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Gao J, Gigante C, Khmaladze E, Liu P, Tang S, Wilkins K, Zhao K, Davidson W, Nakazawa Y, Maghlakelidze G, Geleishvili M, Kokhreidze M, Carroll DS, Emerson G, Li Y. Genome Sequences of Akhmeta Virus, an Early Divergent Old World Orthopoxvirus. Viruses 2018; 10:v10050252. [PMID: 29757202 PMCID: PMC5977245 DOI: 10.3390/v10050252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Annotated whole genome sequences of three isolates of the Akhmeta virus (AKMV), a novel species of orthopoxvirus (OPXV), isolated from the Akhmeta and Vani regions of the country Georgia, are presented and discussed. The AKMV genome is similar in genomic content and structure to that of the cowpox virus (CPXV), but a lower sequence identity was found between AKMV and Old World OPXVs than between other known species of Old World OPXVs. Phylogenetic analysis showed that AKMV diverged prior to other Old World OPXV. AKMV isolates formed a monophyletic clade in the OPXV phylogeny, yet the sequence variability between AKMV isolates was higher than between the monkeypox virus strains in the Congo basin and West Africa. An AKMV isolate from Vani contained approximately six kb sequence in the left terminal region that shared a higher similarity with CPXV than with other AKMV isolates, whereas the rest of the genome was most similar to AKMV, suggesting recombination between AKMV and CPXV in a region containing several host range and virulence genes.
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- Jinxin Gao
- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology, National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia, 9 M. Asatiani Street, Tbilisi 0177, Georgia.
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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- Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP), Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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- Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP), Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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- Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia (LMA), Animal Disease Diagnostic Department, 49 Vaso Godziashvilis Street, Tbilisi 0159, Georgia.
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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Velasco-Villa A, Mauldin MR, Shi M, Escobar LE, Gallardo-Romero NF, Damon I, Olson VA, Streicker DG, Emerson G. The history of rabies in the Western Hemisphere. Antiviral Res 2017. [PMID: 28365457 DOI: 10.1016/j.anti-viral.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Before the introduction of control programs in the 20th century, rabies in domestic dogs occurred throughout the Western Hemisphere. However, historical records and phylogenetic analysis of multiple virus isolates indicate that, before the arrival of the first European colonizers, rabies virus was likely present only in bats and skunks. Canine rabies was either rare or absent among domestic dogs of Native Americans, and first arrived when many new dog breeds were imported during the period of European colonization. The introduction of the cosmopolitan dog rabies lyssavirus variant and the marked expansion of the dog population provided ideal conditions for the flourishing of enzootic canine rabies. The shift of dog-maintained viruses into gray foxes, coyotes, skunks and other wild mesocarnivores throughout the Americas and to mongooses in the Caribbean has augmented the risk of human rabies exposures and has complicated control efforts. At the same time, the continued presence of bat rabies poses novel challenges in the absolute elimination of canine and human rabies. This article compiles existing historical and phylogenetic evidence of the origins and subsequent dynamics of rabies in the Western Hemisphere, from the era preceding the arrival of the first European colonizers through the present day. A companion article reviews the current status of canine rabies control throughout the Western Hemisphere and steps that will be required to achieve and maintain its complete elimination (Velasco-Villa et al., 2017).
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- Andres Velasco-Villa
- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329, GA, USA.
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329, GA, USA; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), CDC Fellowship Program, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 55108, MN, USA
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329, GA, USA
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329, GA, USA
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329, GA, USA
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK; MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Sir Henry Wellcome Building, Glasgow, G61 1QH, Scotland, UK
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329, GA, USA
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Velasco-Villa A, Escobar LE, Sanchez A, Shi M, Streicker DG, Gallardo-Romero NF, Vargas-Pino F, Gutierrez-Cedillo V, Damon I, Emerson G. Successful strategies implemented towards the elimination of canine rabies in the Western Hemisphere. Antiviral Res 2017; 143:1-12. [PMID: 28385500 PMCID: PMC5543804 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2017.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Almost all cases of human rabies result from dog bites, making the elimination of canine rabies a global priority. During recent decades, many countries in the Western Hemisphere have carried out large-scale dog vaccination campaigns, controlled their free-ranging dog populations and enforced legislation for responsible pet ownership. This article reviews progress in eliminating canine rabies from the Western Hemisphere. After briefly summarizing the history of control efforts and describing the approaches listed above, we note that programs in some countries have been hindered by societal attitudes and severe economic disparities, which underlines the need to discuss measures that will be required to complete the elimination of canine rabies throughout the region. We also note that there is a constant threat for dog-maintained epizootics to re-occur, so as long as dog-maintained rabies "hot spots" are still present, free-roaming dog populations remain large, herd immunity becomes low and dog-derived rabies lyssavirus (RABLV) variants continue to circulate in close proximity to rabies-naïve dog populations. The elimination of dog-maintained rabies will be only feasible if both dog-maintained and dog-derived RABLV lineages and variants are permanently eliminated. This may be possible by keeping dog herd immunity above 70% at all times, fostering sustained laboratory-based surveillance through reliable rabies diagnosis and RABLV genetic typing in dogs, domestic animals and wildlife, as well as continuing to educate the population on the risk of rabies transmission, prevention and responsible pet ownership. Complete elimination of canine rabies requires permanent funding, with governments and people committed to make it a reality. An accompanying article reviews the history and epidemiology of canine rabies in the Western Hemisphere, beginning with its introduction during the period of European colonization, and discusses how spillovers of viruses between dogs and various wild carnivores will affect future eradication efforts (Velasco-Villa et al., 2017).
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- Andres Velasco-Villa
- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329 GA, USA.
