Zobrazeno 1 - 10
of 100
pro vyhledávání: '"Kerrigan McCarthy"'
SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in wastewater as a model for monitoring evolution of endemic viruses
Autor:
Mukhlid Yousif, Said Rachida, Setshaba Taukobong, Nkosenhle Ndlovu, Chinwe Iwu-Jaja, Wayne Howard, Shelina Moonsamy, Nompilo Mhlambi, Sipho Gwala, Joshua I. Levy, Kristian G. Andersen, Cathrine Scheepers, Anne von Gottberg, Nicole Wolter, Jinal N. Bhiman, Daniel Gyamfi Amoako, Arshad Ismail, Melinda Suchard, Kerrigan McCarthy
Publikováno v:
Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Abstract As global SARS-CoV-2 burden and testing frequency have decreased, wastewater surveillance has emerged as a key tool to support clinical surveillance efforts. The aims of this study were to identify and characterize SARS-CoV-2 variants in was
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6e03ac2e40c548bca588549c0269159f
Autor:
Mukhlid Yousif, Heather Hong, Susan Malfeld, Sheilagh Smit, Lillian Makhathini, Tshepo Motsamai, Dipolelo Tselana, Morubula Manamela, Mercy Kamupira, Elizabeth Maseti, Heena Ranchod, Kennedy Otwombe, Kerrigan McCarthy, Melinda Suchard
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Abstract In 2012 the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed to eliminate measles in five regions by 2020. This retrospective descriptive study reviewed measles surveillance data in South Africa for the period 2015—2020 to document the epidemiology o
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/21300b04d5224adf85a70c5835fb5fa6
Autor:
Yasmeen Hanifa, Violet N. Chihota, Katherine L. Fielding, Salome Charalambous, Lungiswa Adonis, Alan Karstaedt, Nicola Foster, Mark P. Nicol, Kerrigan McCarthy, Edina Sinanovic, Nontobeko T. Ndlovu, Wendy Stevens, Faieza Sahid, Alison D. Grant, Gavin J. Churchyard, Anna Vassall
Publikováno v:
Gates Open Research, Vol 2 (2022)
Background: Amongst HIV-positive adults in South Africa with initial negative Xpert results, we compared the yield from repeating Xpert MTB/RIF (“Xpert”) on sputum to guideline-recommended investigation for tuberculosis (TB). Methods: A systemati
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6f48f9a6249f47dbac01973353aadfd1
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 119, Iss , Pp 32-33 (2022)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/010591fbc0db46bb98e481b90bcc83c0
Autor:
Kovashnee Naidoo, Mark Moseley, Kerrigan McCarthy, Ruvimbo Chingonzoh, Charlene Lawrence, Grace M. Setshedi, John Frean, Jennifer Rossouw
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 5, Pp 1033-1035 (2020)
Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease. In 2015, leptospirosis was diagnosed in 2 prison inmates in South Africa. Using real-time PCR and DNA sequencing, we identified Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae in rodents and water s
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/48073ac355214ca19091ff4a8fa9846c
Autor:
Nicola Foster, Lucy Cunnama, Kerrigan McCarthy, Lebogang Ramma, Mariana Siapka, Edina Sinanovic, Gavin Churchyard, Katherine Fielding, Alison D Grant, Susan Cleary
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 5, p e0251547 (2021)
BackgroundIn South Africa, replacing smear microscopy with Xpert-MTB/RIF (Xpert) for tuberculosis diagnosis did not reduce mortality and was cost-neutral. The unchanged mortality has been attributed to suboptimal Xpert implementation. We developed a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f0d83dbc885e41678febb32a092c13f2
Autor:
Unarine B. Makungo, Tshilidzi E. Ramutshila, Mantwa C. Mabotja, Juno Thomas, Ruth Lekalakala-Mokaba, Anthony M. Smith, Joy Ebonwu, Shannon L. Williams, Jimmy Khoza, Queen Ranoto, Ntshengedzeni Muvhango, Mmatjatji Mosoma, Elizabeth Phokane, Genevie Ntshoe, Katherine Calver, Vivien Essel, Marlene F. Ngobeni, Kerrigan McCarthy
Publikováno v:
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 35, Iss 1, Pp e1-e7 (2020)
Background: Typhoid fever remains a public health concern in South Africa, where the risk of transmission is high because of poor access to safe water and sanitation. This study describes the investigation of typhoid fever outbreak in Limpopo provinc
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/566634ec721a4880a463914c0d842aa6
Publikováno v:
Viruses, Vol 13, Iss 12, p 2470 (2021)
As South Africa transitions from endemic to intermediate endemicity, hepatitis A surveillance needs strengthening to monitor trends in disease incidence and to identify outbreaks. We used passive laboratory-based surveillance data from the National H
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/de50bfaa11e74c888389f002702264b2
Autor:
Mignon du Plessis, Nicole Wolter, Mushal Allam, Linda de Gouveia, Fahima Moosa, Genevie Ntshoe, Lucille Blumberg, Cheryl Cohen, Marshagne Smith, Portia Mutevedzi, Juno Thomas, Valentino Horne, Prashini Moodley, Moherndran Archary, Yesholata Mahabeer, Saajida Mahomed, Warren Kuhn, Koleka Mlisana, Kerrigan McCarthy, Anne von Gottberg
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 8, Pp 1308-1315 (2017)
In 2015, a cluster of respiratory diphtheria cases was reported from KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa. By using whole-genome analysis, we characterized 21 Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates collected from 20 patients and contacts during the o
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/2e137ce5ac5b410787b20335149fbedc
Publikováno v:
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp e1-e4 (2019)
Introduction: Herpes simplex virus has been reported in the literature to commonly complicate burn wounds. However, there is paucity of such data in the South African setting. Case presentation: Eight paediatric burns patients with ages ranging betw
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d7d17d94e1834d34bc75a405acec70f9