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Clinical Characterization of Host Response to Simian Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Infection in Permissive and Refractory Hosts: A Model for Determining Mechanisms of VHF Pathogenesis

Viruses, 2019
Simian hemorrhagic fever virus (SHFV) causes a fulminant and typically lethal viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) in macaques (Cercopithecinae: Macaca spp.) but causes subclinical infections in patas monkeys (Cercopithecinae: Erythrocebus patas).
Joseph P. Cornish, Ian N. Moore, Donna L. Perry, Abigail Lara, Mahnaz Minai, Dominique Promeneur, Katie R. Hagen, Kimmo Virtaneva, Monica Paneru, Connor R. Buechler, David H. O’Connor, Adam L. Bailey, Kurt Cooper, Steven Mazur, John G. Bernbaum, James Pettitt, Peter B. Jahrling, Jens H. Kuhn, Reed F. Johnson   +18 more
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Original antigenic sin in dengue - Hoskins effect

APIK Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection found in tropical and subtropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semiurban areas. The virus responsible for causing dengue is called dengue virus. There are four dengue virus serotypes, implying that it
Vasantha Kamath, Nisha Davy Olakkengi
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A favorable outcome of dengue hemorrhagic fever despite poor prognostic indices: a case report with a mix of classic and unusual clinical and laboratory features

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
The report describes a 32-year-old man with dengue hemorrhagic fever presenting with acute onset high-grade intermittent fever with chills and rigors, headache, myalgia, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
Olukemi Adekanmbi, Sulaiman Lakoh
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever with severe bradycardia treated with Theophylline [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne viral hemorrhagic fever caused by Nairovirus and characterized by fever, myalgia, arthralgia, and hemorrhagic manifestations. Severe bradycardia is a rare complication of the disease. We present a 30-
Murat Aydın, Nurten Nur Aydın
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Clinico-hematological features and outcome of patients affected by Congo–Crimean hemorrhagic fever: An experience from a single center

Iraqi Journal of Hematology, 2022
BACKGROUND: Congo–Crimean hemorrhagic fever is a tick-borne zoonotic viral disease caused by Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). The outbreak in Pakistan is increased during Eid-ul-Adha.
Mohammad Usman Shaikh, Natasha Ali, Ayesha Majeed Memon   +2 more
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Evaluation of antigen and antibody assays for surveillance of Lassa virus in peri-domestic rodents in southeastern Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

The Lancet Microbe
Summary: Background: Lassa fever, caused by Lassa mammarenavirus (LASV), is a rodent-borne disease endemic to west Africa. Zoonotic surveillance of LASV provides epidemiological insights into its potential presence.
Allison R Smither, PhD, James Koninga, Franklyn B Kanneh, MS, Momoh Foday, Matthew L Boisen, PhD, Nell G Bond, PhD, Mambu Momoh, MS, John D Sandi, PhD, Lansana Kanneh, HD, Foday Alhasan, BS, Ibrahim M Kanneh, HD, Mohamed S Yillah, Donald S Grant, MBChB, Duane J Bush, MS, Diana K S Nelson, BS, Kaitlin M Cruz, MD, Raphaëlle Klitting, PhD, Matthias G Pauthner, PhD, ProfPhD Kristian G Andersen, PhD, ProfPhD Jeffrey G Shaffer, PhD, Luis M Branco, PhD, ProfPhD Robert W Cross, PhD, ProfMD John S Schieffelin, PhD, ProfPhD Robert F Garry, PhD   +23 more
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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in the One-Humped Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in East and Northeast of Iran

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2016
Background: This comprehensive study was conducted on multi-purpose one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) sera and ticks to assess the epidemiological aspects of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in northeast Iran. Methods: From May 2012
Mohsen Champour, Sadegh Chinikar, Gholamreza Mohammadi, Gholamreza Razmi, Ehsan Mostafavi, Nariman Shah-Hosseini, Sahar Khakifirouz, Tahmineh Jalali   +7 more
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DENGUE EPIDEMIC APPREHENDED IN PAKISTAN: KNOWLEDGE AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES CAN AVERT IT

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
Dengue fever (DF) is a viral disease transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Dengue virus (DENV) has four subtypes or serotypes i.e. DENV-1, DEVNV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4.1,2 The incubation period is 3 to 14 days.
Habibullah Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad
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Determination of serum adenosine deaminase and xanthine oxidase levels in patients with crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever

Clinics, 2010
OBJECTIVE: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever with a high mortality rate. Despite increasing knowledge about hemorrhagic fever viruses, little is known about the pathogenesis of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.
V. Kenan Celik, Ismail Sari, Aynur Engin, Yildiz Gürsel, Hüseyin Aydin, Sevtap Bakir   +5 more
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The diagnostic challenge of pandemic H1N1 2009 virus in a dengue-endemic region: A case report of combined infection in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2012
Summary: It is difficult to distinguish dengue fever from other febrile illnesses in a dengue-endemic area. This issue was compounded during the H1N1 2009 pandemic of influenza, which also presents as a febrile illness.
Raheela Hussain, Ibraheem Al-Omar, Ziad A. Memish   +2 more
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