Yellow fever is a neglected hemorrhagic disease with a high case fatality rate ranging between 25% and 50% for the hospitalized patients. Yellow fever disease is caused by a zoonotic pathogen known as yellow fever virus. This RNA virus is usually transmitted by mosquitos and it i...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i51B33528
Zika virus is a mosquito borne pathogen with a single strand RNA genome. Human infection with this virus is usually asymptomatic, however outbreaks reported in both Pacific region and Latin America have been associated with increase in frequency of microcephaly in newborns and fe...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i39B32208
The human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a well-studied oncoprotein that is overexpressed in a considerable proportion of breast cancer patients. The increased expression of this tyrosine kinase receptor is usually associated with poor clinical prognosis in female p...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i22A31383
The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus 2 represents a major challenge for global public health authorities. Coronavirus disease 2019 can be fatal especially in elderly people and those with comorbidities. Currently, several vaccines against coronavirus 2 are under application in mul...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i20A31350