Cystic Echinococcosis/Hydatid Cyst Coinfection with HIV: A Report from Shiraz, Iran by Yosef Sharifi, Seyed Mahmoud Sadjjadi, Hamed Nikoupour Dailami, Seyed Hamed Jafari, Mohammad Hossein Anbardar, Mohammad Bagher Khosravi

“…A few case reports describing echinococcosis with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have been reported in the world; however, it has not been reported in Iran, so far. …”
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES IN THE WORKPLACE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A LITERATURE REVIEW by Ana Islamiyah Syamila, Reny Indrayani, Ragil Ismi Hartanti, Anita Dewi Prahastuti Sujoso

“…Background: The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has impacted the world of work, has necessitated work organizations to prevent transmission and enhance workers’ performance. …”
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Limitations of temporal (forehead) temperature readings as a screening method for covid-19 by Luis Fernando Aragón-Vargas

“…Multiple public-health strategies have been attempted in different regions of the world as authorities try to control spread of the disease, while the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the pandemic proves to be extremely contagious. …”
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Impact of alemtuzumab-mediated lymphocyte depletion on SIV reservoir establishment and persistence. by Benjamin Varco-Merth, Morgan Chaunzwa, Derick M Duell, Alejandra Marenco, William Goodwin, Rachel Dannay, Michael Nekorchuk, Danica Shao, Kathleen Busman-Sahay, Christine M Fennessey, Lorna Silipino, Michael Hull, William J Bosche, Randy Fast, Kelli Oswald, Rebecca Shoemaker, Rachele Bochart, Rhonda MacAllister, Caralyn S Labriola, Jeremy V Smedley, Michael K Axthelm, Miles P Davenport, Paul T Edlefsen, Jacob D Estes, Brandon F Keele, Jeffrey D Lifson, Sharon R Lewin, Louis J Picker, Afam A Okoye

“…These observations suggest that alemtuzumab therapy has little to no ability to reduce well-established RCVRs but may facilitate RCVR destabilization when pre-ART virus levels are particularly low.…”
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A Reverse Design Method for Convective PCR Chips Featuring Precise Control of Steady-State Flow Fields by Chenfei Li, Yaping Xie, Haochen Yong, Xin Zhao, Xingxing Ke, Zhigang Wu

“…Ultimately, a reaction chamber was designed based on the actual amplification needs of 2019-nCoV and hepatitis B virus, and successful amplification was achieved using a self-developed temperature control platform.…”
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Strategic and Technical Considerations in Manufacturing Viral Vector Vaccines for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority Threats by Lindsay A. Parish, Shyam Rele, Kimberly A. Hofmeyer, Brooke B. Luck, Daniel N. Wolfe

“…Here, we discuss how viral vector vaccines are utilized in a vaccine portfolio for priority biological threats, some of the challenges in manufacturing viral vector vaccines, the need to strengthen live virus manufacturing capabilities, and future opportunities to capitalize on the use of viral vectors to improve the sustainability of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s vaccine portfolio.…”
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Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in Dromedary Camels and Small Ruminants in Mandera and Wajir Counties of Kenya by R. N. Omani, G. C. Gitao, J. Gachohi, P. K. Gathumbi, B. A. Bwihangane, K. Abbey, V. J. Chemweno

“…One camel in Mandera and one goat in Wajir were confirmed positive for PPR virus (PPRV) through reverse Polymerase Chain Reaction. …”
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Tracing COVID-19 cluster during offline learning in the new era of pandemic by Maria Mardalena Martini Kaisar, Helen Kristin, Tria Asri Widowati, Clarissa Rachel, Anastasia Hengestu, Sem Samuel Surja, Soegianto Ali

“…According to RT-qPCR results, only 12 participants (1.6%) were infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most participants demonstrated positive compliance with health protocols, particularly, PeduliLindungi application scanning, hand washing, and mask usage. …”
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An ensemble prediction approach to weekly Dengue cases forecasting based on climatic and terrain conditions by Sougata Deb, Cleta Milagros Libre Acebedo, Gomathypriya Dhanapal, Chua Matthew Chin Heng

“…Every year, 50-100 million people get infected by the dengue virus across the world. Historically, it has been most prevalent in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. …”
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The viral and cellular microRNA targetome in lymphoblastoid cell lines. by Rebecca L Skalsky, David L Corcoran, Eva Gottwein, Christopher L Frank, Dong Kang, Markus Hafner, Jeffrey D Nusbaum, Regina Feederle, Henri-Jacques Delecluse, Micah A Luftig, Thomas Tuschl, Uwe Ohler, Bryan R Cullen

