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Front Cell Infect Microbiol
January 2025
Department of Virology, Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), Rijswijk, Netherlands.
Infection of an adult rhesus macaque with SARS-CoV-2 led to viral RNAemia in nose, throat, and lungs. The animal also presented extended fecal shedding of viral genomic and subgenomic messenger RNA and replication-competent virus for more than 3 weeks after infection. Positron emission tomography revealed increased intestinal glucose metabolism which was histologically related to inflammation of the ileum.
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December 2024
Animal Health Research Centre (CISA), Centro Nacional Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA, CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an arboviral zoonotic disease affecting many African countries with the potential to spread to other geographical areas. In this chapter we describe the use of a replication-competent recombinant (r)RVFV expressing NanoLuc Luciferase (Nluc) for in vitro studies. The determination of parameters such as neutralizing antibodies in serum samples, or the antiviral activity of drugs is usually carried out using standard assays based on the assessment of cytopathic effect on cell cultures.
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January 2025
Division of Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious global health problem causing acute and chronic hepatitis and related diseases. Approximately, 296 million patients have been chronically infected with the virus, leading to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Although HBV polymerase (HBVpol, pol) plays a pivotal role in HBV replication and must be a definite therapeutic target.
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October 2024
Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Unlabelled: Batborne henipaviruses, such as Nipah and Hendra viruses, represent a major threat to global health due to their propensity for spillover, severe pathogenicity, and high mortality rate in human hosts. Coupled with the absence of approved vaccines or therapeutics, work with the prototypical species and uncharacterized, emergent species is restricted to high biocontainment facilities. There is a scarcity of such specialized spaces for research, and often, the scope and capacity of research, which can be conducted at BSL-4, is limited.
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September 2024
Department of Microbiology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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