Transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas was first confirmed in May 2015 in northeast
Brazil 1 . Brazil has had the highest number of reported ZIKV cases worldwide (more than …

The Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic in the Americas established ZIKV as a major public health
threat and uncovered its association with severe diseases, including microcephaly. However, …

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), the shotgun sequencing of RNA and
DNA from clinical samples, has proved useful for broad-spectrum pathogen detection and the …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected most countries in the
world. Studying the evolution and transmission patterns in different countries is crucial to …

The role of malnutrition at diagnosis as a predictor of early mortality in Mexican leukemia
children remains controversial. The objective of present study was to investigate whether …

Background COVID-19 counts 46 million people infected and killed more than 1.2 million.
Hypoxaemia is one of the main clinical manifestations, especially in severe cases. HIF1α is a …

Until recently, the incidence of COVID-19 was primarily estimated using molecular diagnostic
methods. However, the number of cases is vastly underreported using these methods. …

The disease caused by the influenza virus is a global public health problem due to its high
rates of morbidity and mortality. Thus, analysis of the information generated by …

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culture supernatant due to cell lysis was determined on a γ counter (ISODATA). The cytotoxicity …

Background Acute respiratory infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Although a viral aetiological agent is estimated to be involved in up to 80% of cases, …