Heparan sulfate and sialic acid in viral attachment: Two sides of the same coin?

IE Ramos-Martínez, E Ramos-Martínez… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sialic acids and heparan sulfates make up the outermost part of the cell membrane and the
extracellular matrix. Both structures are characterized by being negatively charged, serving …

Sagacious epitope selection for vaccines, and both antibody-based therapeutics and diagnostics: tips from virology and oncology

SKE Gan, SX Phua, JY Yeo - Antibody Therapeutics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The target of an antibody plays a significant role in the success of antibody-based
therapeutics and diagnostics, and vaccine development. This importance is focused on the …

Feasibility of urban bird occurrence and nest amount evaluation by the street-view image virtual survey

P Tian, L Wang, Q Li, C Liang… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Bird observation mainly relies on field surveys, which are time-consuming and laborious. In
this study, we explored using street-view images in the virtual survey of urban birds and …

Evolutionary and mutational characterization of the first H5N8 subtype influenza A virus in humans

L Ding, J Li, X Li, B Qu - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Highly pathogenic influenza A virus H5 subtype remains a risk for transmission in humans.
The H5N8 subtype has caused multiple outbreaks in poultry in Europe over the past few …

Analysis of H5N8 influenza virus infection in chicken with mApple reporter genes in vivo and in vitro

W Song, L Zhao, S Liu, Y Jia, L Ma, M Liao, M Dai - Veterinary Microbiology, 2024 - Elsevier
H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) has caused huge losses to the global
poultry industry and critically threatens public health. Chickens are the important host for the …

Methods in bioinformatic and predictive virology

SKE Gan, EG Kostaki - Frontiers in Virology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Viruses were cast under the international spotlight due to the global COVID-19 pandemic in
the early 2020s, renewing interests and applications in the field. With the pandemic still …

Risk Factors in the Era of Emerging Infectious Diseases: Challenges and Strategies

M Mustafa, A Makhawi - 2023 - preprints.org
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) continue to be a problem all across the world, but in
certain areas the threat is greater than in others. The detection of new diseases will aid in …

Epidémiologie moléculaire des virus influenza aviaires et cartographie du risque au Mali et en Afrique de l'Ouest

IN Sanogo - 2023 - theses.hal.science
Les virus influenza aviaires constituent une menace importante pour la santé humaine et
animale. Ces virus sont responsables d'une morbidité et d'une mortalité très élevées surtout …

Development of qPCR Detection Kit for Langya Henipavirus L Gene

K Yuan, H Zhu, T Jiang, M Xu, S Du, SKE Gan - 2024 - preprints.org
Abstract Langya Henipavirus (LayV) is a new zoonotic Henipavirus reported in 2022.
Patients infected by LayV show common cold symptoms, such as fever, fatigue, and cough …

Exploring the Interplay Between Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine in Gambian Children

YJ Jagne - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Influenza vaccination remains a challenge in low and middle income countries despite high
rates of mortality and morbidity in children. World Health Organization and Serum Institute of …