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Research Articles
38 articles
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Review Article 20 Jan 2026
Anthrax Pathogenesis as Overcoming Lymph Node Macrophage Barrier
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Research Article 13 Dec 2025
Zoonotic Pathogens Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, Babesia odocoilei, and Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Detected in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected at an Established Population in Eastern Canada
Tick-borne zoonotic diseases baffle clinicians and traumatize patients worldwide. We provide the first documentation of four different tick-borne zoonotic pathogens in an established population of blacklegged ticks, Ixod…
81 Views 117 Downloads 1 Citation
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Descriptive Research 14 Aug 2025
HMPV in Focus: Emerging Insights into a Silent Respiratory Threat
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a major cause of respiratory illness, primarily affecting young children, and can also cause severe disease in elderly or immunocompromised adults. Although first identified in 2001, retro…
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Review Article 16 Jun 2025
Effectiveness of ALPHABAN 40 WP (Cypermethrin) insecticide in Blattella germanica and Aedes aegypti control in Cuba
Disease vector control in Cuba is carried out primarily with chemical insecticides, with those based on cypermethrin being the most commonly used .In Cuba there are 30 registered formulations whose active ingredient is t…
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Case Study 31 Jan 2025
Detection of an Imported Case of Severe Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in a Patient with Comorbidities, Dakar, Senegal 2023
In July 2023, a diabetic from Mauritania was diagnosed as a severe case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) at Dakar hospital, Senegal. The phylogenetic analysis revealed the new strain as a CCHF virus reassortant …
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Case Report 31 Jan 2025
Bordetella bronchiseptica Infection in an Immunocompetent Adult and a Literature Review on this Rare Zoonosis
Introduction: Bordetella bronchiseptica, a Gram-negative coccobacillus, studied for its role in Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease and porcine atrophic rhinitis. It is an opportunistic pathogen with few reported cases…
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Opinion 10 Jan 2025
Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV): A Call to Action for Research in Infectious Diseases and Immunology
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Review Article 10 Nov 2024
Microbiome-Targeted Therapies: Developments and Recent Updates
The microbiome, a complex microbial community found in ecosystems like animals, plants, and humans, plays a crucial role in maintaining health and preventing diseases. These communities promote healthy growth, protect ag…
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Descriptive Research 25 Oct 2024
Application of UV-C Technology in Managing the Monkeypox Epidemic: Surface, Air, and PPE Decontamination
The outbreak of monkeypox, a zoonotic viral disease, necessitates effective strategies for infection control and decontamination. Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation, with its germicidal properties, has long been utilized for…
654 Views 115 Downloads 1 Citation
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Research Article 22 Oct 2024
Molecular Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Borrelia miyamotoi, Babesia odocoilei, Babesia microti and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes Ticks Collected across Canada
Tick-borne zoonotic diseases are a profound challenge to healthcare practitioners, and an overwhelming scourge to patients worldwide. On the whole, patients have great difficulty getting diagnosed and treated, and often …
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Research Article 20 Sep 2024
Occult Hepatitis C Infection in Kidney Transplant and Hemodialysis Patients Identified five to Eight Years after Sustained Virological Response
Background: Occult Hepatitis C Infection (OCI) is characterized by the detection of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA in hepatocytes and in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) with no detection in serum, and PBMCs and R…
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Short Communication 14 Jun 2024
Return to a Warmer Climate of the Middle Pliocene will Boost Bacterial, Viral and Protozoan Parasite Pathogen Induced Diseases
A return to the climate of the middle Pliocene is probable within this century and the increased temperatures, particularly at higher latitudes, will boost the spread of several bacterial, viral and protozoan parasite pa…
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Case Report 05 Jun 2024
Elbow Bursitis, Spondylodiscitis and Meningitis Due to Streptococcus agalactiae: A Case Report
The incidence of S.agalactiae infection in older adults is increasing, especially in those with comorbidities. During the last four decades, invasive infections in adults unrelated to pregnancy have been increasingly rep…
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Research Article 23 May 2024
Serological Diagnosis and Molecular Detection of Varicella Zoster Virus in Patients with Suspected Meningoencephalitis
