Epidemiological and entomological profile of malaria in Huambo province. Angola, 2018 by Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Clementino Sacanombo, Jovita Chocoputo Cachequele André, Mwadi Kapinga Kapinga, Jesús Ramón Joya Garcia, Joaquin Ukuessenje Isaac

“…Variables studied: malaria cases, number of deaths, age, infected pregnant women, method of diagnosis and focal point. …”
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Neuropathology of AIDS: An Autopsy Review of 284 Cases from Brazil Comparing the Findings Pre- and Post-HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy) and Pre- and Postmortem Correla... by Ana Cristina Araújo Lemos Silva, Blenda Sousa Carli Rodrigues, Adilha Misson Rua Micheletti, Sebastião Tostes, Antonio Carlos Oliveira Meneses, Mário Leon Silva-Vergara, Sheila Jorge Adad

“…In 165 (58.1%) cases, relevant lesions were found, predominantly infections (54.2%); the most frequent was toxoplasmosis (29.9%) followed by cryptococcosis (15.8%), purulent bacterial infections (3.9%), and HIV encephalitis (2.8%); non-Hodgkin lymphomas occurred in 1.4% and vascular lesions in 1.1%. …”
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Exploiting the Achilles’ Heel of Viral RNA Processing to Develop Novel Antivirals by Ali Zahedi Amiri, Choudhary Ahmed, Subha Dahal, Filomena Grosso, Haomin Leng, Peter Stoilov, Maria Mangos, Johanne Toutant, Lulzim Shkreta, Liliana Attisano, Benoit Chabot, Martha Brown, Mario Huesca, Alan Cochrane

“…Treatment options for viral infections are limited and viruses have proven adept at evolving resistance to many existing therapies, highlighting a significant vulnerability in our defenses. …”
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Description of a Current Outbreak of <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> in the United States by Anupama Raghuram, Stephen Furmanek, Thomas Chandler, Salwa Rashid, William Mattingly, Julio Ramirez

“…This US outbreak of <i>M. pneumoniae</i> has significant implications for the management of patients with respiratory infections during the current pneumonia season.…”
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Nanozyme based ultra-stretchable, low-hysteresis, and dual-mode antibacterial composite hydrogels for wound healing by Yanyan Li, Weiqi Kang, Jian Zhang, Ping Shi, Jianshu Li, Yongping Lu

“…Wound care always presents challenges as they are susceptible to bacterial infections and have mechanical compatibility issues with wound dressings, leading to a delayed recovery of the structure and functional integrity of skin tissue. …”
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Prevalence, Etiology, and Risk Factors of Tinea Pedis and Tinea Unguium in Tunisia by Nourchène Toukabri, Cyrine Dhieb, Dalenda El Euch, Mustapha Rouissi, Mourad Mokni, Najla Sadfi-Zouaoui

“…Epidemiological studies can be useful to eradicate these infections and to provide further measures of hygiene and education.…”
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Clonorchis sinensis and Echinostoma hortense detected by endoscopy and molecular characterization: two case reports and update on diagnosis by Lijia Wen, Benhe Wang, Hui Zhang

“…Clonorchis sinensis (C. sinensis) and Echinostoma hortense (E. Hortense) infections represent significant food-borne zoonotic parasitic diseases. …”
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A Rare Cause of Secondary Amyloidosis: Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disease by Ali Kemal Kadiroğlu, Yaşar Yıldırım, Zülfükar Yılmaz, Hasan Kayabaşı, Yahya Avcı, M. Serdar Yıldırım, M. Emin Yılmaz

“…Since the patient had recurrent infections, hypogammaglobulinemia, nephrotic range proteinuria, and enlarged kidneys in the renal USG, she was thought to have type AA amyloidosis and therefore underwent a renal biopsy. …”
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The morphofunctional and biochemical characteristics of opisthorchiasis-associated cholangiocarcinoma in a Syrian hamster model by G. A. Maksimova, M. Y. Pakharukova, E. V. Kashina, N. A. Zhukova, M. N. Lvova, M. V. Khvostov, D. S. Baev, A. V. Katokhin, T. G. Tolstikova, V. A. Mordvinov

