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Characterization of the novel SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of concern and its global perspective by Saxena, Shailendra K., Kumar, Swatantra, Ansari, Saniya, Paweska, Janusz T., Maurya, Vimal K., Tripathi, Anil K., Abdel‐Moneim, Ahmed S.

“…As the latest identified novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) variant of concern (VOC), the influence of Omicron on our globe…”
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Shedding of Marburg Virus in Naturally Infected Egyptian Rousette Bats, South Africa, 2017 by Pawęska, Janusz T., Storm, Nadia, Markotter, Wanda, Di Paola, Nicholas, Wiley, Michael R., Palacios, Gustavo, Jansen van Vuren, Petrus

“…We detected Marburg virus RNA in rectal swab samples from Egyptian rousette bats in South Africa in 2017. This finding signifies that fecal contamination of…”
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Rift Valley Fever Virus Seroprevalence among Humans, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, 2018–2019 by Pawęska, Janusz T., Msimang, Veerle, Kgaladi, Joe, Hellferscee, Orienka, Weyer, Jacqueline, Jansen van Vuren, Petrus

“…We detected Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) IgM and IgG in human serum samples collected during 2018-2019 in northern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Our…”
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Detection of Dengue Virus 1 and Mammalian Orthoreovirus 3, with Novel Reassortments, in a South African Family Returning from Thailand, 2017 by Jansen van Vuren, Petrus, Parry, Rhys H., Pawęska, Janusz T.

“…In July 2017, a family of three members, a 46-year-old male, a 45-year-old female and their 8-year-old daughter, returned to South Africa from Thailand. They…”
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Seasonal shedding patterns of diverse henipavirus-related paramyxoviruses in Egyptian rousette bats by Mortlock, Marinda, Geldenhuys, Marike, Dietrich, Muriel, Epstein, Jonathan H., Weyer, Jacqueline, Pawęska, Janusz T., Markotter, Wanda

“…Bat-borne viruses in the Henipavirus genus have been associated with zoonotic diseases of high morbidity and mortality in Asia and Australia. In Africa, the…”
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Long-lived CD8+ T cell responses following Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus infection by Goedhals, Dominique, Paweska, Janusz T., Burt, Felicity J.

“…Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a member of the Orthonairovirus genus of the Nairoviridae family and is associated with haemorrhagic fever in…”
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Overview of Bat and Wildlife Coronavirus Surveillance in Africa: A Framework for Global Investigations by Geldenhuys, Marike, Mortlock, Marinda, Epstein, Jonathan H., Pawęska, Janusz T., Weyer, Jacqueline, Markotter, Wanda

“…The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had devastating health and socio-economic impacts. Human activities, especially at the wildlife…”
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Genetic Detection and Characterization of Lujo Virus, a New Hemorrhagic Fever–Associated Arenavirus from Southern Africa by Briese, Thomas, Paweska, Janusz T., McMullan, Laura K., Hutchison, Stephen K., Street, Craig, Palacios, Gustavo, Khristova, Marina L., Weyer, Jacqueline, Swanepoel, Robert, Egholm, Michael, Nichol, Stuart T., Lipkin, W. Ian

“…Lujo virus (LUJV), a new member of the family Arenaviridae and the first hemorrhagic fever-associated arenavirus from the Old World discovered in three…”
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Lyssaviruses in Insectivorous Bats, South Africa, 2003–2018 by Coertse, Jessica, Grobler, Colyn S., Sabeta, Claude T., Seamark, Ernest C.J., Kearney, Teresa, Paweska, Janusz T., Markotter, Wanda

“…We detected 3 lyssaviruses in insectivorous bats sampled in South Africa during 2003-2018. We used phylogenetic analysis to identify Duvenhage lyssavirus and a…”
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Dengue Virus Infection and Associated Risk Factors in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mwanyika, Gaspary O., Mboera, Leonard E. G., Rugarabamu, Sima, Ngingo, Baraka, Sindato, Calvin, Lutwama, Julius J., Paweska, Janusz T., Misinzo, Gerald

“…Dengue contributes a significant burden on global public health and economies. In Africa, the burden of dengue virus (DENV) infection is not well described…”
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Resurgence of Yellow Fever in Angola, 2015–2016 by Grobbelaar, Antoinette A., Weyer, Jacqueline, Moolla, Naazneen, Jansen van Vuren, Petrus, Moises, Francisco, Paweska, Janusz T.

