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  • Validation of ASCL1 and LHX8 methylation analysis as primary cervical cancer screening strategy in South African women with human immunodeficiency virus 
    Vink, Frederique J.; Meijer, Chris J.L.M.; Lissenberg-Witte, Birgit I.; Visser, Cathy; Duin, Sylvia; Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Richter, Karin Louise; Van der Merwe, Frederick H.; Botha, Matthys H.; Steenbergen, Renske D.M.; Dreyer, Greta (Oxford University Press, 2023-02-01)
    BACKGROUND : Compared with women who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negative, women with human immunodeficiency virus (WWH) have a higher human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and increased cervical cancer ...
  • Validation of the bag-mediated filtration system for environmental surveillance of poliovirus in Nairobi, Kenya 
    Fagnant-Sperati, C.S.; Ren, Y.; Zhou, N.A.; Komen, E.; Mwangi, B.; Hassan, J.; Chepkurui, A.; Nzunza, R.; Nyangao, J.; Van Zyl, Walda B.; Wolfaardt, Marianne; Matsapola, P.N. (Peter); Ngwana, F.B. (Fhatuwani); Jeffries-Miles, S.; Coulliette-Salmond, A.; Pe~naranda, S.; Vega, E.; Shirai, J.H.; Kossik, A.L.; Beck, N.K.; Boyle, D.S.; Burns, C.C.; Taylor, M.B.; Borus, P.; Meschke, J.S. (Wiley, 2021-03)
    AIMS : This study compared the bag-mediated filtration system (BMFS) and standard WHO two-phase separation methods for poliovirus (PV) environmental surveillance, examined factors impacting PV detection and monitored ...
  • Variability of the preC/C region of hepatitis B virus genotype A from a South African cohort predominantly infected with HIV 
    Mayaphi, Simnikiwe Horatious; Martin, Desmond J.; Mphahlele, M. Jeffrey; Blackard, Jason T.; Bowyer, Sheila Mary (Wiley, 2013-11)
    Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a serious global health problem, and HBV genotype is an important determinant of disease progression and treatment outcome. The aim of this study was to assess variations of the precore/core ...
  • Vector competence of populations of Aedes aegypti from three distinct cities in Kenya for chikungunya virus 
    Agha, Sheila Biloh; Chepkorir, Edith; Mulwa, Francis; Tigoi, Caroline; Arum, Samwel; Guarido, Milehna M.; Ambala, Peris; Chelangat, Betty; Lutomiah, Joel; Tchouassi, David Poumo; Turell, Michael J.; Sang, Rosemary (Public Library of Science, 2017-08-18)
    BACKGROUND : In April, 2004, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged in Kenya and eventually spread to the islands in the Indian Ocean basin, South-East Asia, and the Americas. The virus, which is often associated with ...
  • Vector-borne protozoan and bacterial pathogen occurrence and diversity in ectoparasites of the Egyptian Rousette bat 
    Szentivanyi, Tamara; Heintz, Anne-Caroline; Markotter, Wanda; Wassef, Jerome; Christe, Philippe; Glaizot, Olivier (Wiley, 2023-06)
    Bats are known reservoir hosts for a wide variety of parasites and pathogens, including bacteria and protozoans. Some of these pathogens are vector-borne, and although their role is poorly studied, ectoparasites may ...
  • Viral infections of the central nervous system : viral infections of the CNS are caused by a broad range of viruses. 
    Erasmus, Marcelle (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-05)
    Viral infections of the central nervous system (CNS) include both acute and chronic conditions caused by a broad range of different viruses. It is useful to divide these infections according to the anatomical area affected ...
  • Viral maintenance and excretion dynamics of coronaviruses within an Egyptian rousette fruit bat maternal colony : considerations for spillover 
    Geldenhuys, Marike; Ross, Noam; Dietrich, Muriel; De Vries, J. Low; Mortlock, Marinda; Epstein, Jonathan H.; Weyer, Jacqueline; Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Markotter, Wanda (Nature Reseach, 2023-09)
    Novel coronavirus species of public health and veterinary importance have emerged in the first two decades of the twenty-first century, with bats identified as natural hosts for progenitors of many coronaviruses. Targeted ...
