The effort by the Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC), one of several U of T institutional strategic initiatives , supports five projects that aim to understand the fundamental biology of ...

A robust serological assay is needed to evaluate vaccine candidates and better understand the epidemiology of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Methods: We used the full-length spike (S) protein of SARS ...

The University of Toronto has launched a rapid research response to address the public health risk posed by highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

CCHFV and NSDV cocirculating in small ruminant populations across South Asia and East Africa. Cross-reactivity to viruses of the Orthonairovirus genus can potentially interfere with serological assays ...

There are many symptoms that are common to a wide variety of diseases, like fever, which can indicate an infection, autoimmune disease, or ... | Clinical And Molecular Dx ...

A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown ...

However, few studies have examined the pathogenesis of this condition in children. Serologic assays and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of paired sera and saliva samples were used here to ...

Paired-sample serologic assays and PCR assays are needed for definitive and rapid diagnosis in the acute stage of M. pneumoniae infection. Since M. pneumoniae infection is usually mild and self ...

In areas where dengue is not endemic, IgM-based assays can be used in clinical surveillance for viral illness or for random, population-based serological surveys, with the likelihood that any ...