Essays about: "Virus outbreaks"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 64 essays containing the words Virus outbreaks.

  1. 1. Analysis of winter wheat and leafhoppers for wheat dwarf virus : factors causing outbreaks of wheat dwarf disease

    University essay from SLU/Department of Plant Biology (from 140101)

    Author : Lina Karm Togo; [2024]
    Keywords : Sweden; Psammotettix alienus; DAS-ELISA; cloning; sequencing; BLASTn; BLASTx; MEGA; SDT;

    Abstract : Wheat dwarf disease is caused by wheat dwarf virus (WDV) and is transmitted by the leafhopper Psammotettix alienus. The disease has been reported in many European countries, as well as in West Asia, China, and one country in North Africa. READ MORE

  3. 2. Developing Wastewater-based Early Warning System for the Detection of Disease Outbreaks and Emerging Variants with focus on SARS-CoV-2

    University essay from KTH/Industriell bioteknologi

    Author : Ayda Kiyar; [2023]
    Keywords : wastewater-based epidemiology; early warning system; RT-qPCR; normalization; SARS-CoV-2; avloppsvattenbaserad epidemiologi; förvarningssystem; RT-qPCR; normalisering;

    Abstract : Under covid-19-pandemin har avloppsvattenbaserad epidemiologi (WBE) använts i stor utsträckning som ett komplement till kliniska tester över många delar av världen. Detta projekt syftade till att detektera och kvantifiera belastningen av Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) i avloppsvattenprover med hjälp av Revers transkriptas kvantitativ polymeraskedjereaktion (RT-qPCR). READ MORE

  4. 3. Studies of broad-spectrum inhibitors against main protease of SARS-CoV-2 and other Coronaviruses

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Alexandra Stanciu; [2023]
    Keywords : human coronavirus 229E; SARS-CoV-2; main protease; nirmatrelvir; GC-376; compound 19;

    Abstract : Coronaviruses have caused three large outbreaks in the past century. The most recent one, also still ongoing, is represented by the SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 pandemic. Efforts have been taken to develop efficient vaccines and antivirals and one of the major virus-based targets in drug development is represented by the main protease of these viruses. READ MORE

  5. 4. Development of a simplified and cost effective norovirus capsid typing method using next generation sequencing

    University essay from

    Author : Ronnie Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : PCR; Foodborne virus; Food safety; Illumina; NGS;

    Abstract : Human noroviruses are a major cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide and can betransmitted through consumption of contaminated raw food. Shellfish like oysters can becontaminated by human sewage during production and accumulate multiple Norovirus strainsin low concentrations. READ MORE

  6. 5. SARS-CoV-2 hos mink i Sverige : sammanställning och analys av övervakningsresultat från två säsonger

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Angelica Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : SARS-CoV-2; mink; Sverige; serologi; ELISA;

    Abstract : SARS-CoV-2 orsakar sjukdomen covid-19 hos människor men kan även smitta från människor till vissa djurarter, däribland mink. Det finns erfarenheter från utbrott i minkbesättningar i flera länder som visat att smittspridningen bland minkar skett snabbt när smittan introducerats till en besättning, eftersom minkar är mycket mottagliga för SARS-CoV-2 samt lever under förhållanden av relativt hög djurdensitet på pälsdjursgårdar. READ MORE