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Attempted Transmission of Marburg Virus by Bat-Associated Fleas Thaumapsylla breviceps breviceps (Ischnopsyllidae: Thaumapsyllinae) to the Egyptian Rousette Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) by Pawęska, Janusz T., Storm, Nadia, Jansen van Vuren, Petrus, Markotter, Wanda, Kemp, Alan

“…Egyptian rousette bats (ERBs) are implicated as reservoir hosts for Marburg virus (MARV), but natural mechanisms involved in maintenance of MARV in ERB…”
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A Survey on West Nile and Usutu Viruses in Horses and Birds in Poland by Bażanów, Barbara, Jansen van Vuren, Petrus, Szymański, Piotr, Stygar, Dominika, Frącka, Agnieszka, Twardoń, Jan, Kozdrowski, Roland, Pawęska, Janusz T.

“…West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) are members of the family Flaviviridae which, natural life cycles involve mosquito–bird–mosquito transmission…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Rift Valley Fever Virus by Grobbelaar, Antoinette A., Weyer, Jacqueline, Leman, Patricia A., Kemp, Alan, Paweska, Janusz T., Swanepoel, Robert

“…Phylogenetic relationships were examined for 198 Rift Valley fever virus isolates and 5 derived strains obtained from various sources in Saudi Arabia and 16…”
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Silent Circulation of Rift Valley Fever in Humans, Botswana, 2013–2014 by Sanderson, Claire E., Jori, Ferran, Moolla, Naazneen, Paweska, Janusz T., Oumer, Nesredin, Alexander, Kathleen A.

“…We evaluated the prevalence of Rift Valley fever virus IgG and IgM in human serum samples (n = 1,276) collected in 2013-2014 in northern Botswana. Our findings…”
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Marburg Virus Infection in Egyptian Rousette Bats, South Africa, 2013–2014 by Pawęska, Janusz T., Jansen van Vuren, Petrus, Kemp, Alan, Storm, Nadia, Grobbelaar, Antoinette A., Wiley, Michael R., Palacios, Gustavo, Markotter, Wanda

“…We detected a high seroprevalence of Marburg virus (MARV) antibodies in fruit bats in South Africa; 19.1% of recaptured bats seroconverted. The MARV RNA…”
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Development of a luminex-based assay for the detection of anti-capripoxvirus and rift valley fever virus antibodies in domestic ruminants by Berguido, Francisco J., Settypalli, Tirumala Bharani Kumar, Mbuyi, Curé Georges Tshilenge, Bakhom, Mame Thierno, van Vuren, Petrus Jansen, Pawęska, Janusz T., Cattoli, Giovanni, Grabherr, Reingard, Lamien, Charles Euloge

“…The three members of the genus capripoxvirus (CaPV), lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), sheeppox virus (SPPV), and goatpox virus (GTPV) have common hosts and…”
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Risk factors associated with exposure to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in animal workers and cattle, and molecular detection in ticks, South Africa by Msimang, Veerle, Weyer, Jacqueline, le Roux, Chantel, Kemp, Alan, Burt, Felicity J., Tempia, Stefano, Grobbelaar, Antoinette, Moolla, Naazneen, Rostal, Melinda K., Bagge, Whitney, Cordel, Claudia, Karesh, William B., Paweska, Janusz T., Thompson, Peter N.

“…Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe tick-borne viral zoonosis endemic to parts of Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. Human cases…”
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Evidence of Rift Valley Fever Virus Circulation in Livestock and Herders in Southern Ghana by Johnson, Sherry Ama Mawuko, Asmah, Richard, Awuni, Joseph Adongo, Tasiame, William, Mensah, Gloria Ivy, Paweska, Janusz T., Weyer, Jacqueline, Hellferscee, Orienka, Thompson, Peter N.

“…Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a re-emerging zoonotic disease of domestic ruminants and humans. While neighbouring countries have reported outbreaks of RVF, Ghana…”
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Vector Competence of Eucampsipoda africana (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) for Marburg Virus Transmission in Rousettus aegyptiacus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) by Pawęska, Janusz T., Jansen van Vuren, Petrus, Storm, Nadia, Markotter, Wanda, Kemp, Alan

“…This study aimed to determine the vector competence of bat-associated nycteribiid flies (Eucamsipoda africana) for Marburg virus (MARV) in the Egyptian…”
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