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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Medical Virology) by Title
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)East Africa has been experiencing an increase in the occurrence of emerging infectious diseases such as yellow fever (YF) and dengue (DEN). Increasing frequency of YF activity in East Africa constitutes a re-emergence that ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Viruses in the order Bunyavirales are diverse and include zoonotic arthropod- and rodent-borne viruses that cause diseases ranging from mild febrile illnesses to haemorrhagic and/or encephalitis fevers and even death in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Worldwide it is estimated that 1.1 billion people drink unsafe water and 1.7 million deaths are caused by drinking of unsafe water and poor sanitation. Enteric viruses are transmitted by the faecal-oral route and their ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Enteroviruses (EVs) are small RNA viruses that have been responsible for outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease, viral meningitis, encephalitis and paralytic poliomyelitis. Water may act as a reservoir for waterborne ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-08-08)Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a major cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in infants, immunocompromised and the elderly in both developed and developing countries. Re-infections are common and G protein variability ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-10-28)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2011)In South Africa (SA), the arboviruses West Nile virus (WNV), Wesselsbron virus (WSLV), Sindbis virus (SINV) and Middelburg virus (MIDV) are considered the most important flavi- and alphaviruses. Clinical presentation and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Kenya has experienced severe arboviral outbreaks of public health concern in the recent past, including yellow fever (YF), Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), chikungunya, and Rift Valley fever (RVF) among others. Most ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)South Africa (SA) has the highest number of HIV infections worldwide. Acute HIV infection (AHI) refers to the time of virus acquisition until the appearance of HIV-specific antibodies, usually at 3 – 12 weeks. Early (primary) ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-10-28)Escherichia coli 0157:H7 is classified as a member of the enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) family. These organisms are responsible for a variety of clinical manifestations ranging from non-bloody diarrhoea to gross bloody ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-10-28)Heterotrophic plate counts (HPCs) are commonly used to assess the general microbiological quality of drinking water. Drinking water quality specifications world-wide recommend HPC limits from 100 to 500 cfu.m1-1. However, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Diarrhoeal disease is considered the second most common cause of morbidity and fourth most common cause of mortality, worldwide. Low-income countries such as those in Africa and Asia bear the greatest burden ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-10-05)Acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) is a major cause of paediatric morbidity and mortality, annually accounting for approximately 2 million childhood deaths worldwide of which up to 90% resides in the developing ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-01)Despite the high prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in South African women of reproductive age, the South African (SA) Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme has significantly reduced ...
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Efficiency of glass wool adsorption-elution technique for the recovery of enteric viruses from water (University of Pretoria, 2013)One of the major obstacles to human health relates to unsafe water and poor sanitation. Faecal contamination of source and drinking water introduces enteric pathogens which result in disease outbreaks. Therefore monitoring ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a global public health problem causing considerable morbidity and mortality among infants and children, especially in low-income settings. Viruses including group A rotaviruses (RVA), ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-05-27)Acute gastroenteritis infection is a common illness seen around the world, with most cases being caused by viral pathogens such as rotavirus, norovirus, adenovirus, sapovirus, and astrovirus. Infection causes inflammation ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The burden of WNV and association with neurological disease was identified through syndromic surveillance in animals and humans using available serological tools. WSLB virus was identified in two samples (an equine and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)More than 280 000 HIV-exposed infants are born each year in South Africa (SA), all of whom require polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing during early infancy. Failure to diagnose HIV early and initiate combination ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024)Over the last few decades, there has been a surge in occurrences of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, particularly those caused by viruses. To effectively anticipate and respond to future epidemics, rigorous ...
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