Chikungunya virus antepartum transmission and abnormal infant outcomes in a cohort of pregnant women in Nigeria

Autor: Atiene S. Sagay, Szu-Chia Hsieh, Yu-Ching Dai, Charlotte Ajeong Chang, Jerry Ogwuche, Olukemi O. Ige, Makshwar L. Kahansim, Beth Chaplin, Godwin Imade, Michael Elujoba, Michael Paul, Donald J. Hamel, Hideki Furuya, Ricardo Khouri, Viviane Sampaio Boaventura, Laíse de Moraes, Phyllis J. Kanki, Wei-Kung Wang

Publikováno v: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 139, Iss , Pp 92-100 (2024)

Objectives: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a reemerging global public health concern, which causes acute febrile illness, rash, and arthralgia and may affect both mothers and infants during pregnancy. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of CHIKV in Afric

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/c4029133a24a4961917f96d325203506

Design and implementation of a metagenomic analytical pipeline for respiratory pathogen detection

Autor: Pablo Alessandro B Viana, Diogo Antonio Tschoeke, Laise de Moraes, Luciane Amorim Santos, Manoel Barral-Netto, Ricardo Khouri, Pablo Ivan P Ramos, Pedro Milet Meirelles

Publikováno v: BMC Research Notes, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2024)

Abstract Objective We developed an in-house bioinformatics pipeline to improve the detection of respiratory pathogens in metagenomic sequencing data. This pipeline addresses the need for short-time analysis, high accuracy, scalability, and reproducib

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/5375fd3640134fbea26a109cb6b308c5

Extensive transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant in a population with high levels of hybrid immunity: A prevalence survey

Autor: Juan P. Aguilar Ticona, Meng Xiao, Dan Li, Nivison Nery, Jr., Matt Hitchings, Emilia M. M. Andrade Belitardo, Mariam O. Fofana, Renato Victoriano, Jaqueline S. Cruz, Laise de Moraes, Icaro Morais Strobel, Jessica Jesus Silva, Ananias Sena do Aragão Filho, Guilherme S. Ribeiro, Mitermayer G. Reis, Federico Costa, Ricardo Khouri, Albert I. Ko, Derek A.T. Cummings

Publikováno v: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 139, Iss , Pp 159-167 (2024)

Objectives: The SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1* variant rapidly spread globally in late 2022, posing a challenge due to its increased immune evasion. Methods: We conducted a prevalence survey in Brazil from November 16 to December 22, 2022, as part of a cohort stud

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/fd398f3fc89341dc8afc3b817639966d

Increased interregional virus exchange and nucleotide diversity outline the expansion of chikungunya virus in Brazil

Autor: Joilson Xavier, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Vagner Fonseca, Mauricio Lima, Emerson Castro, Hegger Fritsch, Carla Oliveira, Natalia Guimarães, Talita Adelino, Mariane Evaristo, Evandra S. Rodrigues, Elaine Vieira Santos, Debora de La-Roque, Laise de Moraes, Stephane Tosta, Adelino Neto, Alexander Rosewell, Ana Flavia Mendonça, Anderson Leite, Andreza Vasconcelos, Arabela L. Silva de Mello, Bergson Vasconcelos, Camila A. Montalbano, Camila Zanluca, Carla Freitas, Carlos F. C. de Albuquerque, Claudia Nunes Duarte dos Santos, Cleiton S. Santos, Cliomar Alves dos Santos, Crhistinne C. Maymone Gonçalves, Dalane Teixeira, Daniel F. L. Neto, Diego Cabral, Elaine C. de Oliveira, Ethel L. Noia Maciel, Felicidade Mota Pereira, Felipe Iani, Fernanda P. de Carvalho, Gabriela Andrade, Gabriela Bezerra, Gislene G. de Castro Lichs, Glauco Carvalho Pereira, Haline Barroso, Helena Cristina Ferreira Franz, Hivylla Ferreira, Iago Gomes, Irina N. Riediger, Isabela Rodrigues, Isadora C. de Siqueira, Jacilane Silva, Jairo Mendez Rico, Jaqueline Lima, Jayra Abrantes, Jean Phellipe M. do Nascimento, Judith N. Wasserheit, Julia Pastor, Jurandy J. F. de Magalhães, Kleber Giovanni Luz, Lidio G. Lima Neto, Livia C. V. Frutuoso, Luana Barbosa da Silva, Ludmila Sena, Luis Arthur F. de Sousa, Luiz Augusto Pereira, Luiz Demarchi, Magaly C. B. Câmara, Marcela G. Astete, Maria Almiron, Maricelia Lima, Marina C. S. Umaki Zardin, Mayra M. Presibella, Melissa B. Falcão, Michael Gale, Naishe Freire, Nelson Marques, Noely F. O. de Moura, Pedro E. Almeida Da Silva, Peter Rabinowitz, Rivaldo V. da Cunha, Karen S. Trinta, Rodrigo F. do Carmo Said, Rodrigo Kato, Rodrigo Stabeli, Ronaldo de Jesus, Roselene Hans Santos, Simone Kashima, Svetoslav N. Slavov, Tamires Andrade, Themis Rocha, Thiago Carneiro, Vanessa Nardy, Vinicius da Silva, Walterlene G. Carvalho, Wesley C. Van Voorhis, Wildo N. Araujo, Ana M. B. de Filippis, Marta Giovanetti

Publikováno v: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)

Abstract The emergence and reemergence of mosquito-borne diseases in Brazil such as yellow fever, zika, chikungunya, and dengue have had serious impacts on public health. Concerns have been raised due to the rapid dissemination of the chikungunya vir

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/fc80f14a3b9f4005a022c95760fd90fe

Emergence of Dengue Virus Serotype 2 Cosmopolitan Genotype, Brazil

Autor: Marta Giovanetti, Luiz Augusto Pereira, Gilberto A. Santiago, Vagner Fonseca, Maria Paquita García Mendoza, Carla de Oliveira, Laise de Moraes, Joilson Xavier, Stephane Tosta, Hegger Fristch, Emerson de Castro Barbosa, Evandra Strazza Rodrigues, Dana Figueroa-Romero, Carlos Padilla-Rojas, Omar Cáceres-Rey, Ana Flávia Mendonça, Fernanda de Bruycker Nogueira, Rivaldo Venancio da Cunha, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, Carla Freitas, Cassio Roberto Leonel Peterka, Carlos Frederico Campelo de Albuquerque, Leticia Franco, Jairo Andrés Méndez Rico, Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán, Vinícius Lemes da Silva, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara

Publikováno v: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 8, Pp 1725-1727 (2022)

We used nanopore sequencing and phylogenetic analyses to identify a cosmopolitan genotype of dengue virus serotype 2 that was isolated from a 56-year-old male patient from the state of Goiás in Brazil. The emergence of a cosmopolitan genotype in Bra

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/df5451b019c14eef891fc4621e7170ae