Publications by authors named "Henry Voskanyan"
Shortly after the establishment of African swine fever virus (ASFV) genotype II in 2007, cases of acute fatal infection were observed. However, after several years of circulation in the Eurasian region, the clinical signs of the disease changed. Currently, this disease can occur acutely, subclinically, chronically, or asymptomatically.
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- The study investigated viral diseases affecting honey bees in Armenia, focusing on the presence of these viruses in bees, non-bee species, mites, and pollinated plants.
- A total of 200 bees, 50 mites, and 20 wasps were sampled, revealing the presence of six honey bee viruses, with the most common being deformed wing virus (DWV), acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV), and acute bee norovirus (ANV).
- Findings suggest that while honey bees carry these viruses, they were also found in wasps and that plants may serve as reservoirs, contributing to the seasonal spread of these viruses.
The water-based combination of two inorganic chemical compounds such as sodium tungstate dihydrate-NaWO × 2HO and Aluminum sulfate octadecahydrate-Al (SO) 3 × 18HO that we have conditionally named 'Vomifal' has a broad antiviral activity in various DNA and RNA viruses, including Human Herpes Virus (HHV), African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV), Vaccinia Virus (VV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV), Influenza A virus (A/Aichi/2/68 (H3N2)). In vitro and In vivo assays in several tissue cultures as well as in laboratory animals, conformed 'Vomifal' has a very low toxicity and the antiviral properties partially are due to its ability to induce gamma-IFN. Based on the results obtained, we can assume the presence of at least two mechanisms of the antiviral action of the studied drug.
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