Ryan K Dare

TL;DR: The sensitivity and specificity of a real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay targeting the viral 5′ noncoding region defined by sequences obtained from all 100 currently recognized HRV prototype strains and 85 recently circulating field isolates was developed and clinically validated and applied in an investigation of a coincidental outbreak of HRV respiratory illness among laboratory staff.

TL;DR: HCoV infections were infrequently detected in rural Thailand by use of sensitive real-time RTPCR assays and was not associated with pneumonia, however, year-to-year variation in the prevalence of HCoV strains was noted.

TL;DR: While test sensitivities for RSV and PIV-3 need improvement, both the NGEN and ResPlex II assays provide user-friendly and high-throughput tools for simultaneous detection and identification of a panel of common respiratory viral pathogens in a single test format.

TL;DR: The incidence of hospitalized RSV lower respiratory tract illness among children <5 years was high in rural Thailand and efforts to prevent RSV infection could substantially reduce the pneumonia burden in children aged<5 years.

TL;DR: This flea-borne pathogen was detected in febrile patients in North Eastern Province, Kenya and is likely to cause fever, vomiting and diarrhoea in people infected with this virus.