This is to inform that Virology 2023 event is now merged with Infection 2023 which will be held on same dates June 21-22, 2023 in Rome, Italy and virtually.
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Abstract: Infective gastroenteritis (GA) represent a world public health relevant problem. Enteric viruses are the pathogens mainly involved in the episodes of GE, causing about 70% of the cases. In Italy most of the GA are not notified because of a mild symptomatology which does [....] » Read More
Viruses is the biological entity with highest biodiversity. However, we estimate that only 1% are known. Virosphere elucidation is key to the understand global microbiome. Most studies use metagenomics to find new viruses in different ecosystems, including human body, but unfortu [....] » Read More
Abstract: Patients with haematologic malignancies are at high risk for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related complications, with reported high mortality rates compared to the general population. While vaccination constitutes the cornerstone of protection against COVID-19 f [....] » Read More
Background. The comprehensive characterization and quantification of where HIV persists as “reservoirs” during anti- retroviral therapy is required to design appropriate therapeutic intervention(s) to achieve a cure for HIV infection. While plethora of studies are b [....] » Read More
The rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 since the start of pandemic has posed a major effect on public health system worldwide. After almost one year of pandemic new variants of SARS-CoV-2 has emerged with larger number of mutations in the genome. These variants lead to the emergence of n [....] » Read More
Introduction: Respiratory tract infection, Influenza is famous for high burden and death counts in the world each year. Clinical presentation of mild Influenza is high grade fever, sore throat and cough while in severe condition pulmonary problems appear and it can be both from v [....] » Read More
Non-coding RNAs have superior regulatory functions involved in the recognition of specific sequences within the genome. A special role in the large family of non-coding RNAs has been attributed to the short 19-25 nucleotide microRNA (miRNA) found in animals including human and po [....] » Read More
Abstract: JC virus (JCV) is the causative agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a devastating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that results in the widespread formation of lesions across the brain parenchyma. JCV is an opportunistic virus that resid [....] » Read More
Abstract: Our interdisciplinary working group was motivated by the challenge of proposing tools for the fight against the sudden pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 and the present. We have obtained several formulations based on chitosan, a biodegradable, non-antigenic, non-tox [....] » Read More
The Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is a γ-herpesvirus infecting over 90% of adults worldwide1. Similar to other herpesviruses, EBV encodes for a G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR), BILF1, affecting a multitude of cellular signaling pathways. BILF1 has been identified t [....] » Read More
Flaviviruses, such as dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV), cause recurrent febrile and hemorrhagic disease resulting in 400 million infections annually. These viruses are in a constant arms race with their host's immune system, which drives continuous evolution. Due to [....] » Read More
The nasal epithelium is the initial site of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Early and effective immune responses in the upper respiratory tract (URT) can limit and eliminate the infection in the URT, thereby preventing infection of the lower respiratory tract and the development of severe [....] » Read More
The impact of public health measures, notably restrictions on movement of people to curb COVID-19 transmission, on the incidence of dengue during the period March 2020 to April 2021 was investigated in the Jaffna district and elsewhere in the island of Sri Lanka. A Seasonal Autor [....] » Read More
Hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) are two among the numerous forms of infections whose clinical degeneration, morbidity-mortality and low immune responsiveness in people living with human immuodeficiency virus (HIV) are highly evident. Co-infection between HIV, HBV and HCV has been a [....] » Read More
Title : Regulation of IRF3 functions to control viral infections
Saurabh Chattopadhyay, The University of Toledo, United States
Abstract: We have recently conducted a high throughput screen of an FDA-approved drug library to isolate small molecule regulators of IRF3 activities. IRF3 is a well-known transcription factor for inducing interferon (IFN) genes in response to viral infection. IRF3, upon virus in [....] » Read More
Title : Post-vaccination antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with liver cirrhosis. What do we know so far?