  • Virus etiology, diversity and clinical characteristics in South African children hospitalised with gastroenteritis 
    Rossouw, Esmari; Brauer, Marieke; Meyer, Pieter Willem Adriaan; Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie; Avenant, Theunis Johannes; Mans, Janet (MPDI, 2021-01)
    BACKGROUND: Viral gastroenteritis remains a major cause of hospitalisation in young children. This study aimed to determine the distribution and diversity of enteric viruses in children ≤5 years, hospitalised with ...
  • Virus nomenclature below the species level : a standardized nomenclature for filovirus strains and variants rescued from cDNA 
    Kuhn, Jens H.; Bao, Yımıng M.; Bavari, Sina; Becker, Stephan; Bradfute, Steven; Brauburger, Kristina; Brister, J. Rodney; Bukreyev, Alexander A.; Cai, Yıngyun; Chandran, Kartik; Davey, Robert A.; Dolnik, Olga; Dye, John M.; Enterlein, Sven; Gonzalez, Jean-Paul; Formenty, Pierre; Freiberg, Alexander N.; Hensley, Lisa E.; Hoenen, Thomas; Honko, Anna N.; Ignatyev, Georgy M.; Jahrling, Peter B.; Johnson, Karl M.; Klenk, Hans-Dieter; Kobinger, Gary; Lackemeyer, Matthew G.; Leroy, Eric M.; Lever, Mark S.; Muhlberger, Elke; Netesov, Sergewy V.; Olinger, Gene G.; Palacios, Gustavo; Patterson, Jean L.; Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Pitt, Louisa; Radoshitzky, Sheli R.; Ryabchikova, Elena I.; Saphire, Erica Ollmann; Shestopalov, Aleksandr M.; Smither, Sophie J.; Sullivan, Nancy J.; Swanepoel, Robert; Takada, Ayato; Towner, Jonathan S.; Van der Groen, Guido; Volchkov, Viktor E.; Volchkova, Valentina A.; Wahl-Jensen, Victoria; Warren, Travis K.; Warfield, Kelly L.; Weidmann, Manfre; Nichol, Stuart T. (Springer, 2014-05)
    Specific alterations (mutations, deletions, insertions) of virus genomes are crucial for the functional characterization of their regulatory elements and their expression products, as well as a prerequisite for the ...
  • Water- and foodborne viruses : current developments : water and food are still major sources of enteric viruses 
    Taylor, Maureen B. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-05)
    Despite the major advances made in preventive health care and food technology, water and foodborne transmission of human enteric viruses is a well-recognised widespread public health problem. Factors such as changing ...
  • Waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis on the KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa, December 2016/January 2017 
    Sekwadi, P.G.; Ravhuhali, K.G.; Mosam, A.; Essel, V.; Ntshoe, Genevie M.; Rakgantso, A.M.; McCarthy, K.; Mans, Janet; Taylor, Maureen B.; Page, Nicola Anne; Govender, N. (Cambridge University Press, 2018-07)
    An unexpected increase in gastroenteritis cases was reported by healthcare workers on the KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa, January 2017 with >600 cases seen over a 3-week period. A case–control study was conducted to ...
  • West Nile virus in wildlife and nonequine domestic animals, South Africa, 2010–2018 
    Steyn, Jumari; Botha, Elizabeth; Stivaktas, Voula; Buss, Peter Erik; Beechler, Brianna R.; Myburgh, Jan G.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Williams, June Heather; Venter, Marietjie (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019-12)
    West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 is associated with neurologic disease in horses and humans in South Africa. Surveillance in wildlife and nonequine domestic species during 2010–2018 identified WNV in 11 (1.8%) of 608 animals ...