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- Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 55108 MN, USA
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- Research & Environmental Safety Programs, Research Compliance and Safety, Georgia State University, Dahlberg Hall Building, 30 Courtland Street, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ Scotland, UK; MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Sir Henry Wellcome Building, Glasgow, G61 1QH Scotland, UK
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329 GA, USA
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- Centro Nacional de Programas Preventivos y Control de Enfermedades (CENAPRECE), Secretaria de Salud, Cuidad de México, Mexico
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- Centro Nacional de Programas Preventivos y Control de Enfermedades (CENAPRECE), Secretaria de Salud, Cuidad de México, Mexico
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329 GA, USA
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329 GA, USA
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Velasco-Villa A, Mauldin MR, Shi M, Escobar LE, Gallardo-Romero NF, Damon I, Olson VA, Streicker DG, Emerson G. The history of rabies in the Western Hemisphere. Antiviral Res 2017; 146:221-232. [PMID: 28365457 PMCID: PMC5620125 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Revised: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Before the introduction of control programs in the 20th century, rabies in domestic dogs occurred throughout the Western Hemisphere. However, historical records and phylogenetic analysis of multiple virus isolates indicate that, before the arrival of the first European colonizers, rabies virus was likely present only in bats and skunks. Canine rabies was either rare or absent among domestic dogs of Native Americans, and first arrived when many new dog breeds were imported during the period of European colonization. The introduction of the cosmopolitan dog rabies lyssavirus variant and the marked expansion of the dog population provided ideal conditions for the flourishing of enzootic canine rabies. The shift of dog-maintained viruses into gray foxes, coyotes, skunks and other wild mesocarnivores throughout the Americas and to mongooses in the Caribbean has augmented the risk of human rabies exposures and has complicated control efforts. At the same time, the continued presence of bat rabies poses novel challenges in the absolute elimination of canine and human rabies. This article compiles existing historical and phylogenetic evidence of the origins and subsequent dynamics of rabies in the Western Hemisphere, from the era preceding the arrival of the first European colonizers through the present day. A companion article reviews the current status of canine rabies control throughout the Western Hemisphere and steps that will be required to achieve and maintain its complete elimination (Velasco-Villa et al., 2017).
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- Andres Velasco-Villa
- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329, GA, USA.
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329, GA, USA; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), CDC Fellowship Program, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 55108, MN, USA
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329, GA, USA
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329, GA, USA
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329, GA, USA
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK; MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Sir Henry Wellcome Building, Glasgow, G61 1QH, Scotland, UK
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- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, 30329, GA, USA
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Purandare N, Emerson G, Kirkham C, Harrity C, Walsh D, Mocanu E. The duration of gonadotropin stimulation does not alter the clinical pregnancy rate in IVF or ICSI cycles. Ir J Med Sci 2016; 186:653-657. [PMID: 27822908 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-016-1526-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ovarian stimulation is an essential part of assisted reproduction treatments. Research on whether the duration of stimulation alters the success in assisted reproduction has not been conclusive. AIM The purpose of the study was to establish whether the duration of ovarian stimulation alters the success in assisted reproduction treatments. METHODS All fresh (non-donor) stimulation cycles performed in an academic tertiary referral ART centre over a period of 18 years, between 1st January 1997 and 31st December 2014, were identified. Data were prospectively and electronically collected. IVF and ICSI cycles were analysed independently. Each category was then subdivided into assisted reproduction cycles where the antagonist, long (down regulation) and flare protocol were used. Clinical pregnancy was the main outcome measured. A total of 10,478 stimulation cycles (6011 fresh IVF and 4467 fresh ICSI) reaching egg collection were included. RESULTS We showed no significant difference in CP rates in IVF cycles for the long (p = 0.082), antagonist (p = 0.217) or flare (p = 0.741) protocol cycles or in ICSI cycles with the long (p = 0.223), antagonist (p = 0.766) or the flare (p = 0.690) protocol with regards the duration of stimulation. CONCLUSION The duration of stimulation does not alter the CP rate in ICSI or IVF cycles using the long, antagonist or flare stimulation protocol.
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- N Purandare
- Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Square, Dublin, 1, Ireland. .,Rotunda IVF, Parnell Square, Dublin, 1, Ireland.
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- Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Square, Dublin, 1, Ireland
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- Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Square, Dublin, 1, Ireland
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- Rotunda IVF, Parnell Square, Dublin, 1, Ireland
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- Rotunda IVF, Parnell Square, Dublin, 1, Ireland
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- Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Square, Dublin, 1, Ireland
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McCollum AM, Nakazawa Y, Ndongala GM, Pukuta E, Karhemere S, Lushima RS, Ilunga BK, Kabamba J, Wilkins K, Gao J, Li Y, Emerson G, Damon IK, Carroll DS, Reynolds MG, Malekani J, Tamfum JJM. Human Monkeypox in the Kivus, a Conflict Region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2015; 93:718-21. [PMID: 26283752 PMCID: PMC4596588 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Monkeypox (MPX) is a zoonotic Orthopoxvirus infection endemic in central and western Africa. Human MPX cases occur in the central and northern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and this is the first report of confirmed MPX cases in the forested areas of North and South Kivu Provinces, with a detailed epidemiological investigation for one case. The location of each case is within areas predicted to be suitable for MPX virus transmission based on an ecological niche model. Phylogenetic analysis places these viruses in the Congo Basin clade.
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- Andrea M McCollum
- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Division Provinciale de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Purandare N, Chawla S, Ryan G, Emerson G, Mocanu E. The duration of stimulation does not alter the clinical pregnancy rate regardless of the stimulation regimen in IVF/ICSI cycles: a study of 10,478 cycles. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.1027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Detho S, Harrity C, Afridi S, Emerson G, Mocanu EV. First birth following natural IVF/ICSI treatment in Ireland. Ir Med J 2014; 107:23-24. [PMID: 24592645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The first reported delivery following a natural cycle ICSI in Ireland is described. This technique has the potential to provide successful treatment for a selected group of patients.
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- S Detho
- Hari Unit, Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Sq, Dublin 1.
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- Hari Unit, Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Sq, Dublin 1
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- Hari Unit, Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Sq, Dublin 1
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- Hari Unit, Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Sq, Dublin 1
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- Hari Unit, Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Sq, Dublin 1
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Emerson G, Deignan K, O'Toole R, Afridi S, Hughes C, Roopnarinesingh R, Mocanu E. Clinical pregnancy from a vitrified/warmed human blastocyst. Ir Med J 2013; 106:280-281. [PMID: 24416853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The first pregnancy after vitrification of a human blastocyst (day 5 of embryo culture) was reported by Yokota et al. in 2000. Since then more attention has been given to the technique of vitrification and its safe application in ART. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a clinical pregnancy resulting in a live birth from the transfer of a vitrified/ warmed human blastocyst in the Republic of Ireland.
