Real-time RT-PCR for Venezuelan equine encephalitis complex, Madariaga, and Eastern equine encephalitis viruses: application in human and mosquito public health surveillance in Panama.

Autor: Carrera J-P; Department of Biology, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom.; Pandemic Sciences Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom.; Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama.; Viral Emerging Disease Dynamics Group, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama., Araúz D; Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama., Rojas A; Departamento de Producción, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de Asunción , San Lorenzo, Paraguay., Cardozo F; Departamento de Producción, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de Asunción , San Lorenzo, Paraguay., Stittleburg V; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University , Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Morales Claro I; Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo , São Paulo, Brazil.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis (MRC-GIDA), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London , London, United Kingdom., Galue J; Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama.; Viral Emerging Disease Dynamics Group, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama., Lezcano-Coba C; Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama.; Viral Emerging Disease Dynamics Group, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama., Romero Rebello Moreira F; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis (MRC-GIDA), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London , London, United Kingdom.; Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., -Rivera LF; Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama.; Viral Emerging Disease Dynamics Group, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama., Chen-Germán M; Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama., Moreno B; Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama., Capitan-Barrios Z; Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama.; Viral Emerging Disease Dynamics Group, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama.; Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Exactas y Tecnología, Universidad de Panamá , Ciudad de Panamá, Panama., López-Vergès S; Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama., Pascale JM; Clinical of Tropical Diseases and Research Unit, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama., Sabino EC; Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo , São Paulo, Brazil., Valderrama A; Viral Emerging Disease Dynamics Group, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama.; Department of Medical Entomology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies , Panama City, Panama., Hanley KA; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University , Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA., Donnelly CA; Pandemic Sciences Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis (MRC-GIDA), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London , London, United Kingdom.; Department of Statistics, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom., Vasilakis N; Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas, USA.; Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas, USA.; Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas, USA.; Center for Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, The University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas, USA.; Center for Tropical Diseases, The University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas, USA.; Institute for Human Infection and Immunity, The University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas, USA., Faria NR; Department of Biology, University of Oxford , Oxford, United Kingdom.; Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo , São Paulo, Brazil.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis (MRC-GIDA), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London , London, United Kingdom., Waggoner JJ; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University , Atlanta, Georgia, USA.; Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University , Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Publikováno v: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2023 Dec 19; Vol. 61 (12), pp. e0015223. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 20.

Clinical, Epidemiological, and Laboratory Features of Mayaro Virus Infection: a Systematic Review.

Autor: Silva-Ramos, Carlos Ramiro, Mejorano-Fonseca, Julián A., Hidalgo, Marylin, Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J., Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A.

Publikováno v: Current Tropical Medicine Reports; Dec2023, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p309-319, 11p

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Convergent Evolution : Impact of Virus Variants on Efficacy of COVID-19 Therapeutics and Vaccines

Autor: Daniele Focosi

This book reviews the current knowledge of the globally circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants, highlights their distinct genetic characteristics and associated conformational changes in the viral spike protein, and profoundly discusses the mechanisms of co