Oral Fluids for the Early Detection of Classical Swine Fever in Commercial Level Pig Pens by Erin Robert, Kalhari Goonewardene, Ian El Kanoa, Orie Hochman, Charles Nfon, Aruna Ambagala

“…These results indicate that pen-based oral fluids are a reliable and convenient sample type for the early detection of CSF, and therefore, can be used to supplement the ongoing CSF surveillance activities in North America.…”
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Seroprevalence of IgA and IgG against SARS-CoV-2 and Risk Factors in Workers from Public Markets of Guatemala by Laura M. Grajeda, Renata Mendizábal-Cabrera, Juan Carlos Romero, María Reneé López, Evelyn Morales, Beatriz López, Emily Zielinski, Celia Cordón-Rosales

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El eterno femenino, de Rosario Castellanos, e Geni e o Zepelim, de Chico Buarque by Josiane Ribeiro Valcarenghi, Marcio da Silva Oliveira

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Analysis of the potential impact of genomic variants in global SARS-CoV-2 genomes on molecular diagnostic assays by Abhinav Jain, Mercy Rophina, Saurabh Mahajan, Bhavya Balaji Krishnan, Manasa Sharma, Sreya Mandal, Teresa Fernandez, Sumayra Sultanji, Bani Jolly, Samatha Mathew, Sridhar Sivasubbu, Vinod Scaria

“…A total of 29 unique variants were present in ≥ 1% of genomes from at least one of the continents (Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America) that mapped to 36 unique primers or probes binding sites. …”
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Six-minute rowing test: a valid and reliable method for assessing power output in amateur male rowers by Álvaro Huerta Ojeda, Miguel Riquelme Guerra, Walter Coronado Román, María-Mercedes Yeomans-Cabrera, Rodrigo Fuentes-Kloss

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Tracheal stenosis in a Holstein cow by Franciéli Adriane Molossi, Regina Tose Kemper, Bianca Santana de Cecco, Rafael Biondo Rosa, Luciana Sonne, David Driemeier

“…The bacterial culture showed growth of contaminant and environmental bacteria and the RT-PCR to detect Herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) and 5 (BoHV-5) was negative. …”
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Narrative as resistance in Rubem Fonseca: an analysis of the short story “Os pobres, os ricos, os pretos e a barriga” by Paula Grinko Pezzini, José Carlos da Costa

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IgG1 and IgG4 antibodies against Aedes aegypti salivary proteins and risk for dengue infections. by Jenny C Cardenas, Papa M Drame, Karina A Luque-Burgos, Juan D Berrio, Elsi Entrena-Mutis, María U González, Daisy J Carvajal, Lady Y Gutiérrez-Silva, Lucio D Cardenas, Tonya M Colpitts, Christopher N Mores, Berlin Londono-Renteria

“…Dengue virus (DENV) is an arbovirus responsible for a significant number of deaths in Latin America. This virus is transmitted through the bite of Aedes aegypti, the main mosquito vector, and Ae. albopictus. …”
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Epidemiology and evolution of rotaviruses and noroviruses from an archival WHO Global Study in Children (1976-79) with implications for vaccine design. by Lauren A Rackoff, Karin Bok, Kim Y Green, Albert Z Kapikian

“…Stools collected from Asia, Africa, and South America (n = 485) were evaluated for viral genotypes by RT-PCR and sequencing. …”
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Racism in Argentine higher education. Proposals for an inclusive foreign language teacher training. by Candelaria Ferrara, Daniela Peez Klein

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Comparison of the acoustical performance of mihrab design in mosques using computer simulation studies by Che Din, Nazli, Adzahan, Zufar, Razak, Asrul Sani, Abdullah, Zunaibi, Jusoh, Mohd. Zamri, Dimon, Mohamad Ngasri

Zika Virus Infection in Pregnant Women and Microcephaly by Geraldo Duarte, Antonio Fernandes Moron, Artur Timerman, César Eduardo Fernandes, Corintio Mariani Neto, Gutemberg Leão de Almeida Filho, Heron Werner Junior, Hilka Flavia Barra do Espírito Santo, João Alfredo Piffero Steibel, João Bortoletti Filho, Juvenal Barreto Borriello de Andrade, Marcelo Burlá, Marcos Felipe Silva de Sá, Newton Eduardo Busso, Paulo César Giraldo, Renato Augusto Moreira de Sá, Renato Passini Junior, Rosiane Mattar, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco

