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Genotyping of Recent Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Strains Isolated from Menofia Governorate, Egypt

Saad A. Moussa, Mohammed Ahmed Mahmoud Abdullah, Mahmoud Saied, Mustafa Saleh, Mohamed A. Soliman, Ali Mahmoud Zanaty

Velogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) cause Newcastle disease (ND), a devastating disease of poultry and wild birds. Phylogenetic analysis of recent Egyptian isolates in Menofia governorate, Egypt was constructed, and showed to be of genotype VII.…

Dynamic and Epidemiology of Lassa Fever Infection in West Africa’s Population from 1969 to 2019

Roland Eric Yessinou, Alain Richi Kamga Waladjo, Nestor Noudeke, Ignace Dramou, Justin Adinsi, Victorien Tamègnon Dougnon et al.

Lassa virus (LASV) is a highly prevalent arenavirus that affects two to three million people in West Africa. A retrospective was conducted review through literatures search using the AGORA, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Researchgate and Google Scholar Databa…

The Seroprevalence of Zika Virus Infection among HIV Positive and HIV Negative Pregnant Women in Jos, Nigeria

Joseph Anejo-Okopi, Dorcas Yilger Gotom, Noble Allison Chiehiura, Julius Ocheme Okojokwu, David Ochola Amanyi, John Otumala Egbere et al.

Zika virus infection (ZIKVI) have been known for years in Africa but data on sero-epidemiology among vulnerable pregnant women is lacking. We aimed to describe the seroprevalence of ZIKVI and associated factors in Jos, North Central Nigeria. A cross-sectional…

Production of Antibody for Direct Fluorescence Antibody Assay against Avian Influenza H9N2

Christian Marco Hadi Nugroho, Jeanne Adiwinata Pawitan

The H9N2 influenza A viruses are endemic in some countries for many years and had caused economic losses in poultry industries. Infection with this virus decreases egg production and increases chicken mortality. In human health, cases of this zoonotic agent ar…

Origin and Spillover of Coronaviruses: Prospects of One Health Action

Md. Sahidur Rahman

Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses causing diseases in mammals, including humans and birds. Bat and rodents act as a reservoir of alphacoronavirus and betacoronavirus whereas, gamacoronavirus and deltacoronavirus originate in avian species. Domestic an…

Seroprevalence of Rift Valley Fever Virus Infection among Slaughtered Ruminants in Jos, North-Central, Nigeria

Joseph Anejo-Okopi, Obinna Oragwa Arthur, Ocheme Julius Okojokwu, Sarah Joseph, Geoffrey Chibueze, Joshua Adetunji et al.

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne emerging disease, capable of causing large epidemics in livestock accompanied by cases in humans, but with a complex cycle of transmission that makes it difficult to predict. The risk of infection in humans is more w…

Exploratory Study on the Psychological Impact of COVD-19 on Students

Zeeshan Ahmad Bhutta, Muhammad Fakhar-e-Alam Kulyar, Muhammad Shoaib, Wangyuan Yao, Muhammad Asif, Shah Nawaz et al.

The aim of this study was to analyse the strike of severe novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) on domestic students who were at high risk of exposure. A cross sectional study was conducted through a semi structured questionnaire. Recruitment of participants w…

Hepatitis E Virus and Zoonosis

Parakriti Gupta, Kapil Goyal, Mini Pritam Singh

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important public health problem both in developing and developed nations. HEV is a single stranded RNA non-enveloped virus belonging to the family Hepeviridae. Globally, HEV is known to cause approximately 20 million infections pe…

Lumpy Skin Disease Virus Infection: An Emerging Threat to Cattle Health in Bangladesh

Mohammad Enamul Hoque Kayesh, Mohammad Tufazzal Hussan, Md. Abul Hashem, Mohammad Eliyas, A.K.M. Mostafa Anower

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a highly infectious and economically important transboundary disease of cattle caused by LSD virus (LSDV). LSD is characterized by fever and the appearance of nodular lesions in the skin covering all parts of the body. LSD is curren…

Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus Transmission by a Resistant Local Breeds of Sheep, Morocco

M. Hammouchi, G. Sebbar, N. Touil, C. Loutfi, Y.S. Malik, M. El-Harrak et al.

Peste des Petits Ruminants virus (PPRV) has caused a serious outbreak of disease in small ruminants recently in 2008 in Morocco. The field data obtained during the outbreak indicated that there were marked differences in breed susceptibilities to PPRV infectio…