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- G Emerson
- Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
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- Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
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- Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
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- Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
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- Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
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- Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin
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Ciprike V, Harrity C, Ooi P, Emerson G, Mocanu E. Should oestradiol levels be routinely performed in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) controlled frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles? Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Rice R, Harrity C, Mocanu E, Emerson G, Kelly J. Have advancements in ovarian reserve testing resulted in a decline in the number of stopped cycles in art? Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sutton F, Emerson G, Kelly J, Mocanu E. Cumulative clinical pregnancy rates (CCPR) and laboratory outcomes in females with elevated anti-mulleirian hormone (AMH) level compared to females with normal AMH levels. Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Harrity C, Denis V, Ciprike V, Emerson G, Mocanu E. Does past exposure to hepatitis B virus effect ART outcomes? Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hughes Lynch B, Emerson G, Hughes C, Mocanu E. Cumulative clinical pregnancy rates (CCPR) and implantation rates in patients undergoing intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with cryopreserved testicular aspirated sperm (Cryo-TESE). Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wong VV, Emerson G, Mocanu E. When no choice of embryos exists, the multiple pregnancy risk is still high. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2012; 32:676-9. [PMID: 22943716 DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2012.709286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Multiple pregnancies arising from assisted reproduction are known to be associated with increased medical, psychological, economical and social risks. If only two embryos develop after culture, how should the couple be counselled in relation to the risk of multiple pregnancy? We performed a retrospective review of all IVF/ICSI treatments performed between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007, that resulted in double embryos transfer (DET). We identified 623 cycles with a fortuitous DET (Group I) and 635 cycles with an elective DET (Group II). Group II were significantly more likely to have twins when compared with Group I, irrespective of age. Twin rates in Group I were higher in IVF compared with ICSI; 33.3% vs 16.6% in < 35 years old and 16.2% vs 7.6% in 35-40 years old. Therefore, single embryo transfer should be considered for IVF patients below 35 years old, even if only two good quality embryos are available.
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- V V Wong
- Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
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Santos Filho E, Noble JA, Poli M, Griffiths T, Emerson G, Wells D. A method for semi-automatic grading of human blastocyst microscope images. Hum Reprod 2012; 27:2641-8. [PMID: 22736327 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The precise assessment of embryo viability is an extremely important factor for the optimization of IVF treatments. In order to assess embryo viability, several embryo scoring systems have been developed. However, they rely mostly on a subjective visual analysis of embryo morphological features and thus are subject to inter- and intra-observer variation. In this paper, we propose a method for image segmentation (the dividing of an image into its meaningful constituent regions) and classification of human blastocyst images with the aim of automating embryo grading. METHODS The delineation of the boundaries (segmentation) of the zona pellucida, trophectoderm (TE) and inner cell mass (ICM) were performed using advanced image analysis techniques (level set, phase congruency and fitting of ellipse methods). The fractal dimension and mean thickness of TE and ICM image texture descriptors (texture spectrum and grey-level run lengths) were calculated to characterize the main morphological features of the blastocyst with the aim of automatic grading using Support Vector Machine classifiers. RESULTS The fractal dimension calculated from the delineated TE boundary provided a good indication of cell number (presented a 0.81 Pearson correlation coefficient with the number of cells), a feature closely associated with blastocyst quality. The classifiers showed different accuracy levels for each grade. They presented accuracy ranges from 0.67 to 0.92 for the embryo development classification, 0.67-0.82 for the ICM classification and 0.53-0.92 for the TE classification. The value 0.92 was the highest accuracy achieved in the tests with 73 blastocysts. CONCLUSIONS Semi-automatic grading of human blastocysts by a computer is feasible and may offer a more precise comparison of embryos, reducing subjectivity and allowing embryos with apparently identical morphological scores to be distinguished.
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- E Santos Filho
- Department of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
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Hudson PN, Self J, Weiss S, Braden Z, Xiao Y, Girgis NM, Emerson G, Hughes C, Sammons SA, Isaacs SN, Damon IK, Olson VA. Elucidating the role of the complement control protein in monkeypox pathogenicity. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35086. [PMID: 22496894 PMCID: PMC3322148 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Monkeypox virus (MPXV) causes a smallpox-like disease in humans. Clinical and epidemiological studies provide evidence of pathogenicity differences between two geographically distinct monkeypox virus clades: the West African and Congo Basin. Genomic analysis of strains from both clades identified a ∼10 kbp deletion in the less virulent West African isolates sequenced to date. One absent open reading frame encodes the monkeypox virus homologue of the complement control protein (CCP). This modulatory protein prevents the initiation of both the classical and alternative pathways of complement activation. In monkeypox virus, CCP, also known as MOPICE, is a ∼24 kDa secretory protein with sequence homology to this superfamily of proteins. Here we investigate CCP expression and its role in monkeypox virulence and pathogenesis. CCP was incorporated into the West African strain and removed from the Congo Basin strain by homologous recombination. CCP expression phenotypes were confirmed for both wild type and recombinant monkeypox viruses and CCP activity was confirmed using a C4b binding assay. To characterize the disease, prairie dogs were intranasally infected and disease progression was monitored for 30 days. Removal of CCP from the Congo Basin strain reduced monkeypox disease morbidity and mortality, but did not significantly decrease viral load. The inclusion of CCP in the West African strain produced changes in disease manifestation, but had no apparent effect on disease-associated mortality. This study identifies CCP as an important immuno-modulatory protein in monkeypox pathogenesis but not solely responsible for the increased virulence seen within the Congo Basin clade of monkeypox virus.
