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Epidemiological Notes on Some Viruses Isolated In Uganda (Yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, Bwamba fever, West Nile, Mengo, Semliki forest, Bunyamwera I Ntaya, Uganda S and Zika viruses)
(1952)During a period of 10 years (1937-1947) 10 different viruses were isolated at the Yellow Fever Research Institute (now Virus Research Institute), Entebbe, Uganda. Two of these, yellow fever and Rift Valley fever virus, ... -
Zika virus. II. Pathogenicity and physical properties
(1952)(1) A description is given of the adaptation to mice of two strains of Zika virus. Zika is the name of a forest area near Entebbe, Uganda, where both strains of virus were isolated. One of the strains was isolated from a ... -
Zika virus. I. Isolations and serological specifi city
(1952)(1) The isolation of what is believed to be a hitherto unrecorded virus is described. The first isolation was made in April 1947 from the serum of a pyrexial rhesus monkey caged in the canopy of Zika Forest. The second ... -
Electron micrographs of erythrocytes from Swiss albino mice infected with Zika virus
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Comparison by electron microscopy of the Ntaya and Zika viruses
(1953)Swiss albino mice were inoculated with Ntaya and Zika virus strains. Concentrated suspension of the brains and cords of the mice were prepared and examined with the electron microscope. The Ntaya virus preparations showed ... -
Zika virus: a report on three cases of human infection during an epidemic of jaundice in Nigeria
(1954)During an epidemic of jaundice in Eastern Nigeria infection with Zika virus was shown to have occurred in three patients, one by isolation of the virus and two by a rise in serum antibodies. Two of these patients gave ... -
Zika virus infection experimentally induced in a human volunteer
(1956)(1) A volunteer has been inoculated with the Eastern Nigerian strain of Zika virus. (2) Following an incubation period of 82 hours a mild, short-lived febrile condition occurred without evidence of involvement of any ... -
A simple technique for infection of mosquitoes with viruses; transmission of Zika virus
(1956)A technique employing a mouse skin membrane and heparin-treated blood for infecting mosquitoes and for the demonstration of virus transmission is described. (2) Using this technique, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were ... -
Zika virus: further isolations in the Zika area, and some studies on the strains isolated
(1958)The isolation and identification of two further strains of Zika virus have been described together with some observations on its pathogenic properties in infant mice. -
Twelve isolations of Zika virus from Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus
(1964)In continuation of a series of studies of arboreal mosquitos as virus vectors in Uganda, 12 strains of Zika virus and one strain of another Group B arbovirus were isolated between November 1961 and June 1963 from pools of ... -
Zika virus infection in man
(1964)1. A strain of Zika virus was isolated from an adult male. 2. The clinical picture of the infection was that of a mild febrile illness of short duration accompanied by a generalized maculopapular rash. 3. A rise in antibody ... -
Isolation of Zika virus from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Malaysia
(1969)A strain of Zika virus (P6-740) was isolated from one of 58 pools of 1,277 Aedes aegypti mosquitoes collected in cities and towns of peninsular Malaya. The mosquitoes in the positive pool were collected from shop houses ... -
A multipurpose serological survey in Kenya. 2. Results of arbovirus serological tests
(1970)Arbovirus infections are of public health interest in East Africa, where a very widespread epidemic of o'nyong-nyong fever was reported in 1959-60 and where the threat of yellow fever, present in neighbouring areas such ... -
Zika virus infection of the central nervous system of mice
(1971)Intracerebral inoculation of newborn and 5-week-old mice with Zika virus resulted in an early and marked enlargement of astroglial cells with patchy destruction of the pyriform cells of Ammon's horn. Replication of the ... -
Uso de batas por parte de personal de servicio y visitantes en las salas de recién nacidos para la prevención de la morbilidad y mortalidad neonatales
(2003-04-22)Antecedentes: Las batas se usan ampliamente en las salas de recién nacidos y en las unidades de cuidados intensivos neonatales. Se piensa que pueden ayudar a prevenir la propagación de las infecciones nosocomiales y que ... -
HIV-related needs in internally displaced persons and other conflict-affected populations
(2007)Introduction: Conflict-induced displacement makes affected populations more vulnerable to HIV transmission. However, this vulnerability does not always necessarily translate into more HIV infections. The extent to which ... -
Interventions for Children, Youth, and Parents to Prevent and Reduce Cyber Abuse
(2009-06-05)This Campbell Systematic Review examines the effectiveness of cyber abuse interventions in increasing internet safety knowledge and decreasing risky online behaviour. The review summarises findings from three studies: ... -
Protecting healthcare workers from pandemic influenza: N95 or surgical masks?
(2010-02)Objective: The successful management of an influenza pandemic will be reliant on the expertise of healthcare workers at high risk for occupationally acquired influenza. Recommended infection control measures for ... -
Imported Zika virus infection from the Cook Islands into Australia, 2014
(2014)A female resident of Townsville, Queensland, Australia has been diagnosed with Zika virus infection following a recent trip to the Cook Islands. An initial serum sample collected in March, 2014 was positive by two separate ... -
Zika Virus, French Polynesia, South Pacific, 2013
(2014)Isolated in 1947 from a rhesus monkey in Zika forest, Uganda, Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus (1). For half a century, ZIKV was described only as causing sporadic human infections in Africa and Asia, which ...