Global consumer demand for probiotic-enriched functional foods has increased as consumers become increasingly aware of the connection between what they eat and its role in their long-term health. Compared with conventional foods that primarily delive...
The emergence of a multidrug-resistant Candida species, C. auris and C. haemulonii, has been reported worldwide. In Thailand, information on them is limited. We collected clinical isolates from Thai patients with invasive candidiasis. Both species we...
We studied the effect of transmissibility and vaccination on the time required for an emerging strain of an existing virus to dominate in the infected population using a simulation-based experiment. The emergent strain is assumed to be completely res...
Background and Objectives: Dyspnea is a common chief complaint in the emergency department. While global longitudinal strain and biplane ejection fraction are reliable markers of left ventricular systolic function, their assessment requires advanced...
The prevalence of tick-borne diseases is increasing worldwide. One such emerging disease is human anaplasmosis. The causative organism, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, is known to infect multiple animal species and cause human fatalities in the U.S., Euro...
The circulation in Europe of novel reassortant strains of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), containing a unique genetic background composition, represents a serious problem for animal health. Since the emergence of this novel IBDV mosaic was fi...
In the last 20 years, novel non-seasonal influenza viruses have emerged, most of which have originated from birds. Despite their apparent inability to cause pandemics, with the exception of H1N1 swine influenza virus, these viruses still constitute a...
Bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) is an arthropod-borne viral disease, which frequently causes significant epizootics in susceptible water buffalo and cattle in Africa, Australia, Asia and the Middle East. In the current study, a two-stage protocol for BE...
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium represents an emerging threat in healthcare settings. The aim of this study was to investigate biomolecular characteristics of 31 E. faecium isolates from patients in two hospitals of Molise region, central I...
As a member of the Alphavirus genus, Getah virus (GETV) has become an emerging pathogen posing severe threats to animal health and public health security. In recent years, GETV has caused increasing outbreaks in swine herds, leading to substantial ec...
Background/Objectives: Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), particularly the emerging GII genotype, poses a severe threat to the swine industry in affected regions, primarily in Asia. Current vaccines based on classical strains often provide limit...
Background: African swine fever virus (ASFV) continues to spread globally, causing severe economic losses to pig farmers. Vietnam licensed two live attenuated vaccines based on the ASFV strains ASFV-G-ΔI177L and ASFV-G-ΔMGF to control the...
The present investigation is devoted, for the first time, to the potential of autochthonous inoculums through bio-augmentation tests to improve the compost quality and to decrease the composting time during composting of textile waste. For this reaso...
Background: Chryseobacterium indologenes, an environmental bacterium, is increasingly recognized as an emerging nosocomial pathogen, particularly in Asia, and is often characterized by multidrug resistance. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate...
Infections represent highly dynamic processes, characterized by evolutionary changes and events that involve both the pathogen and the host. Among infectious agents, viruses, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus type 2 (SARS-...
Glycosylation of proteins is a post-translational process where oligosaccharides are attached to proteins, potentially altering their folding, epitope availability, and immune recognition. In Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus-type 2...
Rotavirus A (RVA) has been considered the main cause of diarrheal disease in children under five years in emergency services in both developed and developing countries. RVA belongs to the Reoviridae family, which comprises 11 segments of double-stran...
In recent years, multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae have spread globally, being responsible for the occurrence and severity of nosocomial infections. The NDM-1-kp, VIM-1 carbapenemase-producing isolates as well as extended-spe...
Background: Electrocardiogram (ECG) offers a valuable resource easily available in the emergency setting. Objective: Aim of the study was to describe ECG alterations on emergency department (ED) presentation or that developed during hospitalization i...
Pipelines play a dominant role in the transportation of oil and gas and the safety of pipelines is essential for the supply of energy. However, natural disasters such as floods and land subsidence may lead to suspended pipelines, resulting in pipelin...
Argentina ranks worldwide among the top ten wine producers, known for its diverse terroirs and Malbec as its emblematic varietal. Typically, the winemaking process involves alcoholic fermentation, led by yeasts, and malolactic fermentation (MLF), pri...
The problem of levee embankment control during high flows is crucial for flood risk management in floodplains. Levee defense lines are often hundreds of kilometers long and surveys during emergencies are not easy tasks. For these reasons, levees moni...
Background/Objectives: Bovine ephemeral fever virus (BEFV) causes an economically important arthropod-borne cattle disease. In 2023, a lineage I “Mayotte-like” (ML) strain emerged in Israel during an outbreak in vaccinated herds, raising...
Since the domestication of plants, pathogenic fungi have consistently threatened crop production, evolving genetically to develop increased virulence under various selection pressures. Understanding their evolutionary trends is crucial for predicting...
From 2017 to 2019, several vaccine-like recombinant strains of lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) were discovered in Kazakhstan and neighbouring regions of Russia and China. Shortly before their emergence, the authorities in Kazakhstan launched a mass v...