“…Abstract From the discovery of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in 1947 in Uganda (Africa), until its arrival in South America, it was not known that it would affect human reproductive life so severely. …”
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Testicular germ cell cancer in Africa: A survey on patterns of practice by Henriette Burger, Tara Rick, Pieter Spies, Ayun Cassel, Verna Vanderpuye, Luca Incrocci

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Concomitant Infection of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> and Intestinal Parasites in Adults Attending a Referral Centre for Parasitic Infections in North Eastern Italy by Elena Pomari, Tamara Ursini, Ronaldo Silva, Martina Leonardi, Marco Ligozzi, Andrea Angheben

“…Screening for <i>H. pylori</i> and parasites was performed on stool samples of 93 adults from different geographical origin (Africa, Asia, South-America, East-Europe and Italy). <i>H. pylori</i> infection was examined by CLIA and its <i>cagA</i> positivity was determined by rtPCR. …”
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Patient, physician, and policy factors underlying variation in use of telemedicine for radiation oncology cancer care by Brian De, Shuangshuang Fu, Ying‐Shiuan Chen, Prajnan Das, Kimberly Ku, Sean Maroongroge, Kristina D. Woodhouse, Karen E. Hoffman, Quynh‐Nhu Nguyen, Valerie K. Reed, Aileen B. Chen, Albert C. Koong, Benjamin D. Smith, Grace L. Smith

“…Use declined to 15% after national “Opening Up America Again” guidelines. In the multilevel model, patients more likely to use telemedicine were White non‐Hispanic versus Black or Hispanic (odds ratio [OR] = 2.20, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03–4.72; p = 0.04) or receiving ≥6 fractions of RT versus 1–5 fractions (OR = 4.49, 95% CI 2.29–8.80; p < 0.001). …”
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Validation of a MALDI-TOF MS Method for SARS-CoV-2 Detection on the Bruker Biotyper and Nasopharyngeal Swabs: A Brazil—UK Collaborative Study by Otávio A. Lovison, Raminta Grigaitė, Fabiana C. Z. Volpato, Jason K. Iles, Jon Lacey, Fabiano Barreto, Sai R. Pandiri, Lisiane da Luz R. Balzan, Vlademir V. Cantarelli, Afonso Luis Barth, Ray K. Iles, Andreza F. Martins

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Association of SARS-CoV-2 genomic load trends with clinical status in COVID-19: A retrospective analysis from an academic hospital center in New York City. by Ioannis M Zacharioudakis, Fainareti N Zervou, Prithiv J Prasad, Yongzhao Shao, Atreyee Basu, Kenneth Inglima, Scott A Weisenberg, Maria E Aguero-Rosenfeld

“…The Infectious Diseases Society of America has identified the use of SARS-CoV-2 genomic load for prognostication purposes as a key research question. …”
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First evidence of the Hepatitis E virus in environmental waters in Colombia. by Paula A Baez, Maria Camila Lopez, Alejandra Duque-Jaramillo, Dioselina Pelaez, Francisco Molina, Maria-Cristina Navas

“…This is the first report of HEV in environmental samples in Colombia and the second one in Latin America.…”
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Fungal-host interactions: insights into microRNA in response to Paracoccidioides species by Junya de Lacorte Singulani, Julhiany de Fátima da Silva, Fernanda Patricia Gullo, Marina Célia Costa, Ana Marisa Fusco-Almeida, Francisco Javier Enguita, Maria José Soares Mendes-Giannini

“…BACKGROUND Paracoccidioides spp. causes paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), an important and frequent systemic mycosis that occurs in Latin America. The infectious process begins with contact between the fungus and lung cells, and the molecular pattern of this interaction is currently poorly understood. …”
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Febre amarela by Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos

“…O problema mostra-se mais grave em África onde ainda há casos urbanos. Nas Américas, no período de 1970-2001, descreveram-se 4.543 casos. …”
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