The dissertation focused on Newcastle disease virus (NDV) in vaccinated poultry flocks in Egypt and explored potential antigenic drift of circulating NDV strains. The investigations, were mirrored by analysis on the evolution of Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), another importa…
Global pandemics have become one of the major health crises that happen to society from time to time. Past occurrences, including disasters and pandemics, are events that we learn from and draw upon to better understand current happenings. One way by which we build and understan…
Viruses are ubiquitous, obligate parasites that infect all forms of life. Despite their ubiquity and importance however they are mainly studied only in the contexts where they cause human disease. Most human viruses come from spillover events from other animals, therefore from a…
Viruses have been responsible for some of the most notorious outbreaks and pandemics in modern history. With increases in urbanization and global transportation we can expect viruses to remain a major concern both now and in the future. It is important to establish new ways to m…
Arboviral diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases globally, among the most prevalent are dengue fever and chikungunya, with over half of world’s population at risk of infection. Although mortality is generally low, the morbidity caused by these pathogens is…
Geçmiş yüzyılın en büyük halk sağlığı başarısı olarak tanımlanan bağışıklama hizmetleri sayesinde milyonlarca bebeğin hastalanması, sakat kalması veya ölümü engellenmektedir. Aşıların ilk kullanıma sunulması ile kendini gösteren aşı karşıtlığı son yıllarda iyice artmış durumdadı…
Background: The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini is a signatory to the United Nations and therefore joined members to pledge reduction of extreme poverty by adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2016. The Ministry of Health through the Environmental Health De…