Background: Primary infection (chickenpox) or infection after reactivation (herpes zoster) of the herpesvirus Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) can lead to central nervous system complications, such as meningoencephalitis. Th…
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Original Article 03 Feb 2024
One-Year Investigation of Hepatitis A Virus and Rotavirus in Two Waste Water Treatment Plants in Egypt
Background: Waterborne enteric viruses are evolving source of disease outbreaks and represent a major threat to global public health. The repetitive assessment of water environments is necessary to manage enteric virus…
1,567 Views 142 Downloads
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Mini Review 09 Jan 2024
From Healthcare-Associated Bacterial Infection to Building Design
SARS-CoV-2 showed how measures against airborne pathogens are critical in clinical environments. Bacteria make no exception. Healthcare-associated or Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) represent one of the major concern…
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Review Article 31 Oct 2023
Review on Pest Des Petits Ruminants Virus and its Socioeconomic Impact in Small Ruminants
Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) are a highly contagious viral disease that mainly affects sheep and goats. It belongs to the genus Morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae. Today, this disease is considered a cause o…
2,867 Views 137 Downloads 3 Citations
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Research Article 16 Mar 2023
Fungal Infection and Mycotoxins Contamination on Farm-Stored Chickpea in Major Producing Districts of Ethiopia
Crop susceptibility to moisture content, quality of storage facilities in the farm contributes to fungal infections and mycotoxin contamination. Chickpea grain loss in many parts of the world has been due to inadequate a…
2,106 Views 49 Downloads 2 Citations
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Research Article 05 Dec 2022
Molecular Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia odocoilei, Babesia species and Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Songbirds
The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is known to carry various tick-borne zoonotic pathogens with the potential to cause debilitating human and animal diseases. Juvenile I. scapularis parasitize songbirds and, perhap…
1,090 Views 66 Downloads 4 Citations
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Research Article 27 Oct 2022
Tick-Borne Pathogens Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia odocoilei, and Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Blacklegged Ticks Widespread across Eastern Canada
Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, can transmit single or multiple infections during a tick bite. These tick-borne, zoonotic infections can become chronic and cause insidious diseases in patients. In the present tick-…
1,043 Views 108 Downloads 1 Citation
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Review Article 17 Oct 2022
Risk of Fractures in Older Adults Living with HIV
Recently, the impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in older patients has began to be observed, creating a field that has not being explored at its fullest by infectologists and geriatricians. The complications as…
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Review Article 30 Aug 2022
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Types and Their Treatment Regimens Using First-Line, Second-Line Injectable, Third-Line, Fluoroquinolones, Aminoglycosides, Cyclic Polypeptides, Novel and Repurposed Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) causes high mortality and morbidity rates globally. DR-TB and COVID-19 pandemic are posing a major risk to global public health and economic security, and are jeopardizing efforts in t…
2,966 Views 90 Downloads 2 Citations
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Research Article 17 Mar 2022
The Role of School Engagement in Increasing Vaccination During Measles Mass Vaccination Campaign in Nigeria, 2018: The Lagos State Experience
Background: Schools based vaccination provide opportunity for the delivery of routine vaccines, using the school as the venue of delivery. During the 2017/2018 measles vaccination campaign, the school system stakeholders…
1,827 Views 101 Downloads 1 Citation
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Review Article 12 Jan 2022
Mating Behavior and Gonotrophic Cycle in Anopheles gambiae Complex and their Significance in Vector Competence and Malaria Vector Control
Anopheles gambiae complex mosquitoes comprise different morphologically identical species and the most medically important malaria vectors in Africa. Understanding An. gambiae complex mosquitoes’ mating behaviour is a …
5,596 Views 95 Downloads 4 Citations
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Case Report 19 Oct 2021
A Case of Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Meningitis in Immunocompetent Host: A Zoonotic Agent in the Lombardian Alpes in Italy
The author reports the case of C. canimorsus meningitis consecutive to Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection in a 51-year-old man. Human infection is rare but can lead to devastating outcomes. In patients in whom shortly a…
1,098 Views 71 Downloads
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Original Article 13 Oct 2021
The Moderated Mediation Role of Malaria Knowledge and Household Income in the Relationship between Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets and Malaria
