Emerging influenza D virus threat: what we know so far!

K Asha, B Kumar - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019 - mdpi.com
Influenza viruses, since time immemorial, have been the major respiratory pathogen known
to infect a wide variety of animals, birds and reptiles with established lineages. They belong …

Surgical infection society guidance for operative and peri-operative care of adult patients infected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV …

DS Heffernan, HL Evans, JM Huston, JA Claridge… - Surgical …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)–associated
viral infection (coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19) is a virulent, contagious viral pandemic …

First two months of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) epidemic in China: real-time surveillance and evaluation with a second derivative model

X Chen, B Yu - Global health research and policy, 2020 - Springer
Background Similar to outbreaks of many other infectious diseases, success in controlling
the novel 2019 coronavirus infection requires a timely and accurate monitoring of the …

The emerging influenza virus threat: status and new prospects for its therapy and control

B Kumar, K Asha, M Khanna, L Ronsard, CA Meseko… - Archives of …, 2018 - Springer
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) are zoonotic pathogens that cause yearly outbreaks with high
rates of morbidity and fatality. The virus continuously acquires point mutations while …

[HTML][HTML] Zambia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring lessons, challenges and implications for future policies and strategies

S Mudenda, M Chileshe, M Mukosha… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - scirp.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global public health problem that
has affected the globe in different ways. There is little information published on the …

Advancements in nucleic acid based therapeutics against respiratory viral infections

K Asha, P Kumar, M Sanicas, CA Meseko… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Several viruses cause pulmonary infections due to their shared tropism with cells of the
respiratory tract. These respiratory problems due to viral infection become a public health …

The effect of human vaccination behaviour on strain competition in an infectious disease: An imitation dynamic approach

A Deka, S Bhattacharyya - Theoretical Population Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Strain competition plays an important role in shaping the dynamics of multiple pathogen
outbreaks in a population. Competition may lead to exclusion of some pathogens, while it …

Can people with asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic COVID-19 infect others: a systematic review of primary data

N Aguirre-Duarte - medRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Asymptomatic but infectious people have been reported in many infectious diseases.
Asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic carriers would be a hidden reservoir of COVID-19. Aim …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater-based surveillance is an efficient monitoring tool for tracking influenza A in the community

KM Lehto, A Länsivaara, R Hyder, O Luomala… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Around the world, influenza A virus has caused severe pandemics, and the risk of future
pandemics remains high. Currently, influenza A virus surveillance is based on the clinical …

Antiviral options and therapeutics against influenza: history, latest developments and future prospects

C Meseko, M Sanicas, K Asha, L Sulaiman… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Drugs and chemotherapeutics have helped to manage devastating impacts of infectious
diseases since the concept of 'magic bullet'. The World Health Organization estimates about …