“…We have recently demonstrated that cholangiocarcinoma can develop in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) infected by Opisthorchis felineus and administered with dimethylnitrosamine. …”
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Characterization and impact of planthopper (Sanurus indecora) infestation on kepel (Stelechocarpus burahol) plants by Yudha Saputra, Devina Cinantya Anindita, Nugraheni Hadiyanti, Supandji Supandji, Lia Hapsari

“…Sampling from two infected plants resulted in 81 nymphs and 16 adult S. indecora. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli Isolated from Ground Beef in Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, Mexico by A. P. Cordero-López, V. Vega-Sánchez, V. M. Martínez-Juárez, J. I. Olave-Leyva, F. R. Gómez-De Anda, N. E. Reyes-Rodríguez

“… The various pathotypes of Escherichia coli cause gastrointestinal infections and diarrhea in humans. Cattle have been reported as reservoirs of different strains of pathogenic E. coli, where the origin of animal-human transmission is usually based on the food chain. …”
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Immune-endocrine crossroads: the impact of nuclear receptors in Tuberculosis and Chagas disease by Ana R. Pérez, Ana R. Pérez, Oscar A. Bottasso, Oscar A. Bottasso, Oscar A. Bottasso, Natalia E. Santucci, Natalia E. Santucci

“…Tuberculosis and Chagas Disease are two critical chronic infections. The causative agents, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Trypanosoma cruzi, have developed evasion strategies to establish chronic infections. …”
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Relatedness of White-Tailed Deer from Culling Efforts Within Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zones in Minnesota by Alberto Fameli, Christopher Jennelle, Jessie Edson, Erik Hildebrand, Michelle Carstensen, W. David Walter

“…Consequently, females infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD) are more likely to infect social group members. …”
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Global stability of a multistrain SIS model with superinfection by Attila Dénes, Yoshiaki Muroya, Gergely Röst

“…We show that for any number of strains with different infectivities, the stable coexistence of any subset of the strains is possible, and we completely characterize all scenarios. …”
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Root Necrosis of Strawberries Caused by Colletotrichum acutatum by J. C. Mertely, N. A. Peres

“… Colletotrichum acutatum is widely known as a fruit rot pathogen, but also infects other strawberry tissues, including the roots. …”
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Root Necrosis of Strawberries Caused by Colletotrichum acutatum by J. C. Mertely, N. A. Peres

“… Colletotrichum acutatum is widely known as a fruit rot pathogen, but also infects other strawberry tissues, including the roots. …”
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Necrotizing ANCA-Positive Glomerulonephritis Secondary to Culture-Negative Endocarditis by Sophie Van Haare Heijmeijer, Dunja Wilmes, Selda Aydin, Caroline Clerckx, Laura Labriola

“…Infective endocarditis (IE) and small-vessel vasculitis may have similar clinical features, including glomerulonephritis. …”
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Psoas Abscess Formation in Suboptimally Controlled Diabetes Mellitus by A. J. Lansdown, A. Downing, A. W. Roberts, D. Martin

“…Diabetes has long been associated with a predisposition to unusual and more serious infections. Here we present two cases that demonstrate that chronically suboptimally controlled diabetes remains an important marker for the development of primary psoas abscess. …”
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Mitral Valve Endocarditis due to Lactobacillus by Patrick Groga-Bada, Iris I. Mueller, Federico Foschi, Meinrad Gawaz, Christian Eick

“…They are an infrequent human pathogen but can induce several infections such as bacteremia and infectious endocarditis. …”
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Optimal control of vaccine distribution in a rabies metapopulation model by Erika Asano, Louis J. Gross, Suzanne Lenhart, Leslie A. Real

“…We apply optimal control theory to find the best timing for dis-tribution of vaccine in each of the linked subpopulations across the landscape.This strategy is chosen to limit the disease optimally by making the numberof infections as small as possible while accounting for the cost of vaccination.…”
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