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- Paul N Hudson
- Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases and Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Safety Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
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Williamson L, Gan HW, Alexandera S, Cuddis Z, Davies MC, Spoudeas HA, Emerson G, Hughes C, Mocanu E, Celik-Ozenci C, Tasatargil A, Ordueri EG, Kuscu N, Sahin P, van Dorp W, van der Geest IMM, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Hop WCJ, Neggers S, de Vries ACH, Pieters R, Laven JSE, Scala V, Fields T, Neri QV, Kocent J, Rosenwaks Z, Palermo GD. SESSION 45: MALE FERTILITY PRESERVATION. Hum Reprod 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/27.s2.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hughes C, Grundy K, Emerson G, Mocanu E. Viral screening at the time of each donation in ART patients: is it justified? Hum Reprod 2011; 26:3169-72. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pariente-Khayat A, Conard J, Lemardeley G, Merlet F, Creusvaux H, Bissonnette F, Phillips S, Holzer H, Mahutte N, St-Michel P, Gunby J, Kadoch IJ, Wetzels A, Hendriks J, Cleine J, Curfs M, Kastrop P, Consten D, Woodward BJ, Norton WJ, Almeida P, Gilling-Smith C, Mol B, Van den Boogaard NM, Bruhl SW, Hompes PGA, Kremer JAM, Van der Veen F, Nelen WLDM, Emerson G, Hughes C, Mocanu E, Halliday J, Wilson C, Fisher JR, Hammarberg K, Sanson A, McBain J, McLachlan R. SELECTED ORAL COMMUNICATION SESSION, SESSION 71: QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN ART Wednesday 6 July 201114:00 - 15:45. Hum Reprod 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/26.s1.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hughes CM, Blythe D, Li Y, Reddy R, Jordan C, Edwards C, Adams C, Conners H, Rasa C, Wilby S, Russell J, Russo KS, Somsel P, Wiedbrauk DL, Dougherty C, Allen C, Frace M, Emerson G, Olson VA, Smith SK, Braden Z, Abel J, Davidson W, Reynolds M, Damon IK. Vaccinia virus infections in martial arts gym, Maryland, USA, 2008. Emerg Infect Dis 2011; 17:730-3. [PMID: 21470473 PMCID: PMC3377400 DOI: 10.3201/eid1704.101010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Vaccinia virus is an orthopoxvirus used in the live vaccine against smallpox. Vaccinia virus infections can be transmissible and can cause severe complications in those with weakened immune systems. We report on a cluster of 4 cases of vaccinia virus infection in Maryland, USA, likely acquired at a martial arts gym.
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- Christine M Hughes
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
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Fourati Ben Mustapha S, Khrouf M, Kacem Ben Rejeb K, Elloumi Chaabene H, Merdassi G, Wahbi D, Ben Meftah M, Zhioua F, Zhioua A, Azzarello A, Host T, Mikkelsen AL, Theofanakis CP, Dinopoulou V, Mavrogianni D, Partsinevelos GA, Drakakis P, Stefanidis K, Bletsa A, Loutradis D, Rienzi L, Cobo A, Paffoni A, Scarduelli C, Capalbo A, Garrido N, Remohi J, Ragni G, Ubaldi FM, Herrer R, Quera M, GIL E, Serna J, Grondahl ML, Bogstad J, Agerholm IE, Lemmen JG, Bentin-Ley U, Lundstrom P, Kesmodel US, Raaschou-Jensen M, Ladelund S, Guzman L, Ortega C, Albuz FK, Gilchrist RB, Devroey P, Smitz J, De Vos M, Bielanska M, Leveille MC, Borghi E, Magli MC, Figueroa MJ, Mascaretti G, Ferraretti AP, Gianaroli L, Szlit E, Leocata Nieto F, Maggiotto G, Arenas G, Tarducci Bonfiglio N, Ahumada A, Asch R, Sciorio R, Dayoub N, Thong J, Pickering S, Ten J, Carracedo MA, Guerrero J, Rodriguez-Arnedo A, Llacer J, Bernabeu R, Tatone C, Heizenrieder T, Di Emidio G, Treffon P, Seidel T, Eichenlaub-Ritter U, Cortezzi SS, Cabral EC, Ferreira CR, Trevisan MG, Figueira RCS, Braga DPAF, Eberlin MN, Iaconelli Jr. A, Borges Jr. E, Zabala A, Pessino T, Blanco L, Rey Valzacchi G, Leocata F, Ahumada A, Vanden Meerschaut F, Heindryckx B, Qian C, Deforce D, Leybaert L, De Sutter P, De las Heras M, De Pablo JL, Navarro B, Agirregoikoa JA, Barrenetxea G, Cruz M, Perez-Cano I, Gadea B, Herrero J, Martinez M, Roldan M, Munoz M, Pellicer A, Meseguer M, Munoz M, Cruz M, Roldan M, Gadea B, Galindo N, Martinez M, Pellicer A, Meseguer M, Perez-Cano I, Scarselli F, Alviggi E, Colasante A, Minasi MG, Rubino P, Lobascio M, Ferrero S, Litwicka K, Varricchio MT, Giannini P, Piscitelli P, Franco G, Zavaglia D, Nagy ZP, Greco E, Urner F, Wirthner D, Murisier F, Mock P, Germond M, Amorocho Llanos B, Calderon G, Lopez D, Fernandez L, Nicolas M, Landeras J, Finn-Sell SL, Leandri R, Fleming TP, Macklon NS, Cheong YC, Eckert JJ, Lee JH, Jung YJ, Hwang HK, Kang A, An SJ, Jung JY, Kwon HC, Lee SJ, Palini S, Zolla L, De Stefani S, Scala V, D'Alessandro A, Polli V, Rocchi P, Tiezzi A, Pelosi E, Dusi L, Bulletti C, Fadini R, Lain M, Mignini Renzini M, Brambillasca