Sigmoid saturation curves were fitted to the results of titrations of antiserum to foot and mouth disease virus against homologous and heterologous virus strains. Differentiation of strains was readily evident from the different levels of the homologous and heterologous curves. These differences could be quantified by comparison of the saturation curve parameters K and PRmax. Factors which affect variations in K and PRmax and their biological significance were investigated by varying the first phase antibody and the antigen used in the test. PRmax was found to represent an overall combining potential of the antigen with both sera used in the sandwich test. K, which was theoretically a measure of affinity, also reflected antibody titre. Relationships measured using this model were found to correlate with the reference test system--two-dimensional microneutralization.
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Heliyon
March 2024
Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), the causative agent of the foot-and-mouth disease of cattle population possesses a rapid evolutionary rate. In Bangladesh, the first circulation of the O/ME-SA/SA-2018 lineage as a novel sublineage, MYMBD21 was reported from our laboratory. The first whole genome sequence of an isolate, BAN/MY/My-466/2021 (shortly named My-466) of the SA-2018 lineage is characterized and represented in this study.
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January 2025
College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Purpose: The childhood hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) sequelae cohort study (HNHFMDCS) is an ambispective cohort study of patients with HFMD based in Henan Province, China, consisting of patients treated in a key hospital for the diagnosis and treatment of HFMD in Henan Province. The study aims to investigate the long-term sequelae of HFMD survivors and to provide a comprehensive understanding of the potential harm caused by this infectious disease.
Participants: In the retrospective phase of the cohort study, children diagnosed with HFMD from January 2014 to January 2023 were included, and clinical and demographic information about the patients was collected through a self-developed questionnaire.
Immunology
January 2025
Graduate Institute of Immunology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) has caused hand, foot, and mouth disease with an increased prevalence of neurological complications and acute mortality, threatening young children around the globe. By provoking mucosal immunity, intranasal vaccination has been suggested to prevent EV-A71 infection. However, antigens delivered via the nasal route usually fail to induce a protective memory response.
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of The Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
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State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, National Foot-and-Mouth Diseases Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China.
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