scholarly journals ​Pathological and Molecular Investigation of Porcine Kobuvirus (PKV) from Indian Pigs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailesh Kumar Patel ◽  
Mamta Pathak ◽  
Alok Singh ◽  
G. Saikumar
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Characterization ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Indian Isolate ◽  
Porcine Kobuvirus ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
High Morbidity Rate ◽  
Molecular Investigation

Background: The porcine kobuvirus (PKV) is a single-stranded, positive-sense, RNA virus of the family Picornaviridae which composed of small, non-enveloped viruses. The PKV is suspected to cause large outbreaks of diarrhoea and dehydration along with vomition in suckling piglets with a high morbidity rate. Despite of its economical importance very few studies are available on the pathology of PKV. The present study was conducted with the aim to investigate PKV in naturally infected Indian pigs. Methods: A total of 41 intestinal content and tissue samples from dead pigs were collected from post-mortem facility of, ICAR-IVRI during April, 2019 to July 2020. All the carcasses were subjected to detailed necropsy examination and appropriate tissue samples were collected for histopathological examination and molecular investigation. The amplification of 3D region of PKV was carried out via RT-PCR using the specific primers. The Genetic characterization of Indian isolate of the PKV was done on the basis of viral 3D gene of PKV. Result: A total of six out of 41 necropsied piglets were found positive for the PKV. The diarrhoea and dehydration were observed as the main clinical signs. The thickening and clouding of brain meninges, congestion of brain, pneumonia along with catarrhal and haemorrhagic enteritis was observed as common gross lesions. Microscopic lesions observed in brain were mild to moderate perivascular cuffing, congestion of meningeal and cerebral vessels, focal gliosis and neuronophagia. Mild to severe interstitial pneumonia and emphysema was noticed in lungs. Intestinal mucosa revealed severe inflammatory changes along with sloughing of villi. The genetic characterization revealed maximum identity of 91-93% with Indian isolate of PKV MH394282 and Chinese strain of PKV FJ459905. This study reported the first pathological investigation of PKV from Indian pigs and described the molecular findings in detail. Further explorative surveillance along with epidemiological studies are highly warranted to find out the real impact of the PKV on Indian pigs.

Pathology and Molecular Characterization of Porcine Sapelovirus in Indian Pigs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailesh Kumar Patel ◽  
Mamta Pathak ◽  
Alok Singh ◽  
Aditya Agrawal ◽  
Jigyasa Rana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Characterization ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Rna Virus ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
High Morbidity Rate ◽  
Molecular Investigation ◽  
Porcine Sapelovirus

Background: The porcine sapelovirus (PSV) is a small, non-enveloped, single-stranded, positive-sense, RNA virus of the family Picornaviridae. The PSV infections in pigs have been found associated with diarrhoea, polioencephalomyelitis, pneumonia and reproductive disorders with a high morbidity rate. Despite of its economical importance very few studies are available on the pathology of PSV. The present study was conducted with the aim to investigate the PSV infection and associated pathology in Indian pigs. Methods: Tissue samples along with intestinal content were collected from a total of 78 necropsied cases for histopathological examination and molecular investigation during April 2019 to August 2020. The amplification of 5' UTR region of PSV was carried out via RT-PCR and confirmed by sequencing. The Genetic characterization of Indian isolate of the PSV was done on the basis of viral 5' UTR gene. Result: A total of eight out of 78 cases were found positive for the PSV. Catarrhal and haemorrhagic enteritis, thickening and clouding of brain meninges along with congestion of brain and pneumonia was observed as common gross lesions. Microscopic lesions included perivascular cuffing, focal gliosis, neuronophagia, congestion of meningeal and cerebral vessels, interstitial pneumonia, inflammatory changes in the intestinal mucosa and sloughing of villi. The genetic characterization revealed maximum identity of 96.89% with PSV-1 strain PSV-46-V (LC508233) and PSV-1 strain PSV-26-B (LC508232) of Zambia. This study reported the pathological and molecular investigation of PSV from Indian pigs. Further explorative surveillance along with experimental studies in suitable animal model and cell lines are highly warranted for better understanding of PSV pathology in Indian pigs.

