The severe Ebola virus disease epidemic occurring in West Africa stems from a single
zoonotic transmission event to a 2‐year‐old boy in Meliandou, Guinea. We investigated the …

A PCR-based sequencing method was developed which permits detection and characterization
of African swine fever virus (ASFV) variants within 5 and 48 h, respectively, of receipt of …

Effective implementation of control measures for rinderpest and peste des petits ruminants
requires that a proper and rapid diagnosis of the disease is made. Peste de petits ruminants (…

A rapid and specific test was developed for the diagnosis of peste des petits ruminants
disease. This assay is based on the rapid purification of RNA on glass beads followed by the …

… /E) (K/R)Q(G/E)R*L 117 in avirulent viruses (12, 14). The additional basic amino acids in the
virulent viruses allow the F0 precursor to be cleaved by ubiquitous proteases, such as furin-…

A highly sensitive and specific real‐time PCR method was developed for the reliable and
rapid detection of African swine fever virus (ASFV). The method uses a commercial Universal …

… Of the 22 EMA isolates newly sequenced in this study, 20 have the amino acid lysine (K) at
position 627 of the polymerase basic protein 2 (PB2), while only 2 have glutamic acid (E). (These …

Infectious disease has joined habitat loss and hunting as threats to the survival of the
remaining wild populations of great apes. Nevertheless, relatively little is known about the …

Anthrax is a fatal disease caused by strains of Bacillus anthracis. Members of this monophyletic
species are non motile and are all characterized by the presence of four prophages and …

… e Infectivity measurement after treatment at 56C for 5 min (thermostability). … suberosa, or
E. poissonii concoction, which they mixed with 5-L water before serving the mixture to poultry. …