A5091026279- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Swiss Red Cross
2018-2023
University of Bern
2018
Homeodomain transcription factors are involved in many developmental processes across animals and have been linked to body plan evolution. Detailed classifications of these proteins identified 11 distinct classes homeodomain animal genomes, each harboring specific sequence composition protein domains. Although humans contain the full set classes, Drosophila melanogaster Caenorhabditis elegans lack one class. Furthermore, representative previous analyses sponges, ctenophores, cnidarians could...
Disease morbidity of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) has been increasing over the last decades. Since 1990s, however, no extensive seroprevalence studies on TBE in humans have performed Switzerland. Here we assessed prevalence anti-TBE virus (TBEV) antibodies among different groups Swiss blood donor population.The study was carried out from July 2014 to January 2015. Blood donors participating (n=9,328) were asked fill a questionnaire relating vaccination against or infection with...
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most important arboviral disease in many parts of Europe and Asia. Both diagnosis TBE as well conduction surveillance studies are based on demonstration specific antibodies. For reasons simplicity, automatization, quick availability test results, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) method choice for anti-TBE virus antibody detection. In this study, we evaluated four commercial IgG-ELISAs using 876 epidemiological plasma samples: Enzygnost...