Issue · 2018
Vol. 5, Iss. 5, Pages 57-71
2 articles · pp. 57-71 · All issues →
Research ArticleSeroepidemiology of Human Parvovirus B19 Infection among Pregnant Women in Abuja, Nigeria
Ocheme Julius Okojokwu, Maryam Bisola Adebayo, Bashiru Shafa Abubakar, Ibrahim Abubakar Yusuf, Joseph Aje Anejo-Okopi
Human parvovirus B19 is a member of the family Parvoviridae. It can be transmitted congenitally from an infected mother to the foetus. The virus has been implicated in hydrops foetalis, spontaneous abortion, aplastic crisis and acute symmetric polyarthropathy.…
28 Nov 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.hv/2018/5.5.57.62
Research ArticleGenetic and Pathogenic Characterization of a Newcastle Disease Virus Isolated from Pigeons in Egypt
Ahmed Samy, Hala Mohamed Nabil Tolba, Gamelat Kotb Farag, Ahmed Abd El Halim
Genotype VI Newcastle disease viruses (NDV), that designated pigeon paramyxovirus 1 (PPMV1) commonly isolated from pigeons (family Columbidae). PPMV1 not only represent a potential threat to pigeon but also it can infect chickens and its virulence enhanced upo…
12 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.hv/2018/5.5.63.71