This supplement presents 21 studies on viral diseases by Colombian researchers. The topics discussed are: clinical descriptions (varicella, dengue); molecular epidemiology (Chikungunya virus, human papillomaviruses, hepatitis B); differential diagnosis of dengue and chikungunya infection in...

Proliferations of green, brown and red algae appear in shallow sandy bays in North Brittany (France), and they represent a real economic constraint for the affected communities. In addition to the nuisance for residents and tourist activity, the communities must carry out systematic collection. The ...

Viral diseases of rabbits have been used historically to study oncogenesis (e.g. rabbit fibroma virus, cottontail rabbit papillomavirus) and biologically to control feral rabbit populations (e.g. myxoma virus). However, clinicians seeing pet rabbits in North America infrequently encounter viral...

Australian abalone production has been affected by outbreaks of abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG) caused by a herpesvirus (AbHV). In this study, we undertook experimental transmission trials by immersion to study the abalone immune response to infection with AbHV. Representative cellular and...

Abalone (Haliotidae), well-known commercial gastropods, have experienced large scale disease outbreaks such as abalone viral ganglioneuritis caused by a herpesvirus and summer mortality typically caused by bacteria such as Vibrio harveyi. Identification of the factors that influence antimicrobial...

Fifteen species of Tunisian traditional medicinal plants, belonging to 10 families, were selected for this study. They were Inula viscosa (L.) Ait and Reichardia tingitana (L.) Roth ssp. discolor (Pom.) Batt. (Asteraceae), Mesembryanthemum cristallinum L. and M. nodiflorum L. (Aizoaceae), ...

A total of 25 phenolic compounds were studied for their inhibitory effects against herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1, HSV-2, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1. These include five flavonoids (1-5) and two dimeric stilbenes (6,7) from Artocarpus gomezianus Wall. ex tréc., five phloroglucinol...

The antiviral activity of six medicinal plants from Brazilian Atlantic Tropical Forest was investigated against two viruses: Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and poliovirus type 2 (PV-2). Cuphea carthagenensis and Tillandsia usneoides extracts showed the best antiherpes activity. T. usneoides...

The epidemiological studies were conducted on 621 buffaloes in and around Ludhiana (Punjab) for a period of one year to know the incidence of udder/teat skin lesions in the buffaloes. The detailed epidemiological history of the affected animals was recorded and analysed. The cumulative incidence of ...

We have previously identified a crude extract of the plant Chamaecrista nictitans with antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus. The main objectives of this research were to identify the step of the replication cycle of herpes simplex inhibited by the extract, and to attempt to characterize...