human health: More than idle hitchhikers [PDF]
, 2019 Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria and archaea. Phages have diverse morphologies and can be coded in DNA or RNA and as single or double strands with a large range of genome sizes. With the increasing use of metagenomic sequencing
Baldridge, Megan T +2 more
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Plant-produced viral bovine vaccines: What happened during the last ten years? [PDF]
, 2015 Vaccination has proved to be an efficient strategy to deal with viral infections in both human and animal species. However, protection of cattle against viral infections is still a major concern in veterinary science.
Dus Santos, María José +3 more
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Optineurin functions for optimal immunity [PDF]
, 2018 Optineurin (OPTN) was identified 20 years ago in a yeast-two-hybrid screen with a viral protein known to inhibit the cytolytic effects of tumor necrosis factor.
Slowicka, Karolina, van Loo, Geert
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An expert consensus for the management of chronic hepatitis B in Asian Americans. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is common with major clinical consequences. In Asian Americans, the HBsAg carrier rate ranges from 2% to 16% which approximates the rates from their countries of origin.
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Chemokine expression and viral infection of the central nervous system: regulation of host defense and neuropathology. [PDF]
, 2001 An effective host response against viral infection of the central nervous system (CNS) is the principal factor dictating the outcome of infection. It is the responsibility of the immune response to contain and control viral replication. Paradoxically, it
Lane, TE, Liu, MT
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Wolbachia versus dengue: Evolutionary forecasts. [PDF]
, 2013 A novel form of biological control is being applied to the dengue virus. The agent is the maternally transmitted bacterium Wolbachia, naturally absent from the main dengue vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
Bull, James J, Turelli, Michael
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