scholarly journals Surveillance of influenza A H1N1 2009 among school children during 2009 and 2010 in São Paulo, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 563-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Baltazar Guatura ◽  
Aripuana Sakurada Aranha Watanabe ◽  
Clarice Neves Camargo ◽  
Ana Maria Passos ◽  
Sheila Negrini Parmezan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Vaccination Campaign ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
High Morbidity Rate ◽  
Influenza A H1n1

INTRODUCTION: Influenza A H1N1 2009 is associated with a high morbidity rate among children around the world, including Brazil. This survey was conducted on samples of symptomatic children (< 12 years) to investigate the influenza virus as the etiological agent of respiratory infections in a day care school in a health facility during the first and second pandemic wave of H1N1 (2009-2010) in São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: Influenza infections were determined by real-time PCR in 34% (47/137) of children with a median age of 5 years (8 months - 12 years), from June to October 2009 and in 16% (14/85) of those with median age of 6 years (1-12 years), from March to November 2010. RESULTS: In general, most positive cases (64%) occurred in children aged 5-12 years, this age group was significantly the most affected (39.8%, p = 0.001, OR = 8.3, CI 95% 1.9-36.9). Wheezing was reported by 31% (19/61) and dyspnea by 23% (14/61) of the studied patients. An outbreak of influenza H1N1 with an attack rate of 35.7% among children (median age 6 years) was documented in April 2010, before the vaccination campaign against the pandemic virus was extended for children up to 5 years in Brazil. CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, the study reinforces the recommendation to immunize school children to reduce the incidence of the disease.

scholarly journals Unsafe abortion among secondary school girls in a local authority in South-South Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 3547
Author(s):  
Matthias G. Abah ◽  
Emem E. Bassey ◽  
Emmanuel B. Edu ◽  
Okupa D. Ovie
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Dilation And Curettage ◽  
High Morbidity Rate

Background: Voluntary abortion for social reasons is illegal in Nigeria; however, the practice remains mostly clandestine and unsafe with varying consequences and determinants yet to be studied in all settings.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to assess the prevalence, practice and determinants of termination of pregnancy amongst 119 female Secondary School students in South-South Nigeria.Results: The prevalence of abortion was 57.1%. Most of the students were above 18years (58.8%), Christian (95.8%) and of rural residence (66.4%). While 58.8% had experienced an unwanted pregnancy, 61.4% had used some form of contraceptive with condom being the commonest (39.5%). Most (89.1%) have heard of abortions while 67.6% and 16.2% have had abortions once and twice respectively with the top reasons for abortion being that they were still in school (33.8%), too young (25.9%) and to avoid shame or stigma associated with the pregnancy (11.7%). Dilation and curettage was the predominant method employed (40.2%) mainly by medical doctors (34.1% and pharmacists (35.6%) while 51 (75%) had post-abortal complaints such as pain (41.2%) and bleeding (21.6%). There was a significant association between having an abortion and place of residence (rural more than urban), (p=0.04), being pregnant more than once (p<0.001), mothers` level of education (p=0.03), fathers` level of education (p=0.02) and mothers occupation (p=0.04).Conclusions: The prevalence of abortion is high and complicated by high morbidity rate despite a higher contraceptive prevalence rate whose major determinants were the socio-demographic characteristics of the parents. There is a need for early sex education from parents as this can influence abortion perception and practice in later years.

Low sensitivity of histopathological examination of peri-implant tissue samples in diagnosing postoperative spinal implant infection

2020 ◽  
Vol 102-B (7) ◽  
pp. 899-903
Author(s):  
Justus Bürger ◽  
Yannick Palmowski ◽  
Patrick Strube ◽  
Carsten Perka ◽  
Michael Putzier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Surgery ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Implant Infection ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Spinal Implant ◽  
Cutibacterium Acnes ◽  
Microbiological Examination ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Low Sensitivity

Aims To evaluate the histopathological examination of peri-implant tissue samples as a technique in the diagnosis of postoperative spinal implant infection (PSII). Methods This was a retrospective analysis. Patients who underwent revision spinal surgery at our institution were recruited for this study. PSII was diagnosed by clinical signs, histopathology, and microbiological examination of intraoperatively collected samples. Histopathology was defined as the gold standard. The sensitivity for histopathology was calculated. A total of 47 patients with PSII and at least one microbiological and histopathological sample were included in the study. Results PSII occurred in approximately 28% of the study population. Histopathology showed a sensitivity of 51.1% in the diagnosis of PSII. The most commonly found pathogens were Cutibacterium acnes and gram-positive staphylococci. Conclusion Histopathology has low sensitivity for detecting PSII. In particular, infections caused by low-virulence microorganisms are insufficiently detected by histopathology. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2020;102-B(7):899–903.