F, Coticchio G, Merola M, Guglielmo MC, Dal Canto M, Figueira R, Setti AS, Braga DPAF, Iaconelli Jr. A, Borges Jr. E, Worrilow KC, Uzochukwu CD, Eid S, Le Gac S, Esteves TC, van Rossem F, van den Berg A, Boiani M, Kasapi E, Panagiotidis Y, Goudakou M, Papatheodorou A, Pasadaki T, Prapas N, Prapas Y, Panagiotidis Y, Kasapi E, Goudakou M, Papatheodorou A, Pasadaki T, Vanderzwalmen P, Prapas N, Prapas Y, Norasing S, Atchajaroensatit P, Tawiwong W, Thepmanee O, Saenlao S, Aojanepong J, Hunsajarupan P, Sajjachareonpong K, Punyatanasakchai P, Maneepalviratn S, Jetsawangsri U, Herrero J, Cruz M, Tejera A, Rubio I, Romero JL, Meseguer M, Nordhoff V, Schlatt S, Schuring AN, Kiesel L, Kliesch S, Azambuja R, Okada L, Lazzari V, Dorfman L, Michelon J, Badalotti M, Badalotti F, Petracco A, Schwarzer C, Esteves TC, Nordhoff V, Schlatt S, Boiani M, Versieren K, Heindryckx B, De Croo I, Lierman S, De Vos W, Van den Abbeel E, Gerris J, De Sutter P, Milacic I, Borogovac D, Veljkovic M, Arsic B, Jovic Bojovic D, Lekic D, Pavlovic D, Garalejic E, Guglielmo MC, Coticchio G, Albertini DF, Dal Canto M, Brambillasca F, Mignini Renzini M, De Ponti E, Fadini R, Sanges F, Talevi R, Capalbo A, Papini L, Mollo V, Ubaldi FM, Rienzi LF, Gualtieri R, Albuz FK, Guzman L, Orteg C, Gilchrist RB, Devroey P, De Vos M, Smitz J, Choi J, Lee H, Ku S, Kim S, Choi Y, Kim J, Moon S, Demilly E, Assou S, Moussaddykine S, Dechaud H, Hamamah S, Takisawa T, Doshida M, Hattori H, Nakamura Y, Kyoya T, Shibuya Y, Nakajo Y, Tasaka A, Toya M, Kyono K, Novo S, Penon O, Gomez R, Barrios L, Duch M, Santalo J, Esteve J, Nogues C, Plaza JA, Perez-Garcia L, Ibanez E, Chavez S, Loewke K, Behr B, Reijo Pera R, Huang S, Wang H, Soong Y, Chang C, Okimura T, Kuwayama M, Mori C, Morita M, Uchiyama K, Aono F, Kato K, Takehara Y, Kato O, Minasi M, Casciani V, Scarselli F, Rubino P, Colasante A, Arizzi L, Litwicka K, Ferrero S, Mencacci C, Piscitelli C, Giannini P, Cucinelli F, Tocci A, Nagy ZP, Greco E, Wydooghe E, Vandaele L, Dewulf J, Van den Abbeel E, De Sutter P, Van Soom A, Moon JH, Son WY, Mahfoudh A, Henderson S, Jin SG, Shalom-Paz E, Dahan M, Holzer H, Mahmoud K, Triki-Hmam C, Terras K, Zhioua F, Hfaiedh T, Ben Aribia MH, Otsubo H, Egashira A, Tanaka K, Matsuguma T, Murakami M, Murakami K, Otsuka M, Yoshioka N, Araki Y, Kuramoto T, Smit JG, Sterrenburg MD, Eijkemans MJC, Al-Inany HG, Youssef MAFM, Broekmans FJM, Willoughby K, DiPaolo L, Deys L, Lagunov A, Amin S, Faghih M, Hughes E, Karnis M, Ashkar F, King WA, Neal MS, Antonova I, Veleva L, Petkova L, Shterev A, Nogales C, Martinez E, Ariza M, Cernuda D, Gaytan M, Linan A, Guillen A, Bronet F, Cottin V, Fabian D, Allemann F, Koller A, Spira JC, Agudo D, Martinez-Burgos M, Arnanz A, Basile N, Rodriguez A, Bronet F, Cho YS, Filioli Uranio M, Ambruosi B, Paternoster MS, Totaro P, Sardanelli AM, Dell'Aquila ME, Zollner U, Hofmann T, Zollner KP, Kovacic B, Roglic P, Vlaisavljevic V, Sole M, Santalo J, Boada M, Coroleu B, Veiga A, Martiny G, Molinari M, Revelli A, Chimote NM, Chimote M, Mehta B, Chimote NN, Sheikh N, Nath N, Mukherjee A, Rakic K, Reljic M, Kovacic B, Vlaisavljevic V, Ingerslev HJ, Kirkegaard K, Hindkjaer J, Grondahl ML, Kesmodel US, Agerholm I, Kitasaka H, Fukunaga N, Nagai R, Yoshimura T, Tamura F, Kitamura K, Hasegawa N, Nakayama K, Katou M, Itoi F, Asano E, Deguchi N, Ooyama K, Hashiba Y, Asada Y, Michaeli M, Rotfarb N, Karchovsky E, Ruzov O, Atamny R, Slush K, Fainaru O, Ellenbogen A, Chekuri S, Chaisrisawatsuk T, Chen P, Pangestu M, Jansen S, Catt S, Molinari E, Racca C, Revelli A, Ryu C, Kang S, Lee J, Chung D, Roh S, Chi H, Yokota Y, Yokota M, Yokota H, Sato S, Nakagawa M, Komatsubara M, Makita M, Araki Y, Yoshimura T, Asada Y, Fukunaga N, Nagai R, Kitasaka H, Itoi F, Tamura F, Kitamura K, Hasegawa N, Katou M, Nakayama K, Asano E, Deguchi N, Oyama K, Hashiba Y, Naruse K, Kilani S, Chapman MG, Kwik M, Chapman M, Guven S, Odaci E, Yildirim O, Kart C, Unsal MA, Yulug E, Isachenko E, Maettner R, Strehler E, Isachenko V, Hancke K, Kreienberg R, Sterzik K, Coticchio G, Guglielmo MC, Dal Canto M, Albertini DF, Brambillasca F, Mignini Renzini M, Fadini R, Zheng XY, Wang LN, Liu P, Qiao J, Inoue F, Dashtizad M, Wahid H, Rosnina Y, Daliri M, Hajarian H, Akbarpour M, Abbas Mazni O, Knez K, Tomaevic T, Vrtacnik Bokal E, Zorn B, Virant Klun I, Koster M, Liebenthron J, Nicolov A, van der Ven K, van der Ven H, Montag M, Fayazi M, Salehnia M, Beigi Boroujeni M, Khansarinejad B, Deignan K, Emerson G, Mocanu E, Wang JJ, Andonov M, Linara E, Ahuja KK, Nachef S, Figueira RCS, Braga DPAF, Setti AS, Iaconelli Jr. A, Pasqualotto FF, Borges Jr. E, Pasqualotto E, Borges Jr. E, Pasqualotto FF, Chang CC, Bernal DP, Elliott TA, Shapiro DB, Toledo AA, Nagy ZP, Economou K, Davies S, Argyrou M, Doriza S, Sisi P, Moschopoulou M, Karagianni A, Mendorou C, Polidoropoulos N, Papanicopoulos