2019
Detection of dicistroviruses RNA in blood of febrile Tanzanian children
Cordey S, Laubscher F, Hartley M, Junier T, Pérez-Rodriguez F, Keitel K, Vieille G, Samaka J, Mlaganile T, Kagoro F, Boillat-Blanco N, Mbarack Z, Docquier M, Brito F, Eibach D, May J, Sothmann P, Aldrich C, Lusingu J, Tapparel C, D’Acremont V, Kaiser L. Detection of dicistroviruses RNA in blood of febrile Tanzanian children. Emerging Microbes & Infections 2019, 8: 613-623. PMID: 30999808, PMCID: PMC6493270, DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1603791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTanzanian childrenViral RNA copies/Paediatric outpatient consultationsRNA copies/Higher positivity rateReal-time RT-PCRQuantitative real-time RT-PCRTanzanian adultsFebrile episodesViral loadOutpatient consultationsPositivity rateCopies/Causative pathogenNew agentsRT-PCRPlasma samplesFull-length genomeSusceptible populationChildrenViral originFurther investigationBloodSerumCapsid region
2013
Detection of Leishmania RNA Virus in Leishmania Parasites
Zangger H, Ronet C, Desponds C, Kuhlmann FM, Robinson J, Hartley MA, Prevel F, Castiglioni P, Pratlong F, Bastien P, Müller N, Parmentier L, Saravia NG, Beverley SM, Fasel N. Detection of Leishmania RNA Virus in Leishmania Parasites. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2013, 7: e2006. PMID: 23326619, PMCID: PMC3542153, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeishmania RNA virusCutaneous leishmaniasisSkin lesionsPresence of LRVHyper-inflammatory immune responsePrimary skin lesionsUlcerated skin lesionsOverall exacerbationsSignificant morbidityInfected miceLesion biopsyRNA virusesSecondary lesionsImmune responseHigh riskNew World Leishmania speciesAggressive phenotypeLeishmania strainsLeishmania parasitesPatient samplesViral detectionMonoclonal antibodiesNasopharyngeal tissuesParasite strainsMetastatic phenotype