To describe varicella cases in Tshuapa Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo identified during monkeypox surveillance.Demographic, clinical and epidemiological data were collected from each suspected monkeypox case 2009-2014. Samples were tested by PCR for both Orthopoxviruses and varicella-zoster virus (VZV); a subset of VZV-positive samples was genotyped. We defined a varicella case as… Continue reading
Category: Guinea Pig
Extracellular vesicles as novel assay tools to study cellular interactions of anti-infective compounds – a perspective
Sudden outbreaks of novel infectious ailments and the persistent evolution of antimicrobial resistant pathogens make it essential to develop particular instruments to rapidly perceive pathogen-cell interactions and to check applicable drug supply methods. Extracellular vesicles (EV) are cell-specific biogenic transport methods, that are gaining increasingly more reputation as both diagnostic markers or drug supply methods. Aside… Continue reading