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Rodent-borne viruses survey in rural settlers from Central Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 114 (), 2019
Anthropogenic environmental changes arising from settlement and agriculture include deforestation and replacement of natural vegetation by crops providing opportunities for pathogen spillover from animals to humans. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of rodent-borne virus infections in seven ...

Letter

The effect of a booster dose of HPV tetravalent vaccine after 51 months: implications for extended vaccination schedules

Salud pública Méx; 60 (6), 2018
Abstract: Objective: To asses the non-inferiority between two different vaccination schedules one month after the administration of the third dose. Materials and methods: We evaluated the anti-HPV 16/18 antibody titers induced by quadrivalent HPV vaccine administered using two different schedules in ...

Diagnostic significance of immunoglobulin G avidity in symptomatic and asymptomatic West Nile virus infection

Abstract INTRODUCTION West Nile virus (WNV) immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies have been shown to persist for up to 500 days in certain patients. To evaluate the usefulness of immunoglobulin G (IgG) avidity assessment in the diagnosis of WNV infection, we analyzed 54 WNV IgM- and/or IgG-positive serum s...

Serological profile of John Cunningham virus (JCV) in patients with multiple sclerosis

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (9), 2018
ABSTRACT Treatment options for multiple sclerosis (MS) have changed over the last few years, bringing about a new category of drugs with more efficient profiles. However, these drugs have come with a whole new profile of potential adverse events that neurologists have to learn well and quickly. One of th...

Dengue seroprevalence and its socioeconomic determinants in Faisalabad, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Socioeconomic disparities in the community make some groups more vulnerable to dengue infection. METHODS: Fourteen dengue cases (IgM positive) served as index cases for the positive geographic cluster investigations. RESULTS: Of 292 individuals, the overall dengue seroprevale...

Brote de síndrome pulmonar por hantavirus, Tucumán, Argentina
Outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Tucumán, Argentina

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (3), 2018
Se describe un brote de síndrome pulmonar por hantavirus en el departamento de Burruyacú, provincia de Tucumán. La detección en 2016 de un caso de hantavirosis en una joven de 23 años -en ese momento considerado el primero ocurrido en dicha provincia- promovió un estudio epidemiológico exhaustivo,...

Evaluating the use of fluorescence-based flow cytometry assay for dengue diagnosis using peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Dengue virus (DENV) is the most important arthropod-borne viral disease worldwide with an estimated 50 million infections occurring each year. METHODS: In this study, we present a flow cytometry assay (FACS) for diagnosing DENV, and compare its results with those of the non-str...

Prevalencia de anticuerpos frente a parotiditis en niños y adolescentes a dos años de haberse introducido la vacuna SRP

Salud pública Méx; 60 (1), 2018
Resumen: Objetivo: Evaluar la prevalencia de anticuerpos antiparotiditis en niños y adolescentes de México, a dos años de haberse introducido la vacuna SRP. Material y métodos: Se estudiaron 2111 niños (1-9 años) y 2484 adolescentes (10-19 años). Se evaluaron anticuerpos IgG con un kit comerci...

The hidden burden of Chikungunya in central Mexico: results of a small-scale serosurvey

Salud pública Méx; 60 (1), 2018
Abstract: Objective: To estimate the seroprevalence of CHKV antibodies and assess correlates of seropositivity at a small geographical scale. Materials and methods: A community-based serosurvey of 387 households in Puente de Ixtla, Morelos (central Mexico). Serum IgG antibodies to CHKV were detected ...