Detection and seroprevalence of Q fever infection in dairy goats in Besut district, Malaysia by Ahmad, Khairunnisa, Nik Mustaffa, Nik Danial Asyraf, Azmi, Nur Syafiqa, Zainal Ariffin, Siti Mariam, Ghazali, Mohd Faizal, Ibrahim, Noor Syaheera

“…Gender analysis showed that males had a higher positive rate (p < 0.05) of Q fever compared to females. …”
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Serological cross-reactivity between Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus and Nairobi sheep disease virus glycoprotein C by Maze, EA, Booth, G, Limon, G, Belij-Rammerstorfer, S, Tchakarova, SR, Alexandrov, T, Browning, C, Wilsden, G, Ludi, AB, Charleston, B, Lambe, T

“…Introduction: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) and Nairobi sheep disease virus (NSDV) are orthonairoviruses of concern, able to cause haemorragic fever disease in humans and sheep, respectively. …”

Clinical presentation and outcome of ribavirin treated RT-PCR confirmed Lassa fever patients in ISTH Irrua: a pilot study by Asogun, AD, Ochei, O, Moody, V, Abejegah, C, Okoh, E

“…Early Ribavirin treatment improves treatment outcome of Lassa fever in confirmed cases.</p> <p><b>Recommendations:</b> The Federal, States and Local government area council members must make efforts to create public awareness on early presentation, diagnosis and prompt treatment with Ribavirin.…”

Clinical Significance of Hyponatremia in Tuberculous Meningitis: A Prospective Cohort in Indonesia by Dian, S, Ardiansyah, E, Chaidir, L, van Laarhoven, A, Ruslami, R, Alisjahbana, B, Rizal Ganiem, A, van Crevel, R

“…Severe hyponatremia associated with male, younger age, a lower Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), and markers of more severe disease (P < .05). …”

Encephalitis: diagnosis, management and recent advances in the field of encephalitides by Alam, AM, Easton, A, Nicholson, TR, Irani, SR, Davies, NWS, Solomon, T, Michael, BD

“…Patients can present with a combination of fever, alterations in behaviour, personality, cognition and consciousness. …”

Structural and functional characterisation of chikungunya virus replication complex dynamics by Tan, Yaw Bia

“…Through mosquito bites, the infected victims develop Chikungunya Fever (CHIKF) associated with symptoms like acute fever and painful polyarthritis. …”
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Study of flow, bioheat transfer and cardiac thermal pulse of aneurysm in the abdominal aortic by Ng, Eddie Yin Kwee, Looi, Leonard Jun Cong

“…There is still work to be done to improve this imaging technique and make it a more viable and accurate method in detecting abdominal aortic aneurysms. …”
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In silico screening of sugar alcohol compounds to inhibit viral matrix protein VP40 of Ebola virus by Nagarajan, Nagasundaram, Yapp, Edward Kien Yee, Le, Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Yeh, Hui-Yuan

“…Ebola virus is a virulent pathogen that causes highly lethal hemorrhagic fever in human and non-human species. The rapid growth of this virus infection has made the scenario increasingly complicated to control the disease. …”
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Transfusion-transmitted severe Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in a splenectomized patient with beta-thalassaemia major in Sabah, Malaysia: a case report by Bird, Elspeth M., Parameswaran, Uma, William, Timothy, Khoo, Tien Meng, Grigg, Matthew J., Aziz, Ammar, Marfurt, Jutta, Yeo, Tsin Wen, Auburn, Sarah, Anstey, Nicholas M., Barber, Bridget E.

“…CASE PRESENTATION: A 23-year old splenectomized patient with beta thalassaemia major presented with fever 11 days after receiving a blood transfusion from a pre-symptomatic donor who presented with knowlesi malaria 12 days following blood donation. …”
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Infectious diseases prevention and control using an integrated health big data system in China by Zhou, Xudong, Lee, Edmund Wei Jian, Wang, Xiaomin, Lin, Leesa, Xuan, Ziming, Wu, Dan, Lin, Hongbo, Shen, Peng

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Comparative analysis of pediatric COVID-19 infection in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Japan, and China by Wong, Judith Ju Ming, Abbas, Qalab, Chuah, Soo Lin, Malisie, Ririe Fachrina, Pon, Kah Min, Katsuta, Tomohiro, Dang, Hongxing, Lee, Pei Chuen, Jayashree, Muralidharan, Sultana, Rehena, Maha, Quratulain, Gan, Chin Seng, Shimizu, Naoki, Xu, Feng, Tang, Swee Fong, Shi, Luming, Lee, Jan Hau, Thoon, Koh Cheng, Yung, Chee Fu

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Functional and structural studies of the flavivirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase by Yap, Thai Leong

“…Dengue fever, a neglected emerging disease for which no vaccine or antiviral agents exist at present, is caused by dengue virus, a member of the Flavivirus genus. …”
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Nipah: The history, and future, of one of the world’s most lethal viruses by Viveros, Alex Gabriel

“…The Nipah virus kills around three quarters of people who contract it, making it one of the most lethal viruses known to infect humans. …”
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