Effects of <i>Echinacea purpurea</i> and Alkylamides on Respiratory Virus Replication and IL-8 Expression In Vitro by Keely Puchalski, Johanne A. Gerstel, Abiola Jimoh, Yalda Shokoohinia, Jeffrey Langland

“…IL-8 is responsible for many of the symptoms associated with the common cold and is upregulated in other common respiratory infections. The broad activity and low cytotoxicity of this specific alkylamide support its potential use for treating rhinovirus and influenza virus infections.…”
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Toxoplasma gondii in Slaughtered Sheep in High- and Low-Humidity Regions in the South of Iran: Molecular Prevalence and Genotype Identification by Seyedeh Zahra Khademi, Fatemeh Ghaffarifar, Abdolhossein Dalimi, Mohammad Saaid Dayer, Amir Abdoli

“…Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most common meat-born zoonoses that infect all warm-blooded animals and humans. Sheep (Ovis aries) is one of the main reservoirs of T. gondii worldwide, and the infections induce various sequels, such as abortion and stillbirth. …”
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency Associated with Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma Mimicking Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by A. A. Jesus, C. M. A. Jacob, C. A. Silva, M. Dorna, A. C. Pastorino, M. Carneiro-Sampaio

“…Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous disorder with susceptibility to infections, autoimmune manifestations, and cancer. To our knowledge, CIVD with T-cell lymphoma mimicking juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) was not described in the literature, and one case was reported herein. …”
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Exploring Mosquito Excreta as an Alternative Sample Type for Improving Arbovirus Surveillance in Australia by Tess R. Malcolm, Melissa J. Klein, Karolina Petkovic, Ina Smith, Kim R. Blasdell

“…Detectability was improved by pooling up to 20 DENV2-infected mosquitoes and collecting excreta into liquid substrate, followed by virus concentration using magnetic nanoparticles. …”
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Characterization of avian adenovirus FAdV-4/6/2009 isolate RABIES by O. S. Osipova, M. A. Volkova, N. G. Zinyakov, S. P. Lazareva, V. Yu. Sosipatorova, I. A. Chvala

“…Hydropericardium syndrome developed in 7-day-old broiler chickens experimentally orally infected with the virus.…”
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Stroke in Young in India by Manjari Tripathi, Deepti Vibha

“…This is so because some etiologies like cardioembolic infections are more common than in developed countries, and the affection of economically productive group adds further to the overall disease burden. …”
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Nontoxigenic Vibrio cholerae Septicemia in an Immunocompromised Patient by Kamran Kadkhoda, Heather Adam, Matthew W. Gilmour, Gregory W. Hammond

“…Non-O1, non-O139 V. cholerae strains have been reported in several cases of extraintestinal infections and seem to be emerging infectious agents especially in patients with immunocompromising conditions.…”
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Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia: Past, Present and Future by Gary J Bennett, C Peter N Watson

“…Data from recent work in virology, neuroanatomy and epidemiology are reviewed, as is work using varicella-zoster virus-infected animals. The recent data largely confirm Hope-Simpson’s hypothesis and extend it significantly.…”
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Clinical Manifestation, Dermoscopy, and Scanning Electron Microscopy in Two Cases of Contagious Ecthyma (Orf Nodule) by Ana Laura Rosifini Alves Rezende, Fred Bernardes Filho, Natália Aparecida de Paula, Loan Towersey, Roderick Hay, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade

“…Orf is a highly contagious skin disease commonly seen in goats and sheep that can be transmitted to people who have direct contact with infected animals. Here, we report the clinical manifestation, dermoscopy, and scanning electron microscopy in two women who developed skin lesions on their hands after handling goats with wounds in the udders. …”
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Development of a multi-epitope chimeric vaccine in silico against Babesia bovis, Theileria annulata, and Anaplasma marginale using computational biology tools and reverse vaccinolo... by Amam Zonaed Siddiki, Sabreena Alam, Farhan Fuad Bin Hossen, Md Abdul Alim