scholarly journals Monoclonal Antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis: Present and Future

Biomedicines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Voge ◽  
Enrique Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Disease Modifying Therapies ◽  
High Morbidity Rate ◽  
New Treatments ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Risk Ratios

The global incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) appears to be increasing. Although it may not be associated with a high mortality rate, this disease has a high morbidity rate which affects the quality of life of patients and reduces their ability to do their activities of daily living. Thankfully, the development of novel disease modifying therapies continues to increase. Monoclonal antibodies (MABs) have become a mainstay of MS treatment and they are likely to continue to be developed for the treatment of this disease. Specifically, MABs have proven to be some of the most efficacious treatments at reducing relapses and the inflammation in MS patients, including the first treatment for primary progressive MS and are being explored as reparative/remyelinating agents as well. These relatively new treatments will be reviewed here to help evaluate their efficacy, adverse events, immunogenicity, and benefit-risk ratios in the treatment of the diverse spectrum of MS. The focus will be on MABs that are currently approved or may be approved in the near future.

scholarly journals The Population Pharmacokinetics of Rifampicin in Japanese Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Drug Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (05) ◽  
pp. 199-205
Author(s):  
Takahiro Nishimura ◽  
Haruichi Kohno ◽  
Hideaki Nagai ◽  
Daisuke Maruoka ◽  
Yuichi Koike ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Pharmacokinetics ◽  
Japanese Patients ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Parameters ◽  
Population Pharmacokinetic ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Power Model ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Nonlinear Mixed Effects Model ◽  
High Morbidity Rate

AbstractIn Japan, tuberculosis has been recognized as one of the major infections requiring urgent measures because of its high morbidity rate even now especially in elderly people suffering from tuberculosis during the past epidemic and its reactivation. Hence, many Japanese clinicians have made efforts to suppress the onset of tuberculosis and treat it effectively. The objectives of this study are to (1) identify covariate(s) that may explain the variation of rifampicin, which is the key antitubercular agent, under the steady-state by evaluating its population pharmacokinetics and (2) to propose an appropriate dosing method of rifampicin to Japanese patients. For this purpose, serum concentration–time data were obtained from 138 patients receiving rifampicin (300–450 mg) and isoniazid (300–400 mg) every day over 14 days, and analyzed using nonlinear mixed effects model. Thereby, population pharmacokinetic parameters were estimated followed by elucidating relations between the parameters and statistical factors. The analysis adopted one-compartment model including Lag-time by assuming that the absorption process is 0+1st order. The analyses demonstrate that meal affected the bioavailability, primary absorption rate constant, and zero order absorption time in the constructed model. A body weight calculated from the power model was selected as the covariate by the Stepwise Covariate Model method and found to highly affect the clearance in the range from −31.6% to 47.4%. We conclude that the dose in Japanese tuberculous patients can be well estimated by the power model formula and should be taken into consideration when rifampicin is administered.

High morbidity rate after converted laparoscopic colorectal surgery

1995 ◽  
Vol 82 (10) ◽  
pp. 1406-1408 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Slim ◽  
D. Pezet ◽  
Y. Riff ◽  
E. Clark ◽  
J. Chipponi
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
High Morbidity Rate

scholarly journals Isolation and pathotyping of Newcastle disease virus isolated from birds in Kerala

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijayakumar K ◽  
Vijayakumar K ◽  
Vijayakumar K ◽  
Vijayakumar K ◽  
Vijayakumar K
Keyword(s):  
Newcastle Disease Virus ◽  
Disease Virus ◽  
Newcastle Disease ◽  
Haemagglutination Inhibition ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Viral Disease ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Isolation And Identification ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Death Time

