We compared and statistically evaluated the effectiveness of nine DNA extraction procedures
by using frozen and dried samples of two silt loam soils and a silt loam wetland sediment …

Yellow fever virus (YFV) remains the cause of severe morbidity and mortality in South America
and Africa. To determine the evolutionary history of this important reemerging pathogen, …

Dengue is the most prevalent arboviral disease of humans. The host and virus variables
associated with dengue virus (DENV) transmission from symptomatic dengue cases (n = 208) to …

Serological testing for SARS-CoV-2 has enormous potential to contribute to COVID-19
pandemic response efforts. However, the required performance characteristics of antibody …

Native to China and Mongolia, the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) now enjoys a worldwide
distribution. While black rats and the house mouse tracked the regional development of human …

Background The dominant viral etiologies responsible for acute respiratory infections (ARIs)
are poorly understood, particularly among hospitalized children in resource-limited tropical …

Objective This study investigated the effects of moderate doses of caffeine on ambulatory
blood pressure and heart rate, urinary excretion of epinephrine, norepinephrine, and cortisol, …

Previous studies with a limited number of strains have indicated that there are two genotypes
of yellow fever (YF) virus in Africa, one in west Africa and the other in east and central Africa…

Subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) is superior to medical therapy for the motor
symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), and additional evidence suggests that it …

… The contributions of JE Bryant were supported by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention Fellowship Training Program in Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, grant no. T01/…