Rotavirus (RVA) is a leading cause of childhood gastroenteritis. RVA vaccines have reduced the global disease burden; however, the emergence of intergenogroup reassortant strains is a growing concern. During surveillance in Ghana, we observed the eme...
Bluetongue (BT) is an arthropod-borne viral disease primarily affecting domestic and wild ruminants. In recent years, several BTV serotypes and genotypes have been detected in Israel almost annually, raising questions about their origin and routes of...
Grain boundary engineering (GBE) is a thermomechanical processing technique used to control the distribution, arrangement, and identity of grain boundary networks, thereby improving their mechanical properties. In both GBE and non-GBE metals, the phe...
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), caused by PRRS virus (PRRSV), poses a serious threat to the global swine industry. Although modified live virus (MLV) vaccines have been widely used in the field for PRRS prevention for decades, t...
Novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOC) are constantly threatening global public health. With no end date, the pandemic persists with the emergence of novel variants that threaten the effectiveness...
Multidrug-resistant strains are frequent causes of nosocomial infections. The majority of nosocomial infections, particularly in critical care units (ICU), have been linked to A. baumannii, which has major clinical significance. The current paper att...
The detection rate of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus type 1 (PRRSV-1) in China has been increasing, with its growing genetic diversity and evolving pathogenicity posing significant challenges to disease control. In this study, a...
This work is devoted to the investigation of virus quasi-species evolution and diversification due to mutations, competition for host cells, and cross-reactive immune responses. The model consists of a nonlocal reaction–diffusion equation for t...
Preliminary evidence has showed an emergent serotype O3 (SO3) strain of Vibrio anguillarum to cause mortality in pre-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) by injection with >105 colony forming units (cfus). Here, we sought to identify the susceptibi...
While a global downward trend in rotavirus diarrhea cases has been observed following vaccine introduction, reassortment, genetic drift, and vaccine-escaping strains remain a concern, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we provide genomic insig...
Emergency medicine clinicians face disproportionately high levels of burnout and mental health strain compared to other specialties. This study examined whether perceived resilience predicted reduced mental health strain following the COVID-19 Omicro...
Sustained virological response (SVR) rates have increased dramatically following the approval of direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapies. While individual DAAs have a low barrier to resistance, most patients can be successfully treated using DAA comb...
Rats are particularly important from an epidemiological point of view, because they are regarded as reservoirs for diverse zoonotic pathogens including enteric bacteria. This study is the first to report the emergence of Salmonella serovar Ohio in br...
Background: Influenza remains a major global public health threat, and vaccination is one of the most effective preventive measures. However, frequent antigenic drift and occasional antigenic shift, along with the lead time required for vaccine devel...
Mozambique introduced the Rotarix® vaccine into the National Immunization Program in September 2015. Following vaccine introduction, rotavirus A (RVA) genotypes, G9P[4] and G9P[6], were detected for the first time since rotavirus surveillance pro...
Group A Rotaviruses (RVA) are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in children and a major cause of childhood mortality in low-income countries. RVAs are mostly host-specific, but interspecies transmission and reassortment between human and ani...
Pancreas disease (PD) and sleeping disease (SD), caused by an alphavirus, are endemic in European salmonid aquaculture, causing significant mortality, reduced growth and poor flesh quality. In 2010, a new variant of salmonid alphavirus emerged in Nor...
Human adenoviruses (HAdV) express either one or two virus-associated RNAs (VA RNAI or VA RNAII). The structure of VA RNA resembles human precursor microRNAs (pre-miRNA), and, like human pre-miRNA, VA RNA can be processed by DICER into small RNAs that...
Undetected, rare diversities scattered among medically important emerging yeast, both in historical literature and recent AI research, are questioned and proffered for rapid and variable niche adaptations. These variable stresses may appear most nota...
Salmonella enterica Thompson (S. Thompson) is a zoonotic foodborne pathogen causing infection in humans and animals, yet limited data exist on isolates from edible Cipangopaludina cathayensis (C. cathayensis), a key ingredient of Liuzhou Luosifen. In...
Background/Objective: Duck virus hepatitis (DVH), caused by duck hepatitis A virus (DHAV), poses significant challenges to duck farming due to high mortality rates in young ducklings. Despite the widespread use of live attenuated vaccines, the geneti...
Reassortment contributes to the evolution of RNA viruses with segmented genomes, including Bluetongue virus (BTV). Recently, co-circulation of natural and vaccine BTV variants in Europe, and their ensuing reassortment, were proposed to promote appear...
Myocardial strain imaging has become an established tool for detecting subtle abnormalities in cardiac mechanics, and reduced strain is frequently interpreted as evidence of subclinical myocardial dysfunction. However, myocardial deformation reflects...
Synthetic chemicals, such as fertilizers and pesticides, are widely used in agriculture to improve soil fertility and to control weeds, pests and diseases. Numerous studies have highlighted the negative effects of these chemicals on the soil environm...
Dengue fever remains a significant public health concern in tropical regions, including Central India, where outbreaks are frequent and associated with high morbidity and mortality. This study investigated the dynamics of dengue virus transmission an...
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