Search Results - "NJOUOM, Richard"
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Urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatizing nomenclature for monkeypox virus
Published in PLoS biology (23-08-2022)“…We propose a novel, non-discriminatory classification of monkeypox virus diversity. Together with the World Health Organization, we named three clades (I, IIa…”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of common respiratory viruses in children < 2 years with bronchiolitis in the pre-COVID-19 pandemic era
Published in PloS one (12-11-2020)“…The advent of genome amplification assays has allowed description of new respiratory viruses and to reconsider the role played by certain respiratory viruses…”
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The epidemiological signature of influenza B virus and its B/Victoria and B/Yamagata lineages in the 21st century
Published in PloS one (12-09-2019)“…We describe the epidemiological characteristics, pattern of circulation, and geographical distribution of influenza B viruses and its lineages using data from…”
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Prevalence of respiratory viruses using polymerase chain reaction in children with wheezing, a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in PloS one (14-12-2020)“…Wheezing is a major problem in children, and respiratory viruses are often believed to be the causative agent. While molecular detection tools enable…”
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Viral Etiology of Influenza-Like Illnesses in Cameroon, January–December 2009
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-12-2012)“…Background. No information is available on the viral etiology of upper respiratory tract infections in Cameroon. Methods. We prospectively enrolled outpatients…”
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Plasma antibodies from humans infected with zoonotic simian foamy virus do not inhibit cell-to-cell transmission of the virus despite binding to the surface of infected cells
Published in PLoS pathogens (23-05-2022)“…Zoonotic simian foamy viruses (SFV) establish lifelong infection in their human hosts. Despite repeated transmission of SFV from nonhuman primates to humans,…”
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Serological and molecular investigation of hepatitis E virus in pigs reservoirs from Cameroon reveals elevated seroprevalence and presence of genotype 3
Published in PloS one (10-02-2020)“…Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic pathogen of which pigs have been established as reservoirs. In the present study, we investigated the presence of HEV…”
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Investigating animal reservoirs for hepatitis E virus in Bangui, Central African Republic
Published in PloS one (2024)“…Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of enterotropic viral hepatitis, a major public health problem in many developing countries. In Central African…”
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Higher convergence of human-great ape enteric eukaryotic viromes in central African forest than in a European zoo: a One Health analysis
Published in Nature communications (21-06-2023)“…Human-animal pathogenic transmissions threaten both human and animal health, and the processes catalyzing zoonotic spillover and spillback are complex. Prior…”
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Global prevalence and case fatality rate of Enterovirus D68 infections, a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-02-2022)“…A substantial amount of epidemiological data has been reported on Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infections after the 2014 outbreak. Our goal was to map the case…”
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Detection and genetic diversity of parechoviruses in children with acute flaccid paralysis in Cameroon
Published in PloS one (29-05-2024)“…Human Parechoviruses (HPeVs) have rarely been considered in the virological investigation of Acute Flacid Paralysis (AFP) cases in Africa, where enteric…”
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Burden of hepatitis E virus infection in pregnancy and maternofoetal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (28-07-2020)“…There is still a dearth of knowledge on the burden of HEV infection in the global population of pregnant women. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and…”
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Special Issue: "Viral Genetic Diversity"
Published in Viruses (10-03-2022)“…Some say that small is beautiful, and if beauty could be measured by levels of diversity and complexity, we could definitely say that viruses are beautiful…”
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A prominent role of Hepatitis D Virus in liver cancers documented in Central Africa
Published in BMC infectious diseases (07-11-2016)“…Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is one of the commonest cancers in Central Africa, a region with the unusual peculiarity to be hyperendemic for infections with…”
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Clinical signs predictive of influenza virus infection in Cameroon
Published in PloS one (23-07-2020)“…Influenza virus accounts for majority of respiratory virus infections in Cameroon. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), influenza-like illnesses…”
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Comparison of health care resource utilization among preterm and term infants hospitalized with Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis of retrospective cohort studies
Published in PloS one (21-02-2020)“…Data on the variation in the medical resource utilization rate of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (HRSV) infected children by gestational age have recently…”
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Model-based cost-effectiveness estimates of testing strategies for diagnosing hepatitis C virus infection in Central and Western Africa
Published in PloS one (24-08-2020)“…Background Whereas 72% of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected people worldwide live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), only 6% of them have been…”
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Neutralization of zoonotic retroviruses by human antibodies: Genotype-specific epitopes within the receptor-binding domain from simian foamy virus
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-04-2023)“…Infection with viruses of animal origin pose a significant threat to human populations. Simian foamy viruses (SFVs) are frequently transmitted to humans, in…”
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Association of early viral lower respiratory infections and subsequent development of atopy, a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Published in PloS one (24-04-2020)“…Existing evidence on the relationship between childhood lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) and the subsequent atopy development is controversial. We…”
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Endemicity and genetic diversity of Hepatitis delta virus among Pygmies in Cameroon, Central Africa
Published in BMC research notes (03-03-2022)“…A single study conducted about three decades ago on hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection among Baka pygmies in Cameroon reported a very high anti-HDV antibodies…”
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