Etymologia: Nipah Virus

Etymologia: Zika Virus

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Etymologia: Usutu Virus

Sources 1. Ashraf U, Ye J, Ruan X, Wan S, Zhu B, Cao S. Usutu virus: an emerging flavivirus in Europe. Viruses. 2015;7:219–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v7010219 2. Pecorari M, Longo G, Gennari W, Grottola A, Sabbatini A, Tagliazucchi S, et al. First human case of Usutu virus neuroinvasive infection, Italy, August–September 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14:19446. 3. Weissenböck H, Bakonyi T, Rossi ...

Etymologia: Marburg Virus

Etymologia: Lassa [lah sə] virus

In Response: Giufrè et al. (1) responded to our recent article about the possibility of a food reservoir, specifi cally in retail chicken meat, for Escherichia coli causing human extraintestinal infections (2). They are not convinced by the data of “strong support” for the hypothesis that retail chicken meat could be a reservoir for these E. coli organisms and indicate that the observed proport...

Nipah Virus Strain Variation

although this practice is not effective. Snails and slugs withdrew from produce after the molluscicide was applied to surrounding vegetation, but returned after several days. We purchased a lettuce head that had been reportedly treated with molluscicides at the Coronation Market and found a small slug inside. The role of produce in transmitting A. cantonensis is still unclear; humans may become...