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Long-term visual outcomes and histopathologic findings after cataract surgery in Ebola virus disease survivors in the Ebola virus RNA persistence in ocular tissues and fluids (EVICT) study.
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November 2024
Truhlsen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America.
Background/objectives: Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors develop post-acute ophthalmic sequelae, including a high prevalence of uveitis that may be complicated by vision-threatening cataract. After the non-detection of Ebola virus (EBOV) RNA in sampled ocular fluid, vision impairment due to cataract can be treated safely and effectively via manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS). However, the long-term ocular visual outcomes and assessment of ocular tissues, including for genomic RNA, have been infrequently or not reported in Western African survivors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRate of Missed Intracranial Colloid Cysts on MRI and CT.
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November 2023
Neuroradiology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, USA.
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- Intracranial colloid cysts, though rare, can lead to serious complications like acute hydrocephalus, often going undetected in medical imaging such as CT and MRI.
- A study analyzed imaging data from a multi-hospital network over a decade, focusing on cases where colloid cysts were either confirmed later or missed previously in imaging reports.
- The results revealed a 20.1% non-detection rate, indicating that many cysts were overlooked, highlighting the need for improved imaging techniques to enhance detection and avoid potential health risks.
Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human parainfluenza virus in children younger than 5 years for 2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lancet Glob Health
August 2021
Centre for Global Health, Usher Institute, Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. Electronic address:
Background: Human parainfluenza virus (hPIV) is a common virus in childhood acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI). However, no estimates have been made to quantify the global burden of hPIV in childhood ALRI. We aimed to estimate the global and regional hPIV-associated and hPIV-attributable ALRI incidence, hospital admissions, and mortality for children younger than 5 years and stratified by 0-5 months, 6-11 months, and 12-59 months of age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatitis B infections among blood donors in England between 2009 and 2018: Is an occult hepatitis B infection a risk for blood safety?
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August 2021
Microbiology Services, NHS Blood and Transplant, London, UK.
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- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a significant concern for blood safety in England, with infections noted in blood donors from 2009 to 2018, particularly among those born in Eastern Europe and Africa.
- Analysis revealed 655 HBV-infected donors, highlighting that most occurrences were chronic or occult infections, and repeat donors were particularly susceptible to occult infections.
- It is estimated that around 13 undetected infectious donations occur yearly, suggesting a need for reevaluation of current screening methods due to the majority of residual risk stemming from occult HBV.
Non-detection of honeybee hive contamination following Vespula wasp baiting with protein containing fipronil.
PLoS One
April 2019
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Introduced wasps (Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris) are costly invertebrate pests in New Zealand, with large impacts on the local ecology and economy. Wasps eat honeybees (Apis mellifera), which has potentially devastating effects on hive health, as well as agricultural and horticultural industries.
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