Title |
High prevalence and diversity of species D adenoviruses (HAdV-D) in human populations of four Sub-Saharan countries
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Published in |
Virology Journal, February 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1743-422x-11-25 |
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Authors |
Maude Pauly, Eileen Hoppe, Lawrence Mugisha, Klara Petrzelkova, Chantal Akoua-Koffi, Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann, Augustin Etile Anoh, Arsène Mossoun, Grit Schubert, Lidewij Wiersma, Sabwe Pascale, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Stomy Karhemere, Sabrina Weiss, Siv Aina Leendertz, Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer, Fabian H Leendertz, Bernhard Ehlers |
Abstract |
Human adenoviruses of species D (HAdV-D) can be associated with acute respiratory illness, epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, and gastroenteritis, but subclinical HAdV-D infections with prolonged shedding have also been observed, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. To expand knowledge on HAdV-D in Sub-Saharan Africa, we investigated the prevalence, epidemiology and pathogenic potential of HAdV-D in humans from rural areas of 4 Sub-Saharan countries, Côte d'Ivoire (CI), Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Uganda (UG). |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 20% |
France | 1 | 20% |
Spain | 1 | 20% |
Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 60 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 12 | 20% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 15% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 12% |
Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 7% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 5% |
Other | 9 | 15% |
Unknown | 16 | 27% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 17% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 17% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 15% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 3 | 5% |
Other | 8 | 13% |
Unknown | 17 | 28% |