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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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Most neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies target novel epitopes requiring both Lassa virus glycoprotein subunits

Nature Communications, 2016
Lassa virus can cause haemorrhagic fever for which no specific treatment currently exists. Here the authors have cloned 113 monoclonal antibodies from the survivors of Lassa infection and show that the majority of neutralizing antibodies target a complex
James E. Robinson, Kathryn M. Hastie, Robert W. Cross, Rachael E. Yenni, Deborah H. Elliott, Julie A. Rouelle, Chandrika B. Kannadka, Ashley A. Smira, Courtney E. Garry, Benjamin T. Bradley, Haini Yu, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, Matt L. Boisen, Jessica N. Hartnett, Michelle A. Zandonatti, Megan M. Rowland, Megan L. Heinrich, Luis Martínez-Sobrido, Benson Cheng, Juan C. de la Torre, Kristian G. Andersen, Augustine Goba, Mambu Momoh, Mohamed Fullah, Michael Gbakie, Lansana Kanneh, Veronica J. Koroma, Richard Fonnie, Simbirie C. Jalloh, Brima Kargbo, Mohamed A. Vandi, Momoh Gbetuwa, Odia Ikponmwosa, Danny A. Asogun, Peter O. Okokhere, Onikepe A. Follarin, John S. Schieffelin, Kelly R. Pitts, Joan B. Geisbert, Peter C. Kulakoski, Russell B. Wilson, Christian T. Happi, Pardis C. Sabeti, Sahr M. Gevao, S. Humarr Khan, Donald S. Grant, Thomas W. Geisbert, Erica Ollmann Saphire, Luis M. Branco, Robert F. Garry   +49 more
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Data set on Lassa fever in post-conflict Sierra Leone

Data in Brief, 2019
Lassa fever is a rodent-borne illness that is endemic to parts of sub-Saharan Africa, including Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Guinea. The disease is named after the town of Lassa, Nigeria where it was discovered in 1969.
Jeffrey G. Shaffer, John S. Schieffelin, Donald S. Grant, Augustine Goba, Mambu Momoh, Lansana Kanneh, Danielle C. Levy, Jessica N. Hartnett, Matt L. Boisen, Luis M. Branco, Robert F. Garry   +10 more
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Cross-Reactive Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV in Pre-COVID-19 Blood Samples from Sierra Leoneans

Viruses, 2021
Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced lower COVID-19 caseloads and fewer deaths than countries in other regions worldwide. Under-reporting of cases and a younger population could partly account for these differences, but pre-existing ...
Rodrigo Borrega, Diana K. S. Nelson, Anatoliy P. Koval, Nell G. Bond, Megan L. Heinrich, Megan M. Rowland, Raju Lathigra, Duane J. Bush, Irina Aimukanova, Whitney N. Phinney, Sophia A. Koval, Andrew R. Hoffmann, Allison R. Smither, Antoinette R. Bell-Kareem, Lilia I. Melnik, Kaylynn J. Genemaras, Karissa Chao, Patricia Snarski, Alexandra B. Melton, Jaikin E. Harrell, Ashley A. Smira, Debra H. Elliott, Julie A. Rouelle, Gilberto Sabino-Santos, Arnaud C. Drouin, Mambu Momoh, John Demby Sandi, Augustine Goba, Robert J. Samuels, Lansana Kanneh, Michael Gbakie, Zoe L. Branco, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, John S. Schieffelin, James E. Robinson, Dahlene N. Fusco, Pardis C. Sabeti, Kristian G. Andersen, Donald S. Grant, Matthew L. Boisen, Luis M. Branco, Robert F. Garry   +41 more
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A fatal yellow fever virus infection in China: description and lessons

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2016
Yellow fever (YF) is a viral disease endemic to the tropical regions of Africa and South America. An outbreak of YF has been occurring in Angola, since the beginning of 2016.
Zhihai Chen, Lin Liu, Yanning Lv, Wei Zhang, Jiandong Li, Yi Zhang, Tian Di, Shuo Zhang, Jingyuan Liu, Jie Li, Jing Qu, Wenhao Hua, Chuan Li, Peng Wang, Quanfu Zhang, Yanli Xu, Rongmeng Jiang, Qin Wang, Lijuan Chen, Shiwen Wang, Xinghuo Pang, Mifang Liang, Xuejun Ma, Xingwang Li, Quanyi Wang, Fujie Zhang, Dexin Li   +26 more
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Clinical features and patient management of Lujo hemorrhagic fever. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
In 2008 a nosocomial outbreak of five cases of viral hemorrhagic fever due to a novel arenavirus, Lujo virus, occurred in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lujo virus is only the second pathogenic arenavirus, after Lassa virus, to be recognized in Africa and ...
Nivesh H Sewlall, Guy Richards, Adriano Duse, Robert Swanepoel, Janusz Paweska, Lucille Blumberg, Thu Ha Dinh, Daniel Bausch   +7 more
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Epidemiological, ecological and clinico-laboratory characteristics of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Saint-Petersburg and suburb

Журнал инфектологии, 2021
The goal is to identify the epidemiological, territorial-epidemiological, environmental, clinical and features of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in order to improve epidemiological surveillance in a large metropolis of the Northwestern Federal ...
V. V. Nechaev, I. I. Yarovayа, I. V. Gorbunova, O. V. Meo, I. P. Fedunjk, A. P. Chmir, N. C. Litvinova, I. C. Chinzeria, N. E. Chunaeva   +8 more
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Acute arthritis in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2014
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a severe viral disease caused by a Nairovirus. An atypical manifestation in the form of acute arthritis was found in a confirmed Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus Kosova-Hoti strain positive patient. Acute arthritis
Salih Ahmeti, Lindita Ajazaj-Berisha, Bahrije Halili, Anita Shala   +3 more
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Aptamer-based diagnosis of various SARS-CoV2 strains isolated from clinical specimens

Heliyon, 2023
The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, an unknown strain of coronavirus, has resulted in severe acute respiratory syndrome with high mortality rates worldwide.
Zahra Sadat Moshref, Tahmineh Jalali, Razieh Rezaei Adriani, Elahe Soltati, Seyed Latif Mousavi Gargari   +4 more
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A mRNA Vaccine for Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Expressing Non-Fusion GnGc Using NSm Linker Elicits Unexpected Immune Responses in Mice

Viruses
Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), caused by Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic virus (CCHFV), is listed in the World Health Organization’s list of priority diseases.
Tong Chen, Zhe Ding, Xuejie Li, Yingwen Li, Jiaming Lan, Gary Wong   +5 more
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