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Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0010781 (2022)
BackgroundCurrent isolation techniques for spotted fever group Rickettsia from clinical samples are laborious and are limited to tissue, blood and blood derivatives with volumes ideally greater than 1 mL. We validated the use of simplified methodolog
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/460d72d139c24264b7bc8a89970d79fb
Autor:
Talia M Quandelacy, Jessica M Healy, Bradford Greening, Dania M Rodriguez, Koo-Whang Chung, Matthew J Kuehnert, Brad J Biggerstaff, Emilio Dirlikov, Luis Mier-Y-Teran-Romero, Tyler M Sharp, Stephen Waterman, Michael A Johansson
Publikováno v:
PLoS Computational Biology, Vol 17, Iss 3, p e1008812 (2021)
Emerging epidemics are challenging to track. Only a subset of cases is recognized and reported, as seen with the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic where large proportions of infection were asymptomatic. However, multiple imperfect indicators of infection pr
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/c1e910e7ea30428e99fc1fb38e9e3912
Autor:
Tyler M Sharp, Olga Lorenzi, Brenda Torres-Velásquez, Veronica Acevedo, Janice Pérez-Padilla, Aidsa Rivera, Jorge Muñoz-Jordán, Harold S Margolis, Stephen H Waterman, Brad J Biggerstaff, Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Roberto Barrera
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 7, p e0007538 (2019)
BackgroundPublic health responses to outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus have been stymied by the inability to control the primary vector, Aedes aegypti mosquitos. Consequently, the need for novel approaches to Aedes vector control is ur
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/a69e11c1bae349db8e584e4a20c82ca3
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 9, p e0185340 (2017)
Zika virus (ZIKV) has emerged as a major global public health concern in the last two years due to its link as a causative agent of human birth defects. Its rapid expansion into the Western Hemisphere as well as the ability to be transmitted from mot
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4ce8826871954e37baf955ed719597da
Autor:
Eduard Grebe, Mars Stone, Bryan R. Spencer, Akintunde Akinseye, David Wright, Clara Di Germanio, Roberta Bruhn, Karla G. Zurita, Paul Contestable, Valerie Green, Marion C. Lanteri, Paula Saa, Brad J. Biggerstaff, Melissa M. Coughlin, Steve Kleinman, Brian Custer, Jefferson M. Jones, Michael P. Busch
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 8, Pp 1621-1630 (2024)
Nucleocapsid antibody assays can be used to estimate SARS-CoV-2 infection prevalence in regions implementing spike-based COVID-19 vaccines. However, poor sensitivity of nucleocapsid antibody assays in detecting infection after vaccination has been re
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/fb232c36ac544caca427ccdb92c04cc6
Autor:
Kay M Tomashek, Brad J Biggerstaff, Mary M Ramos, Carmen L Pérez-Guerra, Enid J Garcia Rivera, Wellington Sun
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 10, p e3192 (2014)
Dengue is a major cause of morbidity in Puerto Rico and is well-known to its physicians. Early case identification and timely initiation of treatment for patients with severe dengue can reduce medical complications and mortality. To determine clinica
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/c2be5dad6aa849b7976b74e8c73c1455
Autor:
Rebekah C Kading, Mary B Crabtree, Brian H Bird, Stuart T Nichol, Bobbie Rae Erickson, Kalanthe Horiuchi, Brad J Biggerstaff, Barry R Miller
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 2, p e2670 (2014)
BACKGROUND: Previously, we investigated the role of the Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) virulence genes NSs and NSm in mosquitoes and demonstrated that deletion of NSm significantly reduced the infection, dissemination, and transmission rates of RVFV
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/47d0e3c78721451bae83c08bc017dd2b
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 6, p e99342 (2014)
Serial samples from the same individuals may be required for certain virological studies, however, some small animals cannot easily be blood-sampled. Therefore, we evaluated the use of Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes albopictus Skuse mosquitoes
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4d10c3f9ce3f4543a07ba0609f76042d
Autor:
Alison J Basile, Kalanthe Horiuchi, Amanda J Panella, Janeen Laven, Olga Kosoy, Robert S Lanciotti, Neeraja Venkateswaran, Brad J Biggerstaff
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 9, p e75670 (2013)
Serodiagnosis of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) at the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, CDC, employs a combination of individual enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and microsphere immunoassays (MIAs) to test for IgM and IgG, followed by conf
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/69fd9e4dfee642c2ac786c2b6ffd4279
Autor:
Mary B Crabtree, Rebekah J Kent Crockett, Brian H Bird, Stuart T Nichol, Bobbie Rae Erickson, Brad J Biggerstaff, Kalanthe Horiuchi, Barry R Miller
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 6, Iss 5, p e1639 (2012)
BACKGROUND: Rift Valley fever virus is an arthropod-borne human and animal pathogen responsible for large outbreaks of acute and febrile illness throughout Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Reverse genetics technology has been used to develop deletio
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4b2582864f1743f9b222a04a329cb383