Theodoros Androutsakos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Abstract: Various studies have investigated the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with liver diseases (PWLD) since the beginning of the pandemic and patients with cirrhosis seem to have an elevated risk for severe COVID-19 course and death, making vaccin [....] » Read More
Title : Evolutionary trajectory and origin of SARS-CoV-2
Anyou Wang, University of Memphis, United States
Alignment-based phylogenetics fails to uncover the evolutionary trajectory and origin of SARS-CoV-2. This study develops a novel alignment-free system based on Fréchet distance and artificial recurrent neural network to reveal the evolutionary trajectory and origin of SARS [....] » Read More
Title : Robotics in the field of virology
Naveen Khatri, University of Health Sciences, India
The stories of robots started surfacing from the start of 20th century and first autonomous robot capable of playing chess was introduced in 1912. Since then, many advancements in the field of robotics have been made and now wide range of robots are available to replace variety o [....] » Read More
Title : Hantavirus Infections and the Occurrence of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka
J.A.A.S.Jayaweera, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Chronic Kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) has become a significant disease burden, affecting farming community of Sri Lanka and the exact etiology, which could be multifactorial, is not hitherto established. This study is aimed to determine the association of past Hanta [....] » Read More
Title : THE HSV-1-TEGUMENT PROTEIN US11 IS ENROLLED IN THE CASPASE-8 CLEAVAGE
Rosamaria Pennisi, University of Messina, Italy
The ability of Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) to replicate and spread is due to several virulence factors which hamper the antiviral response. HSV-1 is known to modulate several intracellular signaling pathways including the FADD/caspase-8 death-signalling. Caspase-8 is an initia [....] » Read More
Title : An innovative in vitro system to replace in vivo experiments for rabies diagnostic interlaboratory trials a sustainable application of the 3Rs principle
Maira Zorzan, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy
Post-mortem laboratory diagnosis of rabies is based on methods for detecting viral antigens, viable virus or viral nucleic acids with the current reference and gold standard technique, the Direct Fluorescent Antibody Test (DFA). Interlaboratory trials (ILTs) for rabies diagnosis [....] » Read More
Title : Targeting Toll Like Receptor 2: porcine macrophages primed for enhanced cytokine responses and increased susceptibility to African swine fever infection
Giulia Franzoni, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Italy
Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) ligands are attracting significant attention as prophylactic and immunopotentiator agents against several viruses. We investigated the impact of a synthetic diacylated lipopeptide (Mag-Pam2Cys_P48) on porcine monocyte-derived macrophages (moM?) and we [....] » Read More
Title : Evolutionary and phenotypic characterization of reassortants of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) circulating in Europe
Anna Pikuła, National Veterinary Research Institute, Poland
Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is a bi-segmented dsRNA virus that causes worldwide serious economic losses in poultry production. Recently, the emergence and circulation of novel reassortants of IBDV (assigned to A3B4 genotype) containing the segment A from very virulent [....] » Read More
Title : Study of Hepatitis E Virus in Blood Donors
Nashwa Elsayed Mohammed Ibrahim Elkasaby, Mansoura University, Egypt
Hepatitis E (HEV) is a major health problem affecting around one third of the world population. The prevalence of antibodies to HEV among blood donors have been documented in several countries in Europe and Asia. The aims of the study were to estimate the seroprevalence of hep [....] » Read More
Title : Immunogenicity, safety, and efficacy of the novel SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases.
Athanasios-Dimitrios Bakasis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Abstract: Systemic rheumatic disease (SRD) patients under immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory therapy are at a higher risk for COVID-19 hospitalization and worse outcomes compared to the general population and as such, were prioritized for immunization against SARS-CoV-2 before th [....] » Read More
Title : Active PD-L1 Incorporation within HIV Virions Functionally Impairs T Follicular Helper cells
Olivia Munoz, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
Abstract: The limited development of broadly neutralizing antibodies during the course of HIV infection is classically attributed to an inadequate B-cell help brought by functionally impaired T follicular helper (Tfh) cells. However, the determinants of Tfh functional impairment [....] » Read More
Title : Public Health Impact of Introducing an Adjuvanted Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Zainab Alsharef, GSK, Saudi Arabia
Immunosenescence due to ageing or an immunosuppressed condition may lead to the reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus, resulting in Herpes Zoster (HZ), also called Shingles. Without vaccination, 30% of people will develop HZ during their lifetime.1,2 Recently, the adjuvan [....] » Read More
Title : Determining the role of obesity on the transmission of chikungunya virus by mosquitoes
Pallavi Rai, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, United States
Mosquito-borne alphaviruses like chikungunya (CHIKV), Mayaro (MAYV) and Ross River (RRV) virus are distributed globally and cause sporadic disease outbreaks characterized by chronic debilitating polyarthralgia. Of these, CHIKV is the most medically relevant due to its re-emergenc [....] » Read More
Title : Impact of SARS-CoV-2 virus on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Isolation Procedure
Manunta Maria, Policlinico of Milan, Italy
SARS-CoV-2 virus infection is responsible for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which is characterised by a hyperinflammatory response that plays a major role in determining the respiratory and immune-mediated complications of this condition. At the beginning of the pandemic, while [....] » Read More
Title : Inconsistent changes in laccase activity of chestnut blight fungus upon Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 infection
Lucija Nuskern, University of Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
Blight disease pandemic of chestnuts, caused by infection of the tree bark with fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, severely damaged forest ecosystems worldwide, making this ascomycete one of the top 100 most dangerous invasive species according to the Global Invasive Species Databa [....] » Read More