West Africa is currently witnessing the most extensive Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak so far
recorded 1 , 2 , 3 . Until now, there have been 27,013 reported cases and 11,134 deaths. The …

Interferon (IFN)-γ increases the sensitivity of tumor cell lines, many of which are p53 mutants,
to tumor necrosis factor-α-mediated and anti-Fas antibody-mediated cell death. To better …

The non-receptor tyrosine kinase Abl participates in receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK)-induced
actin cytoskeleton remodelling, a signalling pathway in which the function of Rac is pivotal. …

Background Malaria treatment is recommended for patients with suspected Ebola virus
disease (EVD) in West Africa, whether systematically or based on confirmed malaria diagnosis. …

Background blood cytokines and chemokines have been proposed as biomarkers for
tuberculosis (TB). Recently, some immune mediators found in the urine of patients with renal …

Background Molecular diagnosis using urine is established for many sexually transmitted
diseases and is increasingly used to diagnose tumours and other infectious diseases. Storage …

Objectives. Interferon-γ inducible protein 10 (IP-10), either in blood or in urine, has been
proposed as a tuberculosis (TB) biomarker for adults. This study aims to evaluate the potential …

C57BL/6 mice were vaccinated with a bacterially expressed and purified polyhistidine-tagged
full-length version of the microneme protein NcMIC3 (recNcMIC3) emulsified in Ribi …

Neosporosis is a disease affecting predominantly fetal development in cattle and dog hosts;
and it may cause neuromuscular disfunction in infected new-born calves and pups. …

Background. A unit of the European Mobile Laboratory (EMLab) consortium was deployed
to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) treatment unit in Guéckédou, Guinea, from March 2014 …