  • West nile virus lineage 2 as a cause of zoonotic neurological disease in humans and horses in Southern Africa 
    Venter, Marietjie; Swanepoel, Robert (Mary Ann Liebert, 2010)
    West Nile virus (WNV) is widely distributed in South Africa, but since a few cases of neurological disease have been reported from this region, endemic lineage 2 strains were postulated to be of low virulence. Several ...
  • West Nile virus lineage 2 in horses and other animals with neurologic disease, South Africa, 2008-2015 
    Venter, Marietjie; Pretorius, Marthi Andréa; Fuller, James A.; Botha, Elizabeth; Rakgotho, Mpho; Stivaktas, Voula; Weyer, Camilla Theresa; Romito, Marco; Williams, June Heather (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017-12)
    During 2008–2015 in South Africa, we conducted West Nile virus surveillance in 1,407 animals with neurologic disease and identified mostly lineage 2 cases in horses (7.4%, 79/1,069), livestock (1.5%, 2/132), and wildlife ...
  • West Nile virus neurologic disease in humans, South Africa, September 2008-May 2009 
    Zaayman, Dewald; Venter, Marietjie (Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012-12)
    We investigated West Nile virus (WNV) as a possible disease etiology in persons hospitalized in South Africa. Of 206 specimens tested, 36 had WNV neutralizing antibodies, signifi cantly more than in similar earlier ...
  • West Nile virus, an underdiagnosed cause of acute fever of unknown origin and neurological disease among hospitalized patients in South Africa 
    MacIntyre, Caitlin; Lourens, Carla; Mendes, Adriano; De Villiers, Maryke; Avenant, Theunis Johannes; Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie; Leendertz, Fabian; Venter, Marietjie (MDPI, 2023-11-02)
    West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is endemic to South Africa. However, its contribution to acute febrile and neurological disease in hospitalized patients in South Africa is unknown. This study examined ...
  • Whole genome phylogenetic investigation of a West Nile virus strain isolated from a tick sampled from livestock in north eastern Kenya 
    Lwande, Olivia Wesula; Venter, Marietjie; Lutomiah, Joel; Michuki, George; Rumberia, Cecilia; Gakuya, Francis; Obanda, Vincent; Tigoi, Caroline; Odhiambo, Collins; Nindo, Fredrick; Symekher, Samwel; Sang, Rosemary (BioMed Central, 2014-11-28)
    BACKGROUND : West Nile virus (WNV) has a wide geographical distribution and has been associated to cause neurological disease in humans and horses. Mosquitoes are the traditional vectors for WNV; however, the virus has also ...
  • Why do viruses keep their genome small? 
    Webber, Lynne M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-05)
    Although this specific title excludes prions, which differ considerably from viruses, it explains some of their survival strategies. It may also explain their considerable clinical infection and disease diversity.
  • Why the world needs more transparency on the origins of novel pathogens 
    Venter, Marietjie (Nature Research, 2023-06)
    Collaboration and openness are essential to minimize the risks of future pandemics, says the World Health Organization’s scientific advisory group, SAGO.
  • World Society for Virology first international conference : tackling global virus epidemics 
    Söderlund-Venermo, Maria; Varma, Anupam; Guo, Deyin; Gladue, Douglas P.; Poole, Emma; Pujol, Flor H.; Pappu, Hanu; Romalde, Jesus L.; Kramer, Laura; Baz, Mariana; Venter, Marietjie; Moore, Matthew D.; Nevels, Michael M.; Ezzikouri, Sayeh; Vakharia, Vikram N.; Wilson, William C.; Malik, Yashpal S.; Shi, Zhengli; Abdel-Moneim, Ahmed S. (Elsevier, 2022-01)
    This communication summarizes the presentations given at the 1st international conference of the World Society for Virology (WSV) held virtually during 16–18 June 2021, under the theme of tackling global viral epidemics. ...