Genomic Analysis of Nucleocapsid and Fusion Genes of Small Ruminant Morbillivirus in Pakistan

Hafiz Muhammad Imran Javed, Mushtaq Ahmed

Small ruminant morbillivirus (SRMV) is the most contagious viral disease of sheep and goats. The present study compared the select genetic markers of the vaccine and field strains originating from the field outbreaks for phylogenetic analysis, nucleotide and d…

Hepatitis C Virus: Molecular Epidemiology, Treatment and Diagnosis Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Joseph Anejo-Okopi, Ocheme Julius Okojokwu, Onyemocho Audu

Chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can be considered as a silent and neglected killer, fueled by many years of inertia from government and stakeholders. Treatment of chronic HCV infection has the potential to influence the 2030 elimination target due to…

Comparative In-silio Analysis of HIV-1 Pol Gene in Some West African Countries in Relation to its Antiviral Drugs Susceptibility

Olotu Titilayo Mabel, Adeosun Idowu Jesulayomi, Kaka Mary Oluwatosin, Oladipo Elijah Kolawole

The evolution of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) has been shown to be relevant to HIV-1 pathogenesis and disease. HIV-1 genome has nine genes; gag, pol, and env genes are common in all replication-competent retroviruses, and the pol gene is very un…

Characterization of Unusual Human Group A Rotavirus VP4 Genotype Detected in Moroccan Children Fully Vaccinated with Rotarixâ„¢

Hassan Boulahyaoui, Sanaa Alaoui Amine, Marouane Melloul, Farida Hilali, Elmostafa El-Fahime, Saad Mrani et al.

Here we report the molecular characterization, antigenic disparities and the phylogenetic analysis of unusual human rotavirus VP4 genotype detected in Moroccan children fully vaccinated with Rotarix™. After RNA virus extraction, the rotavirus VP7 and VP4…

Phylogenetic Analysis of Canine Distemper Virus in a Domestic Dog in Pakistan

Hasaan Aziz, Fariha Altaaf, Attia Bashir, Abdul Basit, Syed Anam Masood Gardazi, Farah Haider

Canine distemper (CD), caused by canine distemper virus (CDV), is highly contagious disease of carnivores and is quite prevalent in Pakistan. The CDV is known to exist as 11 distinct clades around the globe; however, as to what prevail in Pakistan to devise ap…

Could Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 Inhibitor (ACE2) be the First Line of Defence against SARS-CoV-2 Diseases Covid-19?

Daniel Kerr Baines

High Rate of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among Asymptomatic Pregnant Women in a Resource-poor Setting in the Middle Belt Zone of Nigeria

Cornelius Arome Omatola, Samson Daniel Iyeh, Shedrach James Abuh, Charles Kehinde Mofolorunsho, Martin-Luther Oseni Okolo, Phoebe Queen Akoh

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can complicate pregnancy and may be associated with adverse health outcomes for both the woman and her developing baby. Despite the serious health consequences of STIs, information is lacking regarding the magnitude of th…

Learning from Past Experiences in Controlling the Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Daniel Kerr Baines

At the time of writing this article 11 April 2020, the disease CoVID-19 caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 has claimed over 100,000 lives and affected essentially every country on the globe with over 1.6 million cases (John Hopkins, 2020). CoVID-19 has overwhelmed…

Non-polio Enterovirus Species C infection in AFP Cases and its Implication for the Emergence of Recombinant Circulating Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses

Adewumi Olubusuyi Moses, Faleye Temitope Oluwasegun Cephas, Ope-Ewe Oludayo Oluwaseyi, Ibitoye Ibipeju Henrietta, Arowosaye Abiola Opeyemi, Adelowo Oluwatosin Deji et al.

Using 40 faecal samples from acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases collected in 2019, we examined how coupling Enterovirus (EV) isolation in RD and MCF-7 cell culture with direct detection from clinical sample might impact our ability to detect non-polio EV Spec…

Duckling Short Beak and Dwarfism Syndrome, A Newly Emerging Disease in China

Shilong Chen, Shifeng Xiao, Shao Wang, Fengqiang Lin, Xiaoxia Cheng, Xiaoli Zhu et al.

Short beak and dwarfism syndrome virus (SBDSV) is an emerging distinct duck-origin goose parvovirus causing outbreaks of short beak and dwarfism syndrome duckling in Chinese duck flocks. The aim of this review is to describe the current knowledge on SBDSV with…