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CAQ Corner: Immune‐mediated complications

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

An evaluation of the diagnostic performance characteristics of the Yellow Fever IgM immunochromatographic rapid diagnostic test kit from SD Biosensor in Ghana.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Yellow fever is endemic in Ghana and outbreaks occur periodically. The prodromal signs due to Yellow Fever Virus (YFV) infection are non-specific, making clinical signs unreliable as the sole criteria for diagnosis.
Lawrence Henry Ofosu-Appiah, Dodzi Kofi Amelor, Bright Ayensu, Ernest Akyereko, Nafisah Issah Rabiwu, David Opare, Godfred Owusu-Okyere, Dennis Odai Laryea, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Julius Abraham Addo Mingle   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

EBOV-RNA test with RT-PCR in ocular fluids of Ebola survivors can help to safely perform cataract surgery [PDF]

, 2018
Since the Ebola virus (EBOV) was discovered in 1976, the recent 2014−2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was the largest with 28,600 cases and about 11,300 deaths.
Iozzo, Nicola, Spadea, Leopoldo
core   +1 more source

Phylogeny of Yellow Fever Virus, Uganda, 2016 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
In April 2016, a yellow fever outbreak was detected in Uganda. Removal of contaminating ribosomal RNA in a clinical sample improved the sensitivity of next-generation sequencing. Molecular analyses determined the Uganda yellow fever outbreak was distinct from the concurrent yellow fever outbreak in Angola, improving our understanding of yellow fever ...
Holly R. Hughes, John Kayiwa, Eric C. Mossel, Julius Lutwama, J. Erin Staples, Amy J. Lambert   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Current Trends of Yellow Fever in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects

UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research, 2019
Yellow fever is a viral infection caused by yellow fever virus and is spread by the bite of an infected female mosquito (Aedes and Haemogogus species).
Abdulkadir, B., Dazy, D. B., Abubakar, M. A., Farida, A. T., Samira, I. G., Aladelokun, J. D., Nafisat, S. T., Olaosebikan, V. O., Ibrahim, E., Samira, A., Nwadigwe, M. O.   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endemic and Emerging Arboviruses of Mosquitoes in Ecuador

Práctica Familiar Rural, 2020
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne viruses that include many viruses of public health concern found in Ecuador. Dengue virus, yellow fever virus and Zika virus are in the Flaviridae family (1), while chikungunya virus and Mayaro virus are in the ...
Rachel Sippy, Cat Lippi, Anna Stewart, Sadie Ryan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zika virus infection, associated microcephaly, and low yellow fever vaccination coverage in Brazil: is there any causal link?

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2016
Introduction: Since the end of 2014, Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has been rapidly spreading in Brazil. Methodology: To analyze the possible association of yellow fever vaccine with a protective effect against ZIKV-related microcephaly, the following ...
Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti, Pedro Luiz Tauil, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Wanderson Oliveira, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Jorg Heukelbach   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zika virus infection: a public health emergency! [PDF]

, 2017
Zika virus belongs to the family of Flaviviridae. The Flaviviridae family also includes other human pathogens like West Nile virus (WNV), Yellow fever virus (YFV), mosquito transmitted Dengue virus (DENV), Tick borne encephalitic virus (TBEV) and ...
Khan, Ramsha, Qureshi, Bakhtawar Wajeeha, Qureshi, Muhammad Salman Haider   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Efficacy of Two Common Methods of Application of Residual Insecticide for Controlling the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), in Urban Areas [PDF]

, 2015
After its first introduction in the 1980's the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), has spread throughout Southern Europe. Ae. albopictus is considered an epidemiologically important vector for the transmission of many viral pathogens such as ...
Baseggio, A., Drago, A., Manella, P., Marini, L., Martini, S., Mazzon, L., Romi, R.   +6 more
core   +7 more sources

Mathematical modeling provides kinetic details of the human immune response to vaccination

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2015
With major advances in experimental techniques to track antigen-specific immune responses many basic questions on the kinetics of virus-specific immunity in humans remain unanswered.
Dustin eLe, Joseph D Miller, Vitaly V. Ganusov   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source