Publications by authors named "A B Mikolon"
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- - Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHDV2) causes serious liver disease in not just European rabbits, but also in other rabbit species like hares and cottontails.
- - The virus emerged in Europe in 2010 and has led to numerous outbreaks across North America since it was first detected there in 2016, with a significant outbreak occurring between 2020 and 2021 in the southwestern USA and Mexico.
- - A study in California found that 33 out of 81 rabbits and hares tested positive for RHDV2, showing signs of liver damage typical for the infection, while genome sequencing revealed the virus strains were closely related to those from the ongoing outbreak in
An outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2)-associated disease occurred in the southwestern United States following its first detection in New Mexico in March 2020. The disease spread throughout several states and was diagnosed for the first time in California on May 11, 2020, in a black-tailed jackrabbit (). The following day, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) issued an order banning the entrance into California of several lagomorph species and their products from any state in which the disease had been detected in the last 12 mo.
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- Cluster BE1 bacteriophages have large genomes exceeding 130 kilobases and feature direct terminal repeats of about 11 kilobases.
- Eight newly isolated phages in this cluster possess between 43 to 48 tRNAs, one tmRNA, and a range of 216 to 236 predicted ORFs.
- These phages share very few genes with other phages, including those that infect different species.
Background: In March 2011, a multidisciplinary team investigated 2 human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection, detected through population-based active surveillance for influenza in Bangladesh, to assess transmission and contain further spread.
Methods: We collected clinical and exposure history of the case patients and monitored persons coming within 1 m of a case patient during their infectious period. Nasopharyngeal wash specimens from case patients and contacts were tested with real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, and virus culture and isolates were characterized.
Background: In Bangladesh, nomadic duck flocks are groups of domestic ducks reared for egg production that are moved to access feeding sites beyond their owners' village boundaries and are housed overnight in portable enclosures in scavenging areas. The objectives of this study were to measure the prevalence of influenza A virus RNA and H5-specific antibodies in nomadic ducks and to characterize nomadic duck raising practices in northeastern Bangladesh.
Methods: We tested duck egg yolk specimens by competitive ELISA to detect antibodies against avian influenza A (H5) and environmental fecal samples by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) to detect influenza A virus RNA and H5 subtype.