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Zika Virus Infection — After the Pandemic
Published in The New England journal of medicine (10-10-2019)“…Zika is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause congenital defects, including microcephaly. Although most Zika virus infections are asymptomatic, rash,…”
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Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (17-09-2015)“…Leptospirosis, a spirochaetal zoonosis, occurs in diverse epidemiological settings and affects vulnerable populations, such as rural subsistence farmers and…”
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Effectiveness of the CoronaVac vaccine in older adults during a gamma variant associated epidemic of covid-19 in Brazil: test negative case-control study
Published in BMJ (Online) (20-08-2021)“…To estimate the effectiveness of the inactivated whole virus vaccine, CoronaVac (Sinovac Biotech), against symptomatic covid-19 in the elderly population of…”
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Cutting Edge: Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Humans Is Defined by a Shift in the Serum Lipidome, Resulting in Dysregulation of Eicosanoid Immune Mediators
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-01-2021)“…The COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 20 million people worldwide, with mortality exceeding 800,000 patients. Risk factors associated with severe…”
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Neutralizing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants following heterologous CoronaVac plus BNT162b2 booster vaccination
Published in Nature medicine (01-03-2022)“…The recent emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is raising concerns because of its increased transmissibility and its numerous spike mutations, which…”
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Leptospira : the dawn of the molecular genetics era for an emerging zoonotic pathogen
Published in Nature reviews. Microbiology (01-10-2009)“…Key Points Leptospira spp. belong to the bacterial phylum Spirochaetes, an evolutionarily and structurally unique group of bacteria. The genus Leptospira is…”
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Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater tracks community infection dynamics
Published in Nature biotechnology (01-10-2020)“…We measured severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA concentrations in primary sewage sludge in the New Haven, Connecticut, USA,…”
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Zika Virus Infection and Stillbirths: A Case of Hydrops Fetalis, Hydranencephaly and Fetal Demise
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (25-02-2016)“…The rapid spread of Zika virus in the Americas and current outbreak of microcephaly in Brazil has raised attention to the possible deleterious effects that the…”
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SARS-CoV-2 infection of the placenta
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-09-2020)“…BACKGROUNDThe effects of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnancy remain relatively unknown. We present a case of second trimester pregnancy…”
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Pathways to zoonotic spillover
Published in Nature reviews. Microbiology (01-08-2017)“…Zoonotic diseases present a substantial global health burden. In this Opinion article, Plowright et al . present an integrative conceptual and quantitative…”
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De novo emergence of a remdesivir resistance mutation during treatment of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunocompromised patient: a case report
Published in Nature communications (17-03-2022)“…SARS-CoV-2 remdesivir resistance mutations have been generated in vitro but have not been reported in patients receiving treatment with the antiviral agent. We…”
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Genomic insights into population history and biological adaptation in Oceania
Published in Nature (London) (22-04-2021)“…The Pacific region is of major importance for addressing questions regarding human dispersals, interactions with archaic hominins and natural selection…”
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Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-10-2015)“…Leptospirosis, a spirochaetal zoonosis, occurs in diverse epidemiological settings and affects vulnerable populations, such as rural subsistence farmers and…”
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Denisova Admixture and the First Modern Human Dispersals into Southeast Asia and Oceania
Published in American journal of human genetics (07-10-2011)“…It has recently been shown that ancestors of New Guineans and Bougainville Islanders have inherited a proportion of their ancestry from Denisovans, an archaic…”
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Coast-to-Coast Spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the Early Epidemic in the United States
Published in Cell (28-05-2020)“…The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States in January 2020, with subsequent COVID-19 outbreaks…”
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DNA aptamer-based non-faradaic impedance biosensor for detecting E. coli
Published in Analytica chimica acta (22-04-2020)“…Developing a real-time, portable, and inexpensive sensor for pathogenic bacteria is crucial since the conventional detection approaches such as enzyme-linked…”
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Waterborne Diseases That Are Sensitive to Climate Variability and Climate Change
Published in The New England journal of medicine (07-12-2023)“…Waterborne Disease Sensitivity to Climate ChangeThe authors discuss adaptive strategies for reducing the risk of climate-sensitive waterborne diseases, such as…”
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Omicron-specific mRNA vaccination alone and as a heterologous booster against SARS-CoV-2
Published in Nature communications (06-06-2022)“…The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 recently swept the globe and showed high level of immune evasion. Here, we generate an Omicron-specific lipid nanoparticle…”
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Effectiveness of CoronaVac, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, BNT162b2, and Ad26.COV2.S among individuals with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in Brazil: a test-negative, case-control study
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-06-2022)“…COVID-19 vaccines have proven highly effective among individuals without a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, but their effectiveness in preventing symptomatic…”
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Longitudinal analyses reveal immunological misfiring in severe COVID-19
Published in Nature (London) (20-08-2020)“…Recent studies have provided insights into the pathogenesis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 1 – 4 . However, the longitudinal immunological correlates…”
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