“…These diseases exist due to spreading of infected ticks. A large number of cattle were found to suffer from mixed infections caused by the three parasites at the same time. …”
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Molecular Detection of Pap II, OmpA, and LuxR Genes Responsible for Biofilm Formation in Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from Hospitalized Patients by Estabraq Ali Maklef, Amal A. Kareem, Susan F. K. Al-Sudani

“…Infections due to this bacterium are on the rise, especially in patients admitted to hospital intensive care units. …”
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Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus in Risk Groups in Canada by RK Chaudhary, Theresa Mo

“…In individuals with no markers of recent hepatitis A or B infections, 13.4% were positive by enzyme immunoassay, whereas only 4.5% were reactive by RIBA HCV. …”
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Current Evidence for the Use of Smoflipid® Emulsion in Critical Care Patients for Parenteral Nutrition by Alberto A. Leguina-Ruzzi, Rina Ortiz

“…This results in an increased mortality, infections, and hospital length stay with high costs associated with the total treatment. …”
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panniculitis in a cat from northern California by Mary Ann Lee, Dennis J Woerde, Krystle L Reagan, Tatiana G Wolf, Jane E Sykes

“…It also demonstrates the need for prolonged incubation for diagnosis of some rapidly growing mycobacteria infections using culture.…”
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Activating PKC-ε induces HIV expression with improved tolerability. by Alivelu M Irrinki, Jasmine Kaur, Bally Randhawa, Ryan McFadden, Chelsea Snyder, Hoa Truong, Daniel Soohoo, Eric Hu, Helen Yu, Bernard P Murray, Bing Lu, Dmytro Kornyeyev, Ishak Darryl Irwan, Lan Nguyen, Yu-San Yang, Jean-Philippe Belzile, Uli Schmitz, Todd C Appleby, Brian Schultz, Jay Lalezari, Steven Deeks, Tomas Cihlar, Jeffrey P Murry

“…Despite suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV-1 persists in latent reservoirs that seed new HIV infections if ART is interrupted, necessitating lifelong therapy for people with HIV. …”
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Parasitic contamination of soil and vegetable crops irrigated with raw wastewater: A case study from Al-Far’a, Palestine by Sameer Qorom, Taleb. M Abu-Sharar, Randa N Albdaiwi

“…A survey questionnaire was also used to collect data on the parasites-infected farmer.Results Results showed that percentages of contaminated vegetables, soil, and RWW samples were 10.2%, 27.0%, and 47.5%, respectively. …”
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Identification of Antibiotic Resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii in Iraqi Patients by Maha E. Zidan, Jaleel Samanje, Hiba Mansour Nasir

“…Reduced susceptibility or resistance to carbapenems is increasingly being observed in A. baumannii clinical isolates, which is an opportunistic bacterium associated with serious hospital infections. …”
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Emergence and Distribution of Diverse Serovars of Non-Typhoidal Salmonellae in Mangalore, Coastal Karnataka: A 12-year Experience by Beena Antony, Anup Kumar Shetty, Thomas S. Kuruvilla

“…They cause foodborne infections, especially gastroenteritis as well as extraintestinal manifestations. …”
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Antibiotic Resistance of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains—Searching for New Antimicrobial Agents—Review by Michał Michalik, Adrianna Podbielska-Kubera, Agnieszka Dmowska-Koroblewska

“…The advancement of phage therapy against MRSA infections offers a promising alternative in the context of increasing antibiotic resistance. …”
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A Novel Model to Detect and Classify Fresh and Damaged Fruits to Reduce Food Waste Using a Deep Learning Technique by T. Bharath Kumar, Deepak Prashar, Gayatri Vaidya, Vipin Kumar, S. Deva Kumar, F. Sammy

“…Because of this, finding faults in fruits is a declared objective of the agricultural business in order to save labour, waste, manufacturing costs, and time spent on the process. An infected apple may infect a healthy one if the defects are not discovered. …”
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