C, Stefanis P, Karamalegos C, Cazlaris H, Koutsilieris M, Mastrominas M, Gotts S, Doshi A, Harper J, Serhal P, Borini A, Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Bianchi V, Seli E, Bianchi V, Lappi M, Bonu MA, Borini A, Mizuta S, Hashimoto H, Kuroda Y, Matsumoto Y, Mizusawa Y, Ogata S, Yamada S, Kokeguchi S, Noda Y, Shiotani M, Stojkovic M, Ilic M, Markovic N, Stojkovic P, Feng G, Zhang B, Zhou H, Zhou L, Gan X, Qin X, Shu J, Wu F, Molina Botella I, Lazaro Ibanez E, Debon Aucejo A, Pertusa J, Fernandez Colom PJ, Pellicer A, Li C, Zhang Y, Cui Y, Zhao H, Liu J, Oliveira JBA, Petersen CG, Mauri AL, Massaro FC, Silva LFI, Ricci J, Cavagna M, Pontes A, Vagnini LD, Baruffi RLR, Franco Jr. JG, Massaro FC, Petersen CG, Vagnini LD, Mauri AL, Silva LFI, Felipe V, Cavagna M, Pontes A, Baruffi RLR, Oliveira JBA, Franco Jr. JG, Vilela M, Tiveron M, Lombardi C, Viglierchio MI, Marconi G, Rawe V, Wale PL, Gardner DK, Nakagawa K, Sugiyama R, Nishi Y, Kuribayashi Y, Jyuen H, Yamashiro E, Shirai A, Sugiyama R, Inoue M, Salehnia M, Hovatta O, Tohonen V, Inzunza J, Parmegiani L, Cognigni GE, Bernardi S, Ciampaglia W, Infante FE, Tabarelli de Fatis C, Pocognoli P, Arnone A, Maccarini AM, Troilo E, Filicori M, Radwan P, Polac I, Borowiecka M, Bijak M, Radwan M. POSTER VIEWING SESSION - EMBRYOLOGY. Hum Reprod 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/26.s1.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Stool D, Emerson G, Reilly J, Fox W, Shaffer T. Assessment and prevention of infant sleep environment hazards. Inj Prev 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.029215.511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Altkorn B, Emerson G, Chen X, Milkovich S, Stool D. Unintentional fires caused by products that focus sunlight. Inj Prev 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.029215.510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Kelly P, Hughes C, Emerson G, Mocanu E. In vitro fertilisation optimisation: a structured approach to removing variation during the in vitro culture process using the Six Sigma industrial model. Fertil Steril 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.07.950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rider G, Inman M, Nielsen E, Reilly J, Vincenten J, Hakkinen P, Reiss R, Easton R, Chen X, Emerson G. Safe product design (Saf-D-Pro) certification scheme. Inj Prev 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.029215.512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ocal P, Sahmay S, Irez T, Senol H, Cepni I, Purisa S, Lin W, Liu X, Donjacour A, Maltepe E, Rinaudo P, Baumgarten MN, Stoop D, Haentjes P, Verheyen G, De Schrijver F, Liebaers I, Camus M, Bonduelle M, Devroey P, Nelissen ECM, Van Montfoort APA, Coonen E, Derhaag JG, Evers JLH, Dumoulin JCM, Costa Lopes JR, Mendes dos Santos J, Portugal Silva Lima S, Portugal Silva Souza S, Rodrigues Pereira T, Barguil Brasileiro JP, Pina H, Lessa ML, Genovese Soares M, Medina Lopes V, Ribeiro CG, Adami K, Hughes C, Emerson G, Grundy K, Kelly P, Mocanu E, Rodrigues Pereira T, Medina Lopes V, Barguil Brasileiro JP, Coelho Cafe T, de Souza Costa JBM, Zavattiero Tierno NI, Portugal Silva Lima S, Portugal Silva Souza S, Mendes dos Santos J, Costa Lopes JR, Rinaudo P, Lin W, Liu X, Donjacour A, Singh S, Vitthala S, Zosmer A, Sabatini L, Tozer A, Davis C, Al-Shawaf T, Neri QV, Monahan D, Rosenwaks Z, Palermo GD, Kalu E, Thum MY, Abdalla HA, Sazonova A, Bergh C, Kallen K, Thurin-Kjellberg A, Wennerholm UB, Griesinger G, Doody K, Witjes H, Mannaerts B, Tarlatzis B, Witjes H, Mannaerts B, Rombauts L, Heijnen E, Marintcheva-Petrova M, Elbers J, Koning A, Mutsaerts MAQ, Hoek A, Mol BW, Fadini R, Guarnieri T, Mignini Renzini M, Comi R, Mastrolilli M, Villa A, Colpi E, Coticchio G, Dal Canto M, Dolleman M, Broer SL, Opmeer BC, Fauser BC, Mol BW, Broekmans FJM, Alama P, Requena A, Crespo J, Munoz M, Ballesteros A, Munoz E, Fernandez M, Meseguer M, Garcia-Velasco JA, Pellicer A, Munk M, Smidt-Jensen S, Blaabjerg J, Christoffersen C, Lenz S, Lindenberg S, Bosch E, Labarta E, Cruz F, Simon C, Remohi J, Pellicer A, Esler J, Osborn J, Boissonnas Chalas C, Marszalek A, Fauque P, Wolf JP, De Ziegler D, Cabanes L, Jouannet P, Han AR, Park CW, Cha SW, Kim HO, Yang KM, Kim JY, Song IO, Koong MK, Kang IS, Roszaman R, Omar MH, Nazri Y, Azantee YW, Murad AZ, Zainulrashid MR, Wang N, Le F, Wang LY, Ding GL, Sheng JZ, Huang HF, Jin F, Reinblatt S, Holzer H, Son WY, Shalom-Paz E, Chian RC, Buckett W, Dahan M, Demirtas E, Tan SL, Revel A, Schejter-Dinur Y, Revel-Vilk S, Hermens RPMG, van den Boogaard E, Leschot NJ, Vollebergh JHA, Bernardus R, Kremer JAM, van der Veen F, Goddijn M, Nahuis MJ, Kose N, Bayram N, Hompes PGA, Mol BWJ, van der veen F, van Wely M, Van Disseldorp J, Broer SL, Dolleman MD, Broeze K, Opmeer BC, Mol BW, Broekmans FJM, De