Newcastle disease (ND) is a pandemic viral disease of poultry. It is highly contagious and causes high morbidity and mortality in affected flocks. The disease is caused by Avian orthoavulavirus 1, commonly known as Newcastle disease virus (NDV) belongs to the family Paramyxoviridae. The virus affects almost 241 species of birds. Based on the pathogenicity, the virus is classified into five pathotypes viz., viscerotropic velogenic, neurotropic velogenic, mesogenic, lentogenic and asymptomatic enteric NDV. The severity of the disease varies with the viral pathotype. Isolation and identification along with pathotyping of the virus provides a basis for understanding the type of virus circulating in the region. In the present study, tissue samples from dead/ ailing birds showing lesions/clinical signs suggestive of ND were collected. They were subjected to virus isolation in embryonated chicken eggs and identified by haemagglutination test and confirmed by haemagglutination inhibition test. Eight NDV isolates were obtained out of 55 tissue samples and were classified into pathotypes by intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) and mean death time (MDT). The ICPI values varied from 0.75 to 1.53 and MDT from 54 h. to 79.2 h. Out of eight isolates, three belonged to velogenic group and five were of mesogenic pathotype. The study revealed the circulation of virulent NDV in Kerala. The pathogenicity tests provide a basis for understanding the epidemiology of ND.

scholarly journals Analysis Of Heart Decrease In Hypertension Patients With Karotis Artery Massage

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Asnidar ◽  
Tenriwati
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
High Heart Rate ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Public Health Center ◽  
High Morbidity Rate

Hypertension is a disease that causes a high morbidity rate. The purpose of this study was to analyze the decrease in heart rate of hypertensive patients before and after doing massage on the carotid artery at the Bontobangun Public Health Center. design with population and sample that is all hypertension patients in Public Health Center of Bonto Public Health Center as many as 30 people. The sampling technique used was accidentaly sampling. The results of this study were in the pre-test there were 17 people (56.7%) who were in the category of moderate heart rate, 13 people (43.3%) high heart rate, in the post-test there were 25 people (83.3%) who had moderate heart rate , and 5 people (16.7%) had high heart rates. The conclusion of this study is that there is a decrease in heart rate of hypertension patients after carotid artery massage in public polyclinic public clinics at Bonto Wake with a value of p = 0.008 <α = 0.05. suggestions from this study are so that the results of this study can add a reference regarding carotid artery massage to decrease heart rate in patients with hypertension in the general poly bontobangun puskesmas.

scholarly journals SPINK7 Expression Changes Accompanied by HER2, P53 and RB1 may be Potential Biomarkers to Predict Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma at Molecular Level

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina Penachiotti ◽  
Fabio Valdez ◽  
Wilfredo A González-Arriagada ◽  
Hector F Montes ◽  
Judith Parra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Oral Lesion ◽  
Normal Mucosa ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Less Invasive ◽  
High Morbidity Rate

Abstract Background. The oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) affects more than 300,000 patients annually worldwide with a high morbidity rate (37.8%). Several tumor biomarkers have been suggested to anticipate outcome but results were poor. Changes of SPINK7 and associated proteins in precancerous oral lesions could lead to genomic instability and promote oncogenesis. Our aim was to evaluate SPINK7as apotential molecular biomarkerpredictive of OSCC stages, compared with well-known molecules altered in cancer: HER2,TP53, RB1, NFKB and CYP4B1. Methods.Oral biopsies from patientswith dysplasia (n=33), less invasive(n=28) andhighly invasiveOSCC (n=18) were collected. 20 cases with a clinical suspicion but normal mucosa confirmedwere included ascontrol. Gene expression of SPINK7, P53,RB, NFKBand CYP4B1 were quantified by qPCR.SPINK7 levels were correlated with a cohort of 330 patients from the TCGA. Also,SPINK7, HER2, TP53, and RB1, were evaluated by immunohistofluorescence. One-way Kruskal-Wallis test and Dunn's post-hocwith a p<0.05 significance were used to data analyze.Results.In OSCC, SPINK7wasdown regulated andP53, RB, NFKB and CYP4B1were up regulatedrespect tothe others groups (p<0.001). Also,SPINK7 expressionwasdiminished in patients of TCGA(p=2.10e-6). In less invasive OSCC,SPINK7 and HER2 proteinswere decreasedandTP53 and RB1 significantly increasedrespect todysplasia and highly invasivegroups (p<0.05).Conclusion. Our results suggest that SPINK7changes accompanied of HER2, P53 and RB1 can be used to classify the molecular stage of epithelial oral lesion inthe OSCC, allowing a more accuratediagnosis to molecular and histopathological level.

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