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View article: Impact of the COVID‐19 related border restrictions on influenza and other common respiratory viral infections in New Zealand
Impact of the COVID‐19 related border restrictions on influenza and other common respiratory viral infections in New Zealand Open
Background New Zealand's (NZ) complete absence of community transmission of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) after May 2020, likely due to COVID‐19 elimination measures, provided a rare opportunity to assess the impact of bo…
View article: Circulation of influenza and other respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, 2020-2021.
Circulation of influenza and other respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, 2020-2021. Open
The findings of this study suggest that as domestic and international borders are opened up and other COVID-19 PHSMs are lifted, clinicians and public health professionals should be prepared for resurgences in influenza and other respirato…
View article: Circulation of influenza and other respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, 2020–2021
Circulation of influenza and other respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, 2020–2021 Open
Objective: Circulation patterns of influenza and other respiratory viruses have been globally disrupted since the emergence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the introduction of public health and social measures (PHSMs) aimed at reduci…
View article: Temporal associations of the COVID-19 related border restrictions and respiratory viral infections in New Zealand
Temporal associations of the COVID-19 related border restrictions and respiratory viral infections in New Zealand Open
New Zealand (NZ)’s elimination of community transmission of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in May 2020, due to stringent COVID-19 countermeasures, provided a rare opportunity to assess the impact of border restr…
View article: Clinical, Laboratory, and Molecular Epidemiology of an Outbreak of Aseptic Meningitis Due to a Triple-Recombinant Echovirus in Ashburton, New Zealand
Clinical, Laboratory, and Molecular Epidemiology of an Outbreak of Aseptic Meningitis Due to a Triple-Recombinant Echovirus in Ashburton, New Zealand Open
Here, we describe a small enterovirus outbreak including nine cases of aseptic meningitis in a New Zealand hospital in 2017. Most patients had a lymphocytic predominance in the CSF, their length of stay was short, and there were no paediat…
View article: Rhinothermy delivered by nasal high flow therapy in the treatment of the common cold: a randomised controlled trial
Rhinothermy delivered by nasal high flow therapy in the treatment of the common cold: a randomised controlled trial Open
Background The common cold is the most common infectious disease affecting humans and has a substantial economic impact on society. Human rhinoviruses, which cause almost two-thirds of colds, have demonstrated temperature-dependent replica…
View article: Where have all the viruses gone? Disappearance of seasonal respiratory viruses during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Where have all the viruses gone? Disappearance of seasonal respiratory viruses during the COVID‐19 pandemic Open
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View article: Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand
Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand Open
Stringent nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as lockdowns and border closures are not currently recommended for pandemic influenza control. New Zealand used these NPIs to eliminate coronavirus disease 2019 during its first wave. U…
View article: Protocol for a randomised, single-blind, two-arm, parallel-group controlled trial of the efficacy of rhinothermy delivered by nasal high flow therapy in the treatment of the common cold
Protocol for a randomised, single-blind, two-arm, parallel-group controlled trial of the efficacy of rhinothermy delivered by nasal high flow therapy in the treatment of the common cold Open
Introduction The common cold is the most common infectious disease affecting humans. It is usually a self-limiting disease; however, the common cold can cause significant morbidity and has a substantial economic impact on society. Human rh…
View article: Monitoring Viral Genetic Variation as a Tool To Improve Molecular Diagnostics for Mumps Virus
Monitoring Viral Genetic Variation as a Tool To Improve Molecular Diagnostics for Mumps Virus Open
Here, we report how the analysis of viral genetic variation using next-generation sequencing (NGS) can be used as a tool to improve mumps virus diagnostics. Analysis of NGS data from recently circulating mumps virus isolates allowed optimi…
View article: In vitro studies of Rickettsia-host cell interactions: Confocal laser scanning microscopy of Rickettsia helvetica-infected eukaryotic cell lines
In vitro studies of Rickettsia-host cell interactions: Confocal laser scanning microscopy of Rickettsia helvetica-infected eukaryotic cell lines Open
Rickettsia (R.) helvetica is the most prevalent rickettsia found in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Germany. Several studies reported antibodies against R. helvetica up to 12.5% in humans investigated, however, fulminant clinical cases are rare in…
View article: The Pangenome of the<i>Anticarsia gemmatalis</i>Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV)
The Pangenome of the<i>Anticarsia gemmatalis</i>Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV) Open
The alphabaculovirus Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV) is the world's most successful viral bioinsecticide. Through the 1980s and 1990s, this virus was extensively used for biological control of populations of An…
View article: Zahedan rhabdovirus, a novel virus detected in ticks from Iran
Zahedan rhabdovirus, a novel virus detected in ticks from Iran Open
The novel tick-transmitted rhabdovirus ZARV is closely related to MOUV and LITRV. All three viruses seem to form a new monophyletic clade. ZARV might be pathogenic for mammals, since it can infect Vero cells, is lethal for mice and its gly…