Rycke M, Petrussa L, Liebaers I, Van de Velde H, Cerrillo M, Pacheco A, Rodriguez S, Gomez R, Delagado F, Pellicer A, Garcia Velasco JA, Desmyttere S, Verpoest W, De Rycke M, Staessen C, De Vos A, Liebaers I, Bonduelle M, Kohls G, Ruiz FJ, De la Fuente G, Toribio M, Martinez M, Pellicer A, Garcia-Velasco JA, Soderstrom - Anttila V, Salevaara M, Suikkari AM, Clua E, Tur R, Alcaniz N, Boada M, Rodriguez I, Barri PN, Veiga A, Nelen WLDM, Van Empel IWH, Cohlen BJ, Laven JS, Aarts JWM, Kremer JAM, Ricciarelli E, Gomez-Palomares JL, Andres-Criado L, Hernandez ER, Courbiere B, Aye M, Perrin J, Di Giorgio C, De Meo M, Botta A, Castilla Alcala J, Luceno Maestre F, Cabello Y, Gomez-Palomares JL, Hernandez J, Marqueta J, Pareja A, Hernandez E, Coroleu B, Helmgaard L, Klein BM, Arce JC, Aarts JWM, van Empel IWH, Boivin J, Kremer JAM, Verhaak CM, Ding G, Yin R, Wang N, Sheng J, Huang H, Mancini F, Tur R, Gomez MJ, Rodriguez I, Coroleu B, Barri PN, van den Boogaard NM, van der Steeg JW, van der Veen F, Hompes P, Mol BW, Boyer P, Gervoise-Boyer M, Meddeb L, Rossin B, Audibert F, Sakian S, Chan Wong E, Ma S, Pathak R, Mustafa MD, Ahmed RS, Tripathi AK, Guleria K, Banerjee BD, Vela G, Luna M, Flisser ED, Sandler B, Brodman M, Grunfeld L, Copperman AB, Baronio M, Carrascosa P, Capunay C, Vallejos J, Papier S, Borghi M, Sueldo C, Carrascosa J, Martin Lopez E, Marcucci A, Marcucci I, Salacone P, Sebastianelli A, Caponecchia L, Pacini N, Rago R, Alvarez M, Carreras O, Gomez MJ, Tur R, Coroleu B, Barri PN, Arnoldi M, Diaferia D, Corbucci MG, De Lauretis L, Kook MJ, Jung JY, Lee JH, Jung YJ, Hwang HK, Kang A, An SJ, Kim HM, Kwon HC, Lee SJ, Satoh M, Imada J, Ito K, Migishima F, Inoue T, Ohnishi Y, Kawato H, Nakaoka Y, Fukuda A, Morimoto Y, Mourad S, Hermens RPMG, Nelen WLDM, Grol RPTM, Kremer JAM, Polyzos NP, Valachis A, Patavoukas E, Papanikolaou EG, Messinis IE, Tarlatzis BC, Kang H, Kim CH, Park E, Kim S, Chae HD, Kang BM, Jung KS, Song HJ, Ahn YS, Petkova L, Canov I, Milachich T, Shterev A, Patrat C, Fauque P, Pocate K, Juillard JC, Gayet V, Blanchet V, de Ziegler D, Wolf JP, van der JW, Leushuis E, Steures P, Koks C, Oosterhuis J, Bourdrez P, Bossuyt PM, van der Veen F, Mol BWJ, Hompes PGA. Posters * Safety & Quality (I.E. Guidelines, Multiple Pregnancy, Outcome, Follow-Up etc.). Hum Reprod 2010. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/de.25.s1.310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Kelly P, Deignan K, Emerson G, Mocanu E. Assessment of temperature variation during in vitro culturing: a comparison of different IVF microenvironments. Fertil Steril 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.1574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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de Souza Trindade G, Li Y, Olson VA, Emerson G, Regnery RL, da Fonseca FG, Kroon EG, Damon I. Real-time PCR assay to identify variants of Vaccinia virus: implications for the diagnosis of bovine vaccinia in Brazil. J Virol Methods 2008; 152:63-71. [PMID: 18602170 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2008] [Revised: 05/12/2008] [Accepted: 05/15/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Naturally occurring infections of Vaccinia virus (VACV) have been recognized in Brazil during the past 10 years. Human Brazilian Vaccinia virus (BVV) infections typically occur as a zoonosis transferred from affected dairy cows to their handlers. Outbreaks have caused notable economic losses to the rural community in the region. The origins of BVV are unclear but previous analyses have shown that at least two distinct clades of BVV exist. The aim of this study was to develop a rapid and inexpensive process for identification and differentiation of BVV that should facilitate epidemiological and ecological investigations including the improved diagnosis of Brazilian Orthopoxvirus infections. A SYBR green quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the hemagglutinin gene was developed to identify different populations of BVV, VACV vaccine strains used in Brazil during the smallpox eradication campaign (Vaccinia Lister (VACV-LIS) and New York City Board of Health (VACV-NYCBH)), and currently available vaccines (VACV-NYCBH DRYVAX and VACV-NYCBH Acambis 2000). Three primer combinations (one to amplify many orthopoxviruses including all vaccinia viruses described so far; one to differentiate BVV from vaccine strains (VACV-LIS, VACV-NYCBH DRYVAX and VACV-NYCBH Acambis 2000); and one to differentiate BVV clades) were designed to work at the same annealing temperature and reaction conditions. In addition, these methods were able to detect orthopoxvirus viral DNA in lesion biopsy material without the need for DNA extraction.
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- Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States.
