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Marburg virus disease outbreak amidst COVID-19 in the Republic of Guinea: A point of contention for the fragile health system?
(Elsevier, 2022)
In August 2021, the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak was confirmed amid the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic in the Republic of Guinea. This is the first time it is detected in Guinea and West Africa.
Marburg ...
Mathematical modeling and impact analysis of the use of COVID alert SA app
(AIMS Press, 2022)
The human life-threatening novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona-virus-2
(SARS-CoV-2) has lasted for over a year escalating and posing simultaneous anxiety day-by-day globally since its first report in the late ...
To use face masks or not after Covid-19 vaccination? An impact analysis using mathematical modeling
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
The question of whether to drop or to continue wearing face masks especially after being
vaccinated among the public is controversial. This is sourced from the efficacy levels
of COVID-19 vaccines developed, approved, ...
Mathematical study of transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 with waning immunity
(AIMS Press, 2022)
The aim of this work is to provide a new mathematical model that studies transmission
dynamics of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The model ...
Zebrafish behavioral response to ivermectin: Insights into potential neurological risk
(Elsevier, 2022)
Ivermectin is a well‐known and widely used anti‐parasitic drug. Recently, in vitro data suggest anti‐viral effi-
cacy of the drug, albeit at much higher concentrations than currently approved. Despite warnings by ...
The flexible, extended coil of the pdz-binding motif of the three deadly human coronavirus e proteins plays a role in pathogenicity
(MDPI, 2022)
The less virulent human (h) coronaviruses (CoVs) 229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1 cause
mild, self-limiting respiratory tract infections, while the more virulent SARS-CoV-1, MERS-CoV, and
SARS-CoV-2 have caused severe outbreaks. ...
Monkeypox during Covid-19 era in Africa: Current challenges and recommendations
(Elsevier, 2022)
In May 2022, monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreak was confirmed amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic in many parts of the world including Africa. This is the largest outbreak since monkeypox (MPX) was
first ...
A quantification mechanism for assessing adherence to information security governance guidelines
(Emerald, 2022)
Boards of Directors and other organisational leaders make decisions about the information
security governance systems to implement in their companies. The increasing number of cyber-breaches
targeting businesses makes ...
Resilience and sustainability of the water sector during the Covid-19 pandemic
(MDPI, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented socio-economic changes, ushering in a
“new (ab)normal” way of living and human interaction. The water sector was not spared from the
effects of the pandemic, a period in which ...
Repurposing based identification of novel inhibitors against mmps5-mmpl5 efflux pump of Mycobacterium smegmatis: A combined in silico and in vitro study
(MDPI, 2022)
In the current era of a pandemic, infections of COVID-19 and Tuberculosis (TB) enhance
the detrimental effects of both diseases in suffering individuals. The resistance mechanisms evolving
in Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...