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A new multiplex RT-qPCR method for the simultaneous detection and discrimination of Zika and chikungunya viruses.
Dominique Rousset; Steven Van Gucht; Nancy Roosens Source: Int J Infect Dis (2019) Keywords: chikungunya VIRUS Zika Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The re-emergence and spreading of tropical viruses to new areas raised ...
Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in humans in Belgium for the period 2013-2016
Issue 4 (2019) Abstract: Ticks are vectors for a broad range of pathogens of medical and veterinary importance, such as spp., spp., spp., spp., spp. and the tick-borne encephalitis virus. The ...
Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Antibodies in Roe Deer, the Netherlands.
Sprong, Hein Source: Emerg Infect Dis, Volume 25, Issue 2 (2019) Abstract: To increase knowledge of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) circulation in the Netherlands, we conducted serosurveillance in roe ...
Subsequent mortality in survivors of Ebola virus disease in Guinea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Mory Keita; Boubacar Diallo; Samuel Mesfin; Marega, Abdourahmane; Yacouba Koumpingni Nebie; Magassouba, N'Faly; Barry, Ahmadou; Seydou Coulibaly; Barry, Boubacar; Mamadou Oury; Raymond Palla ...
Subsequent mortality in survivors of Ebola virus disease in Guinea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Mory Keita; Boubacar Diallo; Samuel Mesfin; Marega, Abdourahmane; Yacouba Koumpingni Nebie; Magassouba, N'Faly; Barry, Ahmadou; Seydou Coulibaly; Barry, Boubacar; Mamadou Oury; Raymond Palla ...
The seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in Belgium anno 2002 and 2006: a comparative analysis with hepatitis A virus seroprevalence
Beutels, Philippe; Hens, Niel Source: Epidemiol Infect, Volume 147 (2019) Keywords: Cytomegalovirus estimating age and birth cohort-specific seroprevalence hepatitis A virus mixture modelling seroincidence ...
Application of whole genome data for in silico evaluation of primers and probes routinely employed for the detection of viral species by RT-qPCR using dengue virus as a case study.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Viral infection by dengue virus is a major public health problem in tropical countries. Early diagnosis and detection are increasingly based on quantitative reverse transcriptase ...
Ebola Virus Transmission Caused by Persistently Infected Survivors of the 2014-2016 Outbreak in West Africa.
Keita, Sakoba; Mamoudou Harouna Djingarey; Diallo, Amadou Bailo; Ibrahima Socé Fall Source: J Infect Dis (2018) Keywords: Ebola virus; ebola; survivors; persistence Abstract: The 2014-2016 Ebola virus ...
Dominant influenza A(H3N2) and B/Yamagata virus circulation in EU/EEA, 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons, respectively
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Adlhoch, Cornelia; E Snacken; Angeliki Melidou; Silviu Ionescu; Penttinen, Pasi; European Influenza Surveillance Network Source: Eurosurveillance, Volume 23, Issue 13 (2018) Health Topics: Healt ...
Belgian Wildlife as Potential Zoonotic Reservoir of Hepatitis E Virus.
E virus (HEV) and can have a zoonotic origin, particularly in high-income countries. In this study, 383 sera from wild boars were selected for serology; for virological analyses, 69 sera and 61 livers from ...