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Lederman E, Tao M, Pue H, Reynolds M, Smith S, Li Y, Zhao H, Sitler L, Mahmutovic A, Emerson G, Hutson C, Bensyl D, Regnery R, Zhu B, Damon I. P1563 An investigation of a cluster of parapoxvirus cases in Missouri, February–May 2006. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(07)71402-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sullivan KM, Kansu E, Storer B, Jocom J, Emerson G, Reagan T, Emerson V, Siadak MF, Davis C, Appelbaum FR, Buckner CD, Hansen JA, Shulman HM, Storb R, McDonald GB. Intravenous immunoglobulin and the risk of hepatic veno-occlusive disease after bone marrow transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 1998; 4:20-6. [PMID: 9701388 DOI: 10.1016/s1083-8791(98)90006-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Recent reports using historical controls or registry cohorts suggest, respectively, either an increase in the mortality or a decrease in the incidence of hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) with the administration of intravenous immunoglobulin (i.v.Ig) after bone marrow transplantation. These divergent results prompted us to conduct a retrospective analysis of two randomized clinical trials conducted at our center to determine the effect of i.v.Ig infusions on the development and severity of VOD. Patients were randomized to receive (n=318) or not to receive (n=315) i.v.Ig prophylaxis after human leukocyte antigen-identical sibling (n=414), mismatched or unrelated (n=178), or autologous or syngeneic (n=41) marrow transplantation. To determine the relationship of i.v.Ig to the development and severity of VOD, a single observer reviewed data displays created for each patient for grading VOD without knowledge of patient i.v.Ig use. In this analysis, VOD was defined as hyperbilirubinemia > or =2.0 mg/dL before day 20 and abrupt weight gain > or =2% before day 14 posttransplant in the absence of other causes of liver disease. Hepatic VOD developed in 235 (37%) of the 633 randomized patients. No evidence for VOD was found in 230 (36%) patients. The remaining 168 (27%) patients were classified as having liver disease of uncertain etiology. Hepatic VOD was judged to be severe in 63 (10%) and mild or moderate in 172 (27%) patients. The number of patients developing any VOD or severe VOD was similar between those randomized to i.v.Ig prophylaxis and untreated controls (115 vs. 120 and 32 vs. 31, respectively). Logistic regression models identified several covariates as significant (p < 0.01) factors associated with the development of severe VOD. Increased risk occurred with elevated pretransplant serum aspartate aminotransferase (odds ratio [OR] = 2.64) and earlier year of transplant (OR = 3.73); decreased risk occurred with autologous or twin donors (OR = 0.09) and acute myeloid leukemia (OR = 0.39). The development of any VOD was associated with an elevated pretransplant alkaline phosphatase (OR = 4.1), pretransplant use of vancomycin (OR = 1.6) or amphotericin (OR = 3.0), posttransplant use of cyclosporine (OR = 2.5), older patient age (OR = 1.03), and obesity (OR = 0.78). We concluded from the controlled trials of 633 patients that the administration of i.v.Ig did not influence the development or severity of VOD after bone marrow transplantation.
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98109-1024, USA
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Ahuja KK, Emerson G, Seaton A, Mamiso J, Simons EG, Black D. Widow's attempt to use her dead husband's sperm. West J Med 1997. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7074.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ahuja KK, Emerson G, Seaton A, Mamiso J, Simons EG. Widow's attempt to use her dead husband's sperm. Twin pregnancy resulted in case that was similar but in which consent was obtained. BMJ 1997; 314:143. [PMID: 9006480 PMCID: PMC2125635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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al-Shawaf T, Nolan A, Nadkarni P, Harper J, Brown J, Guirgis R, Emerson G, Bayly M, Craft I. The reproductive outcome following a superhigh response to stimulation in gamete intrafallopian transfer program. J In Vitro Fert Embryo Transf 1991; 8:202-7. [PMID: 1753165 DOI: 10.1007/bf01130805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A retrospective analysis was carried out to assess the outcome of gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) in cycles when more than 10 oocytes were retrieved (superhigh responders) from October 1987 through June 1989. There were 276 (13%) cycles with more than 10 oocytes retrieved among all GIFT cycles initiated during the period. Clomiphene citrate and gonadotropin were employed for ovarian stimulation in 105 (38%) cycles, and gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist in the remaining 171 (62%) cycles, employing either the flare (104 cycles) or the pituitary down-regulation (67 cycles) protocol. A maximum number of four oocytes was transferred per GIFT (3.5 +/- 0.4). The mean number of oocytes retrieved was 14.7 +/- 4.4 (range, 11 to 35). A significantly younger age group (less than 30 years) of patients was noticed in the study (31.9), and fewer women aged 40 and over (6.2%), compared to the general population of our patients. The pregnancy rate was 33.3% (n = 92) per cycle, with a delivery rate of 23.6% (n = 64) per cycle; the pregnancy loss rate was 30.8%. The reproductive outcome was lower in women aged 40 and over (pregnancy rate was 23.5%, but delivery rate was only 5.8% per cycle). The delivery rate was lower in the clomiphene citrate- and gonadotropin-stimulated cycles (51.7% per pregnancy) in relation to gonadotropin-releasing analogue and gonadotropin cycles (76.6% per pregnancy) and significantly so compared with the pituitary down-regulation protocol (83.3% per pregnancy). We conclude that a superhigh response develops more in younger women, and in such circumstances, the use of pituitary down-regulation with gonadotropin-releasing hormone will improve the reproductive outcome.
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Emerson G. Philadelphia County Medical Society: Upon the Causes of the Greater Mortality of Male Children, and the Influence Operating to Change the Relative Proportion of the Sexes at Birth. Med Exam (Phila) 1850; 6:147-154. [PMID: 38121467 PMCID: PMC10309784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Emerson G. Art. III. Observations upon the Mortality in Philadelphia under the age of Puberty, showing the Excessive proportion of the Male over the Female Deaths, and the particular Sources from whence it Proceeds. Am J Med Sci 1835. [DOI: 10.1097/00000441-183517330-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Emerson G. Art. I. Medical Statistics; consisting of estimates relating to the Population of Philadelphia, and its changes as influenced by the Deaths and Births, during a period of ten years, viz. from 1821 to 1880 inclusive. Am J Med Sci 1831. [DOI: 10.1097/00000441-183109170-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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