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April 2016

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Estimating the risks of importation & local transmission of Zika virus infection

Zika risk of importation

April 5, 2016

Estimating the risks of importation & local transmission of Zika virus infection

As a part of a risk assessment practice, researchers aimed to identify countries at high risk of importing Zika virus infection and also of local transmission.

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April 5, 2016

Identification of Salmonella for public health surveillance using whole genome sequencing

Philip M. Ashton, Satheesh Nair, Tansy M. Peters, Janet A. Bale, David G. Powell, Anaïs Painset, Rediat Tewolde, Ulf Schaefer, Claire Jenkins, Timothy J. Dallman, Elizabeth M. de Pinna, Kathie A. Grant

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1752 PubMed 27069781

April 12, 2016

Genetic signatures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Nonthaburi genotype revealed by whole genome analysis of isolates from tuberculous meningitis patients in Thailand

Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker, Angkana Chaiprasert, Chumpol Ngamphiw, Sissades Tongsima, Sanjib Mani Regmi, Taane G. Clark, Rick Twee Hee Ong, Yik-Ying Teo, Therdsak Prammananan, Prasit Palittapongarnpim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1905 PubMed 27114869

April 28, 2016

Bacteria associated with human saliva are major microbial components of Ecuadorian indigenous beers (chicha)

Ana L. Freire, Sonia Zapata, Juan Mosquera, Maria Lorena Mejia, Gabriel Trueba

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1962 PubMed 27168974