“…Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous human herpesvirus linked to a number of B cell cancers and lymphoproliferative disorders. …”
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La pandemia de COVID 19 y sus implicaciones en la concepción, diseño e instrumentación didáctica de la educación médica superior cubana by José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones, María Lina Valdés Gómez

“…La actual pandemia de COVID 19 producida por el virus SARS-CoV2, dada su condición de proceso emergente, presenta una serie de características clínicas, evolutivas y epidemiológicas que permiten catalogarla como fenómeno complejo. …”
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HUBUNGAN TINGKAT KEPATUHAN KONSUMSI OBAT ANTI RETRO VIRAL (ARV) PADA PASIEN HIV DENGAN KEJADIAN INFEKSI PROTOZOA USUS DI RSUP DR M DJAMIL PADANG by Nisrina Harmi Sari, Selfi Renita Rusjdi, Eliza Anas

“…HumanImunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) belum dapat disembuhkan, namun dapat dikendalikan dengan pengobatan Anti Retro Viral (ARV). …”
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Dengue vector control in high-income, city settings: A scoping review of approaches and methods. by Anna Durrance-Bagale, Nirel Hoe, Jane Lai, Jonathan Wee Kent Liew, Hannah Clapham, Natasha Howard

“…<h4>Background</h4>Dengue virus (DENV) is endemic to many parts of the world and has serious health and socioeconomic effects even in high-income countries, especially with rapid changes in the climate globally. …”
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Is It Scaly Anteater or Bat A Real Origin of The 2019-Novel CoV: A Probable Hypothesis? by Salar Ali, Taib Hama-Soor, Muhammed Babakir-Mina, Salvatore Dimonte, Francesco Greco

“…In the current investigation, an evolutionary and molecular epidemiological analysis have provided of this new emerged virus. The phylogenetic trees for animal coronaviruses with the novel coronavirus-2019 have been created using a number of available complete protein sequences of envelope (E), membrane (M), nucleocapsid (N) and spike (S) proteins. …”
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Leveraging Next-Generation Sequencing Application from Identity to Purity Profiling of Nucleic Acid-Based Products by Rucha Wadapurkar, Swarda Deo, Renuka Khanzode, Ajay Singh

“…Nucleic acid-based products offer several advantages compared to proteins and virus-based products. They represent an emerging field; thus, their quality control and regulatory landscape is evolving to ensure adequate quality and safety. …”
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Risk of Cirrhosis in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Previous Viral Hepatitis B by S. N. Batskikh, E. V. Vinnitskaya, E. S. Sbikina, Zh. V. Borunova, A. S. Dorofeev, Yu. G. Sandler

“…To confirm previous and occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, blood of all participants was examined for anti-HBc (IgG) and HBV DNA. …”
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Correlation of the cycle threshold value of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR with biomarker levels in the prognosis of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 by Shweta Singhal, Geetika Rana, Atul K. Singh, Shekhar Pal, Shweta Thaledi

“…Background and Objective: The COVID-19 disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 was declared as pandemic by WHO soon after its emergence in 2019. This virus was known to cause serious clinical symptoms and severe illness. …”
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Evaluation of veterinary laboratory proficiency based on results of interlaboratory comparisons organized by FGBI “ARRIAH” in 2018–2019 by A. Yu. Sukharkov, Z. B. Nikonova, O. P. Byadovskaya, A. S. Pershin, M. I. Shulpin, I. A. Chvala

“…The results submitted by participants were unsatisfactory in some interlaboratory comparison programmes (rabies virus detection using fluorescent antibody technique; detection of avian influenza, classical swine fever and lumpy skin disease viruses using polymerase chain reaction). …”
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Second-Generation Triple Reporter for Bioluminescence, Micro–Positron Emission Tomography, and Fluorescence Imaging by Aparna H. Kesarwala, Julie L. Prior, Jinwu Sun, Scott E. Harpstrite, Vijay Sharma, David Piwnica-Worms

“…To exploit the combined strengths of each and facilitate multimodality imaging, we engineered a dual-reporter construct in which firefly luciferase (FLuc) and a 12–amino acid nonstructural linker were fused in frame to the N-terminus of a mutant herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (mNLS-SR39TK) kinetically enhanced for positron emission tomography (PET). …”
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Application of autogenous vaccine in bitches with transmissible venereal tumor by Sakine Ülküm Çizmeci, Ayşe Merve Köse, İbrahim Aydın, Dursun Ali Dinç, Mehmet Maden, Serkan İrfan Köse

“…Prepared autogenous vaccine technique used in the treatment of bovine papillomatosis derived from bovine papilloma virus may not be suitable in the treatment of bitches with TVT.…”
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