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Comparison of serological assays to titrate Hantaan and Seoul hantavirus-specific antibodies

Virology Journal, 2017
Background Hantaan and Seoul viruses, in the Hantavirus genus, are known to cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). The plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT), as conventional neutralization test for hantaviruses, is laborious and time ...
Weihong Li, Shouchun Cao, Quanfu Zhang, Jiandong Li, Shuo Zhang, Wei Wu, Jing Qu, Chuan Li, Mifang Liang, Dexin Li   +9 more
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Emergence of deadly viral haemorrhagic fever disease outbreaks in West Africa

Virulence, 2023
Recent viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) disease outbreaks caused by Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV) in West Africa are unique and alarming.
Widaliz Vega-Rodriguez, Hinh Ly
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Interventions to Control Virus Transmission During an Outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: Experience from Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995. [PDF]

, 1999
On 6 May 1995, the Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) coordinator in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), received a request for assistance for what was believed to be a concurrent outbreak of bacillary dysentery and viral hemorrhagic fever ...
Kerstiëns, B, Matthys, F
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Elevated l-threonine is a biomarker for Lassa fever and Ebola

Virology Journal, 2020
Background Lassa fever and Ebola are characterized by non-specific initial presentations that can progress to severe multisystem illnesses with high fatality rates.
Trevor V. Gale, John S. Schieffelin, Luis M. Branco, Robert F. Garry, Donald S. Grant   +4 more
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Outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever among miners in Kamwenge and Ibanda Districts, Uganda, 2007 [PDF]

, 2011
Marburg hemorrhagic fever was detected among 4 miners in Ibanda District, Uganda, from June through September, 2007. Infection was likely acquired through exposure to bats or bat secretions in a mine in Kamwenge District, Uganda, and possibly human-to ...
Atek Kagirita, Bausch, Bausch, Ben Jeffs, Brian Amman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Craig Manning, Edgar Kansiime, Eileen C. Farnon, Emmanuel Byaruhanga, F. Katunguka, Florimond Tschioko, Godfrey S. Bwire, Jennifer Adjemian, Jentes, Jonathan Towner, Jordan W. Tappero, Joseph F. Wamala, Julius J. Lutwama, Pierre E. Rollin, Pierre Formenty, Robert Downing, Sam Ahimbisibwe, Stuart T. Nichol, Swanepoel, Taylor, Timen, Towner, Towner, Wahl-Jensen, World Health Organization   +31 more
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Predicting the evolution of the Lassa virus endemic area and population at risk over the next decades

Nature Communications, 2022
It is currently unknown how climate and land use changes could affect the endemic area of Lassa virus, a zoonotic pathogen responsible for Lassa fever.
Raphaëlle Klitting, Liana E. Kafetzopoulou, Wim Thiery, Gytis Dudas, Sophie Gryseels, Anjali Kotamarthi, Bram Vrancken, Karthik Gangavarapu, Mambu Momoh, John Demby Sandi, Augustine Goba, Foday Alhasan, Donald S. Grant, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Ephraim Ogbaini-Emovo, Robert F. Garry, Allison R. Smither, Mark Zeller, Matthias G. Pauthner, Michelle McGraw, Laura D. Hughes, Sophie Duraffour, Stephan Günther, Marc A. Suchard, Philippe Lemey, Kristian G. Andersen, Simon Dellicour   +26 more
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A review of epidemiological parameters from Ebola outbreaks to inform early public health decision-making. [PDF]

, 2015
The unprecedented scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has, as of 29 April 2015, resulted in more than 10,884 deaths among 26,277 cases. Prior to the ongoing outbreak, Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused relatively small outbreaks (maximum outbreak ...
Bento, AI, Donnelly, CA, Ferguson, NM, Mills, HL, Van Kerkhove, MD   +4 more
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CAQ Corner: Immune‐mediated complications

, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Mary Thomson, John R. Lake
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors associated with sustained circulation of six zoonotic arboviruses: a systematic review for selection of surveillance sites in non-endemic areas

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Arboviruses represent a significant burden to public health and local economies due to their ability to cause unpredictable and widespread epidemics. To maximize early detection of arbovirus emergence in non-endemic areas, surveillance efforts should ...
Helen J. Esser, Ramona Mögling, Natalie B. Cleton, Henk van der Jeugd, Hein Sprong, Arjan Stroo, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Willem F. de Boer, Chantal B. E. M. Reusken   +8 more
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Factors Associated with Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever: [PDF]

, 2010
Background. Reliable on-site polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) is not always available. Therefore, clinicians triage patients on the basis of presenting symptoms and contact history.
Bengi Moco Henrique, Benjamin Jeffs, Fernando Paixao Damiao Machado, Heinz Feldmann, James E. Strong, Luis Villa, Matthias Borchert, Oscar Bernal, Pascoal Nascimento Folo, Pedro Pablo Palma, Roddy, Paul, Sara L Thomas, Steven M. Jones   +12 more
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