scholarly journals Prevalence of human respiratory syncytial virus infection in people with acute respiratory tract infections in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 793-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastien Kenmoe ◽  
Jean Joel Bigna ◽  
Estelle Amandine Well ◽  
Fredy Brice N. Simo ◽  
Véronique B. Penlap ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Respiratory Syncytial Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Acute Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Syncytial Virus ◽  
Tract Infections

scholarly journals Extracellular amoebal-vesicles: potential transmission vehicles for respiratory viruses

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafik Dey ◽  
Melanie A. Folkins ◽  
Nicholas J. Ashbolt
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Syncytial Virus ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Respiratory Viruses ◽  
Environmental Persistence ◽  
Viral Dissemination ◽  
Acute Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Syncytial Virus ◽  
Tract Infections

AbstractHuman respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of acute respiratory tract infections in children and immunocompromised adults worldwide. Here we report that amoebae-release respirable-sized vesicles containing high concentrations of infectious RSV that persisted for the duration of the experiment. Given the ubiquity of amoebae in moist environments, our results suggest that extracellular amoebal-vesicles could contribute to the environmental persistence of respiratory viruses, including potential resistance to disinfection processes and thereby offering novel pathways for viral dissemination and transmission.

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