Browsing Research Articles (Medical Virology) by Subject "SDG-03: Good health and well-being"

Browsing Research Articles (Medical Virology) by Subject "SDG-03: Good health and well-being"

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  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum and other Anaplasma spp. in various hosts in the Mnisi Community, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa 
    Kolo, Agatha Onyemowo; Collins, Nicola E.; Brayton, Kelly A.; Chaisi, Mamohale E.; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen; Frean, John; Gall, Cory A.; Wentzel, Jeanette Maria; Wills-Berriman, Samantha; De Boni, Liesl; Weyer, Jacqueline; Rossouw, Jennifer; Oosthuizen, Marinda C. (MDPI, 2020-11)
    DNA samples from 74 patients with non-malarial acute febrile illness (AFI), 282 rodents, 100 cattle, 56 dogs and 160 Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks were screened for the presence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA using a ...
  • Association between immunogenicity of a monovalent parenteral P2-VP8 subunit rotavirus vaccine and fecal shedding of rotavirus following Rotarix challenge during a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial 
    Fellows, Tamika; Page, Nicola Anne; Fix, Alan; Flores, Jorge; Cryz, Stanley; McNeal, Monica; Iturriza-Gomara, Miren; Groome, Michelle J. (MDPI, 2023-08-25)
    A correlate of protection for rotavirus (RV) has not been consistently identified. Shedding of RV following an oral rotavirus vaccine (ORV) challenge has been investigated as a potential model to assess protection of ...
  • Changes in prevalence and seasonality of pathogens identified in acute respiratory tract infections in hospitalised individuals in rural and urban settings in South Africa; 2018–2022 
    Davids, Michaela; Johnstone, Siobhan; Mendes, Adriano; Brecht, Gadean; Avenant, Theunis Johannes; Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie; De Villiers, Maryke; Page, N.A. (Nicola); Venter, Marietjie (MDPI, 2024-03)
    Severe acute respiratory tract infections (SARIs) has been well described in South Africa with seasonal patterns described for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), while others occur year-round (rhinovirus and ...
  • Circulation of Ngari virus in livestock, Kenya 
    Omoga, Dorcus Caroline Achieng; Tchouassi, David P.; Venter, Marietjie; Ogola, Edwin O.; Eibner, Georg Joachim; Kopp, Anne; Slothouwer, Inga; Torto, Baldwyn; Junglen, Sandra; Sang, Rosemary (American Society for Microbiology, 2022-12)
    Ngari virus (NRIV) is a mosquito-borne reassortant orthobunyavirus that causes severe febrile illness and hemorrhagic fever in humans and small ruminants. Due to limited diagnostics and surveillance, NRIV has only been ...
  • Coding-complete genome sequences for two confirmed monkeypox cases in South Africa 2022 
    Chan, Wai Yin; Mtshali, Phillip Senzo; Grobbelaar, Antoinette; Moolla, Naazneen; Mohale, Thabo; Lowe, Michelle; Du Plessis, Morne; Ismail, Arshad; Weyer, Jacqueline (American Society for Microbiology, 2022-11-10)
    The coding-complete genome sequences of monkeypox virus (MPXV) were obtained from skin lesion swabs from two human cases detected in South Africa in June 2022. Sequence analyses indicated that the genetic sequences of ...
  • Comparative neutralization activity of commercial rabies immunoglobulin against diverse lyssaviruses 
    Coertse, Jessica; Viljoen, Natalie; Weyer, Jacqueline; Markotter, Wanda (MDPI, 2023-07-18)
    Novel lyssaviruses, the causative agents of rabies, continue to be described mostly due to increased surveillance in bat hosts. Biologicals for the prevention of rabies in humans have, however, remained largely unchanged ...
  • Cytology compared with Hybrid Capture 2 human papilloma virus cervical cancer screening in HIV positive and HIV negative South African women 
    Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Richter, Karin Louise; widowi; Dreyer, Gerrit; Botha, Matthys Hendrik; Van der Merwe, F. Haynes; Visser, Cathy; Dreyer, Greta (BMJ Publishing, 2023-05)
    OBJECTIVES : Cervical cancer is preventable and caused by persistent infection with oncogenic human papilloma virus (HPV) types. HPV screening is more sensitive and is the preferred screening test. HPV screening data are ...
  • Detection and characterization of an H9N2 influenza A virus in the Egyptian Rousette bat in Limpopo, South Africa 
    Rademan, Rochelle; Geldenhuys, Marike; Markotter, Wanda (MDPI, 2023-02-23)
    In recent years, bats have been shown to host various novel bat-specific influenza viruses, including H17N10 and H18N11 in the Americas and the H9N2 subtype from Africa. Rousettus aegyptiacus (Egyptian Rousette bat) is ...