Objectives: The study was premised on the notion that insecticide-treated mosquito nets are positively related to malaria prevalence, and that knowledge mediates the relationship between insecticide-treated mosquito nets…
1,364 Views 78 Downloads
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Mini Review 22 Apr 2021
Current Stem Cell Research Status on Hepatic and Pulmonary Sclerosis in COVID-19
Since 2019, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has changed the concept of systemic sclerosis caused by viral infectious diseases. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative organism of COVID-…
5,285 Views 101 Downloads
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Research Article 15 Apr 2021
Molecular Detection of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sputum Specimens from the New and Previously Treated Tuberculosis Cases at the National Reference Chest Diseases Laboratory in Lusaka, Zambia
Background: Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) is one of the major public health issues globally. Zambia is highly burdened by TB and multi-drug resistant TB. In this study, sputum samples obtained from the new and prev…
1,809 Views 90 Downloads 1 Citation
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Research Article 07 Apr 2021
A Cross-sectional Study on Challenges Faced and Strategies Adopted in Responding to Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) by Hospital Administrators in Kaski District
Background: Following the outbreak of Coronavirus disease in 2019, the year 2020/21 has been an incredibly challenging one for all global health-care systems.Methods: A cross sectional descriptive research design was use…
5,026 Views 96 Downloads
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Brief Report 31 Mar 2021
Importance the Type 1 (CR1) and Type 3 (CR3) Complement Receptors in the Infectious Disease
The complement system is one of the host’s primary defence mechanisms against pathogens. Its activation involves proteolytic cascades of enzymatic reactions that result in products with effector functions and recogniti…
4,388 Views 145 Downloads
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Review Article 03 Mar 2021
Monitoring of Group A Rotavirus Strains Circulating in the Environment and Among Children with Acute Gastroenteritis
Rotavirus A is the causative agent of 90% of acute gastroenteritis in children under 5, which kills 1 to 3 million children per year. Their strong resistance in the environment, their inter-species transmission as well a…
2,924 Views 199 Downloads 1 Citation
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Review Article 12 Nov 2020
Sex and Age Differences in Telomere Length and Susceptibility to COVID-19
Background: Telomeres are the ends of a chromosome and play a fundamental role as vanguards contra the chromosomal decay. Due to the inability of DNA polymerase to replicate chromosomal ends, a reduction in telomeres len…
10,417 Views 459 Downloads 6 Citations
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Research Article 26 Oct 2020
In silico Screening of Approved Drugs to Describe Novel E. coli DNA Gyrase A Antagonists
The alarming multiple drug resistance developed by Escherichia coli towards the routine conventional antibiotics owing to their non-judicious usage is fast becoming a tough menace. This necessitates the urgent unleashing…
4,788 Views 551 Downloads
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Research Article 19 Oct 2020
Challenges and Opportunities to Develop Diagnostics and Therapeutic Interventions for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome- Corona Virus 2 (SARS-COV-2)
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) is playing havoc all over the world since December 2019. Despite being a family member of coronaviridae, which has previ…
9,643 Views 552 Downloads 1 Citation
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Review Article 14 Oct 2020
Remdesivir Research Progress: An Overview of the Emerging Evidence
There has been an increasing interest in remdesivir research within the scientific medical community because of the emerging evidence suggesting its beneficial role in patients with COVID‑19. Remdesivir which can be gi…
7,395 Views 2,261 Downloads 2 Citations
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Research Article 09 Oct 2020
Gossypetin Derivatives are also Putative Inhibitors of SARS-COV 2: Results of a Computational Study
SARS-CoV-2 is the third most highly virulent human coronavirus of the 21st century. It is linked with fatal respiratory illness. Currently, there are still no effective treatments of Covid-19. Among many drugs evaluated,…
9,737 Views 688 Downloads 3 Citations
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Research Article 10 Sep 2020
Primary Prevention of New Pandemic and Biomimetic-Based Adaptation to Situation Connected with COVID-19 Pandemic
Acceleration of worldwide infection with mutant of coronavirus SARS CoV-19 require new paradigmatic of human activity based on negative feed-back system following basic mechanism of Homeostasis of all living organisms an…
7,029 Views 470 Downloads 1 Citation
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Review Article 12 Aug 2020
Covid-19 Pandemic-Insights and Challenges
The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak affected a large number of deaths with millions of confirmed cases worldwide. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is associated with respiratory illness that lead to severe pneu…
9,442 Views 710 Downloads
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