Publications by authors named "S Fellahi"
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- Camel contagious ecthyma is a viral skin disease that significantly impacts camels and leads to economic losses; this study focuses on identifying and analyzing the virus in Morocco, where it was found in 4 out of 15 affected camels.
- The research involved isolating the virus from skin crust samples and conducting various tests including PCR, which identified genetic similarities to the Ethiopian strain and allowed classification into two genetic clades: Asian and African lineages.
- This study marks the first detection of the virus in North Africa and highlights the virus's opportunistic infection tendencies linked to stress in the animals, suggesting the need for further research to assess its behavior and help in vaccine development.
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- Contagious ecthyma (CE), also known as ORF, is a viral skin disease affecting humans and various animals, including sheep and goats.
- A study investigating an outbreak of sheeppox and ORF in Northwest Morocco identified skin lesions in affected sheep and confirmed ORF through PCR testing.
- This research marks the first detection of ORF in Morocco, highlighting a potential health risk for humans and animals alike.
Gizzard erosion and ulceration syndrome (GEUS) is caused by a fowl adenovirus serotype 1 (FAdV-1) and was first reported in laying hens in Japan in 1993. This syndrome has emerged as an epizootic in Morocco since 2014, causing significant economic losses for the poultry industry, but no involvement of a FAdV has been confirmed. Thus, the objective of this work was to assess GEUS cases that occurred in the country and to determine the role of FAdVs in their occurrence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Persons living with HIV (PWH) harbor an altered gut microbiome (higher abundance of Prevotella and lower abundance of Bacillota and Ruminococcus lineages) compared to non-infected individuals. Some of these alterations are linked to sexual preference and others to the HIV infection. The relationship between these lineages and metabolic alterations, often present in aging PWH, has been poorly investigated.
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