A Noble Extract of sp. M20A4R8 Efficiently Controlling the Influenza Virus-Induced Cell Death.

Epidemic diseases that arise from infectious RNA viruses, particularly influenza viruses, pose a constant threat to the global economy and public health. Viral evolution has undermined the efficacy of acquired immunity from vaccines and the antiviral effects of FDA-approved drugs. As such, there is an urgent need to develop new antiviral lead agents.

Seroprevalence of Measles IgG Antibodies in Married Immigrant Women from Multicultural Families in Korea.

Background: Although an effective vaccine has been available, measles still causes mast morbidity and mortality world widely. In Korea, a small number of measles cases have been reported through exposure to imported cases among young people with vaccine-induced measles immunity. Recently due to international migration including marriage, marriage migrants were the second-largest group of foreign population in Korea.

Geographical clustering of Hantavirus isolates from Apodemus agrarius identified in the Republic of Korea indicate the emergence of a new Hantavirus genotype.

Aim And Methodology: Several studies on hantavirus evolution have shown that genetic reassortment plays an important role in the evolution and epidemiology of this disease. To understand the genetic epidemiology of human hantaviruses, samples from rodent reservoirs were subjected to reverse-transcription nested polymerase chain reaction (RT-N-PCR) targeting the L- and S-segments of the hantavirus genome.

Results: Positive isolates from Gwangju, Boseong-gun (Jeollanam-do Province), and Jeju Island were confirmed as Hantaan virus using DNA sequencing.

Antibiotic Resistance Patterns and Serotypes of spp. Isolated at Jeollanam-do in Korea.

Objectives: Few long-term studies have been conducted on the serotype and antibiotic resistance patterns of speices (spp.) The aim of this study was to determine the serotypes and antibiotic resistance patterns of spp. isolated at Jeollanam-do in Korea from 2004 to 2014.

Development and field evaluation of a nested RT-PCR kit for detecting Japanese encephalitis virus in mosquitoes.

A novel nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-based kit is described for detecting Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), especially for genotype 1 and 3 strains. The assay consists of a first round RT-PCR and a subsequent nested PCR amplification. It has unique features such as the use of a premix system in which all reagents are lyophilized in reaction tubes and the inclusion of control RNA in each reaction to monitor false negative results.