Rapid, sensitive, accurate and portable diagnostics are a mainstay of modern medicine.
Tuberculosis is a disease that has been with us since time immemorial and, despite the fact …

Yellow fever virus (YFV) is the etiological agent of yellow fever (YF), an acute hemorrhagic
vector-borne disease with a significant impact on public health, is endemic across tropical …

These guidelines provide recommendations on the use of rapid diagnostic tests for the
various forms of plague in plague-endemic areas and during outbreaks. They also provide …

ABSTRACT The" One Health" concept is a universal approach to sustainably balancing and
optimizing the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems. This approach is based on the …

Abstract Background A Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) is recommended to meta-
analyze diagnostic test accuracy studies (DTAs) based on aggregate or individual …

Background Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of plague, a zoonosis associated with
small mammals. Plague is a severe disease, especially in the pneumonic and septicemic …

Plague is an infectious disease found worldwide and has been responsible for pandemics
throughout history. Yersinia pestis, the causative bacterium, survives in rodent hosts with …

Plague is an acute bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis. The three major clinical
forms of plague are bubonic, pneumonic and septicemic, which have high case-mortality …

Accurate pathogen detection and diagnosis is paramount in clinical success of treating
patients. There are two general paradigms in pathogen detection: molecular and immuno …

Plague is a contagious disease caused by the zoonotic bacteria,(Yersinia pestis) but
transmitted by fleas. It is found on rodents and their fleas. The most common ways for …