  • Detection of neutralizing antibodies in COVID-19 patients from Steve Biko Academic Hospital Complex : a pilot study 
    Kgatle, Mankgopo; Chalwe, Joseph Musonda; Van der Westhuizen, Donald; Xu, Shuting; Damane, Botle Precious; Mathebela, Precious; Ueckermann, Veronica; Mayaphi, Simnikiwe; Rodrigues, Hosana Gomes; Moura-Alves, Pedro; Ndlovu, Honest; Mzizi, Yonwaba; Zongo, Lusanda; Hairwadzi, Henry; Vorster, Mariza; Zeevaart, Jan Rijn; Sathekge, Mike Machaba (MDPI, 2023-07-03)
    A correlation between neutralization activity after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination and protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been demonstrated by several ...
  • Developing One Health surveillance systems 
    Hayman, David T.S.; Adisasmito, Wiku B.; Almuhairi, Salama; Behravesh, Casey Barton; Bilivogui, Pépé; Bukachi, Salome A.; Casas, Natalia; Becerra, Natalia Cediel; Charron, Dominique F.; Chaudhary, Abhishek; Ciacci Zanella, Janice R.; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Dar, Osman; Debnath, Nitish; Dungu, Baptiste; Farag, Elmoubasher; Gao, George F.; Khaitsa, Margaret; Machalaba, Catherine; Mackenzie, John S.; Markotter, Wanda; Mettenleiter, Thomas C.; Morand, Serge; Smolenskiy, Vyacheslav; Zhou, Lei; Koopmans, Marion (Elsevier, 2023-12)
    The health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the environment are inter-dependent. Global anthropogenic change is a key driver of disease emergence and spread and leads to biodiversity loss and ecosystem ...
  • Economic evaluation of rotavirus vaccination in children aged under five years in South Africa 
    Mohy, Ahmed; Page, N.A. (Nicola); Boyce, Welekazi; Gomez, Jorge A. (Springer, 2023-11)
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Evidence on the economic value of rotavirus vaccines in middle-income countries is limited. We aimed to model the implementation of three vaccines (human rotavirus, live, attenuated, oral vaccine ...
  • Emergence and phenotypic characterization of the global SARS-CoV-2 C.1.2 lineage 
    Scheepers, Cathrine; Everatt, Josie; Amoako, Daniel G.; Tegally, Houriiyah; Wibmer, Constantinos Kurt; Mnguni, Anele; Ismail, Arshad; Mahlangu, Boitshoko; Lambson, Bronwen E.; Martin, Darren P.; Wilkinson, Eduan; San, James Emmanuel; Giandhari, Jennifer; Manamela, Nelia; Ntuli, Noxolo; Kgagudi, Prudence; Cele, Sandile; Richardson, Simone I.; Pillay, Sureshnee; Mohale, Thabo; Ramphal, Upasana; Naidoo, Yeshnee; Khumalo, Zamantungwa Thobeka Happiness; Kwatra, Gaurav; Gray, Glenda; Bekker, Linda‑Gail; Madhi, Shabir A.; Baillie, Vicky; Van Voorhis, Wesley C.; Treurnicht, Florette K.; Venter, Marietjie; Mlisana, Koleka; Wolter, Nicole; Sigal, Alex; Williamson, Carolyn; Hsiao, Nei-yuan; Msomi, Nokukhanya; Maponga, Tongai; Preiser, Wolfgang; Makatini, Zinhle; Lessells, Richard; Moore, Penny L.; De Oliveira, Tulio; Von Gottberg, Anne; Bhiman, Jinal N. (Nature Research, 2022-04-08)
    Global genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 has identified variants associated with increased transmissibility, neutralization resistance and disease severity. Here we report the emergence of the PANGO lineage C.1.2, ...
  • Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa 
    Tegally, Houriiyah; Moir, Monika; Everatt, Josie; Giovanetti, Marta; Scheepers, Cathrine; Wilkinson, Eduan; Subramoney, Kathleen; Makatini, Zinhle; Moyo, Sikhulile; Amoako, Daniel G.; Baxter, Cheryl; Althaus, Christian L.; Anyaneji, Ugochukwu J.; Kekana, Dikeledi; Viana, Raquel; Giandhari, Jennifer; Lessells, Richard; Maponga, Tongai; Maruapula, Dorcas; Choga, Wonderful; Matshaba, Mogomotsi; Mbulawa, Mpaphi B.; Msomi, Nokukhanya; NGS-SA consortium; Naidoo, Yeshnee; Pillay, Sureshnee; Sanko, Tomasz Janusz; San, James E.; Scott, Lesley; Singh, Lavanya; Magini, Nonkululeko A.; Smith-Lawrence, Pamela; Stevens, Wendy; Dor, Graeme; Tshiabuila, Derek; Wolter, Nicole; Preiser, Wolfgang; Treurnicht, Florette K.; Venter, Marietjie; Chiloane, Georginah; McIntyre, Caitlyn; O’Toole, Aine; Ruis, Christopher; Peacock, Thomas P.; Roemer, Cornelius; Pond, Sergei L. Kosakovsky; Williamson, Carolyn; Pybus, Oliver G.; Bhiman, Jinal N.; Glass, Allison; Martin, Darren P.; Jackson, Ben; Rambaut, Andrew; Laguda-Akingba, Oluwakemi; Gaseitsiwe, Simani; Von Gottberg, Anne; De Oliveira, Tulio; Bester, Armand Phillip; Claassen, Mathilda; Doolabh, Deelan; Mudau, Innocent; Mbhele, Nokuzola; Engelbrecht, Susan; Goedhals, Dominique; Hardie, Diana; Hsiao, Nei-Yuan; Iranzadeh, Arash; Ismail, Arshad; Joseph, Rageema; Maharaj, Arisha; Mahlangu, Boitshoko; Mahlakwane, Kamela; Davis, Ashlyn; Marais, Gert; Mlisana, Koleka; Mnguni, Anele; Mohale, Thabo; Motsatsi, Gerald; Mwangi, Peter; Ntuli, Noxolo; Nyaga, Martin; Olubayo, Luicer; Radibe, Botshelo; Ramphal, Yajna; Ramphal, Upasana; Strasheim, Wilhelmina; Tebeila, Naume; Van Wyk, Stephanie; Wilson, Shannon; Lucaci, Alexander G.; Weaver, Steven; Maharaj, Akhil; Pillay, Yusasha; Davids, Michaela; Mendes, Adriano; Mayaphi, Simnikiwe (Nature Research, 2022-09)
    Three lineages (BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of concern predominantly drove South Africa’s fourth Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) wave. We ...
  • Enhancing cervical cancer prevention in South African women : primary HPV mRNA screening with different genotype combinations 
    Sorbye, Sveinung Wergeland; Falang, Bente Marie; Botha, Matthys H.; Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Van der Merwe, Haynes; Visser, Cathy; Richter, Karin Louise; Dreyer, Greta (MDPI, 2023-11-17)
    BACKGROUND : Cervical cancer prevention in regions with limited access to screening and HPV vaccination necessitates innovative approaches. This study explored the potential of a test-and-treat strategy using mRNA HPV tests ...
  • Epidemiological and genomic characterisation of Middelburg and Sindbis alphaviruses identified in horses with febrile and neurological infections, South Africa (2014–2018) 
    Fourie, Isabel; Snyman, Jumari; Williams, J.H. (June Heather); Ismail, Arshad; Jansen van Vuren, Petrus; Venter, Marietjie (MDPI, 2022-09-11)
    Although OldWorld alphaviruses, Middelburg- (MIDV) and Sindbis virus (SINV), have previously been detected in horses and wildlife with neurologic disease in South Africa, the pathogenesis and clinical presentation of ...
  • Epidemiology of human rabies in South Africa, 2008-2018 
    Weyer, Jacqueline; Dermaux-Msimang, V.; Grobbelaar, A.; Le Roux, C.; Moolla, Naazneen; Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-09)
    BACKGROUND. Human rabies cases continue to be reported annually in South Africa (SA). Previous investigations have shown the association between the occurrence of human rabies cases and dog rabies cases in the ...
  • Evaluation of taxonomic characteristics of Matlo and Phala bat rabies-related lyssaviruses identified in South Africa 
    Viljoen, Natalie; Weyer, Jacqueline; Coertse, Jessica; Markotter, Wanda (MDPI, 2023-10-04)
    We report the genetic characterization of two potentially novel rabies-related lyssaviruses identified from bats in Limpopo province, South Africa. Matlo bat lyssavirus (MBLV) was identified in two Miniopterus natalensis ...
  • Evaluation of the HIV-1 polymerase gene sequence diversity for prediction of recent HIV-1 infections using Shannon entropy analysis 
    Nkone, Paballo; Loubser, Shayne; Quinn, Thomas C.; Redd, Andrew D.; Laeyendecker, Oliver; Tiemessen, Caroline T.; Mayaphi, Simnikiwe Horatious (MDPI, 2022-07-21)
    HIV-1 incidence is an important parameter for assessing the impact of HIV-1 interventions. The aim of this study was to evaluate HIV-1 polymerase (pol) gene sequence diversity for the prediction of recent HIV-1 infections. ...
  • Evidence of Rift Valley Fever Virus circulation in livestock and herders in southern Ghana 
    Johnson, Sherry Ama Mawuko; Asmah, Richard; Awuni, Joseph Adongo; Tasiame, William; Mensah, Gloria Ivy; Paweska, Janusz T.; Weyer, Jacqueline; Hellferscee, Orienka; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.) (MDPI, 2023-06)
    Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a re-emerging zoonotic disease of domestic ruminants and humans. While neighbouring countries have reported outbreaks of RVF, Ghana has not yet identified any cases. The aim of this study was ...
  • Laboratory considerations for reporting cycle threshold value in COVID-19 
    Punchoo, Rivak; Bhoora, Sachin; Bangalee, Avania (International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2022-08)
    The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 RNA virus. Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) is the mainstay to confirm infection. A large number of reverse transcriptase polymerase ...