2024
Human antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses
Cervantes Rincón T, Kapoor T, Keeffe J, Simonelli L, Hoffmann H, Agudelo M, Jurado A, Peace A, Lee Y, Gazumyan A, Guidetti F, Cantergiani J, Cena B, Bianchini F, Tamagnini E, Moro S, Svoboda P, Costa F, Reis M, Ko A, Fallon B, Avila-Rios S, Reyes-Téran G, Rice C, Nussenzweig M, Bjorkman P, Ruzek D, Varani L, MacDonald M, Robbiani D. Human antibodies in Mexico and Brazil neutralizing tick-borne flaviviruses. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114298. PMID: 38819991, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPowassan virusEnvelope domain IIIYellow fever virusZika virusFever virusSerological neutralizing activityTemperate regionsDengue virusTicksTropical areasInfect humansLineage IMosquito-borne flavivirusNeutralizing activityHuman antibodiesVirusNeurological illnessBrazilFlavivirusesP002P003Human diseases
2000
Hepatitis C virus genotypes in a northeastern area of Brazil.
Silva L, Paraná R, Souza S, Berby F, Kay A, Trepó C, Santana N, Cotrim H, Lyra L, Reis M. Hepatitis C virus genotypes in a northeastern area of Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2000, 62: 257-60. PMID: 10813481, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionC virusGenotyping of HCVTranscription-polymerase chain reactionSeropositive serum samplesGenotype-specific primersWarrants further investigationGenotype 3Subtype 1aAlanine aminotransferaseGenotype distributionAspartate aminotransferaseSerum samplesMixed genotypesChain reactionViral RNACity of SalvadorFurther investigationAminotransferaseVirusBrazilian samplePatientsHigh frequencyGenotypes