Biomarkers of mortality in adults and adolescents with advanced HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

Authors: Victor Riitho, Roisin Connon, Agnes Gwela, Josephine Namusanje, Ruth Nhema, Abraham Siika, Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi, Victor Musiime, James A. Berkley, Alex J. Szubert, Diana M. Gibb, A. Sarah Walker, Nigel Klein, Andrew J. Prendergast

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Safety and efficacy of toll-like receptor agonists as therapeutic agents and vaccine adjuvants for infectious diseases in animals: a systematic review

Authors: Harriet Oboge, Victor Riitho, Mutono Nyamai, George P. Omondi, Anna Lacasta, Naftaly Githaka, Vishvanath Nene, Gabriel Aboge, S. M. Thumbi

Source: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 11 (2024)

Subject Terms: toll-like receptor agonists, efficacy, safety, therapeutics, adjuvants, vaccines, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1428713/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2297-1769

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Biphasic MERS-CoV Incidence in Nomadic Dromedaries with Putative Transmission to Humans, Kenya, 2022–2023

Authors: Brian Maina Ogoti, Victor Riitho, Johanna Wildemann, Nyamai Mutono, Julia Tesch, Jordi Rodon, Kaneemozhe Harichandran, Jackson Emanuel, Elisabeth Möncke-Buchner, Stella Kiambi, Julius Oyugi, Marianne Mureithi, Victor M. Corman, Christian Drosten, Samuel M. Thumbi, Marcel A. Müller

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 581-585 (2024)

Subject Terms: MERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, viruses, zoonoses, dromedary camel, reservoir, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/3/23-1488_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059

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The African Swine Fever Isolate ASFV-Kenya-IX-1033 Is Highly Virulent and Stable after Propagation in the Wild Boar Cell Line WSL

Authors: Johanneke D. Hemmink, Hussein M. Abkallo, Sonal P. Henson, Emmanuel M. Khazalwa, Bernard Oduor, Anna Lacasta, Edward Okoth, Victor Riitho, Walter Fuchs, Richard P. Bishop, Lucilla Steinaa

Source: Viruses, Vol 14, Iss 9, p 1912 (2022)

Subject Terms: African swine fever virus, genotype IX, Kenyan isolate, virulence, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/9/1912; https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4915

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Plasma calprotectin as a biomarker of mortality at antiretroviral treatment initiation in advanced HIV – pilot study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Authors: Faith W. Kamau, Agnes Gwela, Andrew K. Nyerere, Victor Riitho, James M. Njunge, Moses M. Ngari, Andrew J. Prendergast, James A. Berkley

Source: Wellcome Open Research, Vol 5 (2020)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/5-46/v2; https://doaj.org/toc/2398-502X

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Bovine Pestivirus Heterogeneity and Its Potential Impact on Vaccination and Diagnosis

Authors: Victor Riitho, Rebecca Strong, Magdalena Larska, Simon P. Graham, Falko Steinbach

Source: Viruses, Vol 12, Iss 10, p 1134 (2020)

Subject Terms: bovine pestiviruses, bovine viral diarrhoea, vaccination, control, diagnosis, antigenic cross-reactivity, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/10/1134; https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4915

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