Publications by authors named "Lavinia Cipriana Rusu"
The zoonotic Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) group is unanimously regarded as exceptionally hazardous for humans. This study aimed to provide a genomic perspective on the STEC recovered sporadically from humans and have a foundation of internationally comparable data. Fifty clinical STEC isolates, representing the culture-confirmed infections reported by the STEC Reference Laboratory between 2016 and 2023, were subjected to whole-genome sequencing (WGS) analysis and sequences were interpreted using both commercial and public free bioinformatics tools.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackgroundLeptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by bacteria of the genus . Humans are infected by exposure to animal urine or urine-contaminated environments. Although disease incidence is lower in Europe compared with tropical regions, there have been reports of an increase in leptospirosis cases since the 2000s in some European countries.
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- International comparisons of COVID-19 incidence rates offer insights into disease characteristics and inform public health policies, but can be biased due to differences in surveillance systems among countries.
- Data was collected from six European countries (Belgium, England, France, Italy, Romania, Sweden) to analyze their COVID-19 testing and reporting methods, revealing significant differences in testing rates and access to testing.
- Incorporating testing data into incidence rate comparisons and using alternative indicators like death or hospitalization rates could enhance the accuracy of international comparisons.
Norovirus (NoV) is one of the leading causes of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Genotype GII.P17-G.
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