BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES While nearly one in four Americans has antibodies to HSV-2, only one of 40 reports a history of genital herpes (GH). The goal of this study was to correlate questions designed to elicit a GH history with serological evidence of HSV-2 in male STD clinic attendees. METHODS Consecutive males were enrolled in a study of the epidemiology of GH. Consenting men answered questio...

Pestiviruses infect a wide range of domestic, captive and free-living ruminants. Among domestic livestock, Border disease virus is a well recognised cause of an important congenital disease of sheep in virtually all sheep-rearing countries of the world. The clinical signs, pathogenesis, diagnosis, epidemiology and control of this disease are described in detail. One natural outbreak of Border d...

Viral hepatitis is an important and frequent complication of drug addiction. The discovery of the Australia antigen and its association with serum hepatitis has provided a number of specific serological tests which may be used for the diagnosis of at least a proportion of patients with hepatitis and also for the detection of carriers of the hepatitis virus. These tests might now be used to stud...

1. Distinguish among viral hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E’s virology, epidemiology, and serological response to infection and clinical manifestation. 2. Design a prophylactic and therapeutic plan identifying the risk factors associated with the transmission of viral hepatitis A, B, C, D, or E in a clinical situation. 3. Develop an appropriate prophylactic regimen for preventing viral hepatitis A, ...

Due to non-existing or limited surveillance in Africa, little is known about the epidemiology of dengue illness in the continent. Serological and virological data obtained from returning European travellers is a key complement to this often flawed information. In the past years, dengue 3 virus has emerged in West Africa and has been detected in travellers returning to Europe. The first dengue e...

INTRODUCTION Little information is available concerning infection by Leishmania infantum in cats. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform a serological study in domestic cats. METHODS Serum samples (n=153) obtained from animals living in the Cities of Recife and Petrolina, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, were tested by ELISA/S7® (Biogene). RESULTS Anti-L. infantum antibodies were detec...

The evaluation of the data of the prevalence of the transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs), Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Human immunodeÞ ciency virus (HIV), among blood donors permits an assessment of the acquisition of the infections in the blood donor population and consequently the safety of the collected donations. It also gives an idea for the epidemiology of the...

INTRODUCTION: Leptospirosis is an important health concern in Brazil. Currently, information on the epidemiology of the disease in the rural areas of the country is lacking. METHODS: Serological and molecular techniques were used to characterize a clinical isolate of Leptospira. RESULTS: The strain CLEP 00060, isolated from a 59-year-old man in a rural area of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazi...

Pythium insidiosum causes a life-threatening infection termed pythiosis in humans and other animals. The organism has been identified tropical subtropical environments worldwide. Since 1985, human increasingly reported from Thailand. Seroprevalence studies estimated that 32,000 Thai people had exposed to the pathogen. In 2018, first animal case Thailand was diagnosed horse. Here, we investigate...

Scrub typhus and leptospirosis are bacterial zoonotic diseases causing high morbidity mortality. Both important causes of acute febrile illness in India. The common epidemiology both the creates an opportunity dual infections with these diseases. present study was conducted at RG Kar Medical College Hospital to determine simultaneous infection scrub sera patients evaluate cases serological infe...