‘neglected tropical diseases’ (NTDs), which includes leprosy, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, soil-transmitted helminths, lymphatic filariasis, dracunculiais, dengue, cholera, trachoma, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease and Buruli ulcer. NTDs affect several hundred million people but because they attract little attention from donors, policymakers or public health officials they are designated ‘neglected’ (Molyneux et al. 2005).


http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/12/373/htm

Genomic Characterisation of Vinegar Hill Virus, An Australian Nairovirus Isolated in 1983 from Argas Robertsi Ticks Collected from Cattle Egrets

This report describes the near complete genomic sequence and subsequent analysis of Vinegar Hill virus (VINHV; tentative member of the genus Orthonairovirus, family Nairoviridae, order Bunyavirales). VINHV is the second nairovirus reported to be isolated on mainland Australia and the first to be sequenced and analysed. Our genetic analysis shows that VINHV belongs to the Dera Ghazi Khan genogroup, a group of viruses previously isolated in other parts of the world including Asia, South Africa, and the USA. We discuss possible routes of entry for nairoviruses into Australia and the need to understand the virome of Australian ticks in the context of new and emerging disease.


Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widespread disease caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) of the Bunyaviridae family. The CCHF virus causes severe viral haemorrhagic fever outbreaks, with a case fatality rate of 10–40%.

CCHF is endemic in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and Asian countries south of the 50th parallel north – the geographical limit of the principal tick vector.


Neisseria meningitidis


p45-49





hiv


The discovery of Bombali virus adds further support for bats as hosts of ebolaviruses

Here we describe the complete genome of a new ebolavirus, Bombali virus (BOMV) detected in free-tailed bats in Sierra Leone (little free-tailed (Chaerephon pumilus) and Angolan free-tailed (Mops condylurus)). The bats were found roosting inside houses, indicating the potential for human transmission. We show that the viral glycoprotein can mediate entry into human cells. However, further studies are required to investigate whether exposure has actually occurred or if BOMV is pathogenic in humans.


Characterization of a filovirus (Mengla virus) from Rousettus bats in China

Abstract
Filoviruses, especially Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV), are notoriously pathogenic and capable of causing severe haemorrhagic fever diseases in humans with high lethality1,2. The risk of future outbreaks is exacerbated by the discovery of other bat-borne filoviruses of wide genetic diversity globally3,4,5. Here we report the characterization of a phylogenetically distinct bat filovirus, named Měnglà virus (MLAV). The coding-complete genome of MLAV shares 32–54% nucleotide sequence identity with known filoviruses. Phylogenetic analysis places this new virus between EBOV and MARV, suggesting the need for a new genus taxon. Importantly, despite the low amino acid sequence identity (22–39%) of the glycoprotein with other filoviruses, MLAV is capable of using the Niemann–Pick C1 (NPC1) as entry receptor. MLAV is also replication-competent with chimeric MLAV mini-genomes containing EBOV or MARV leader and trailer sequences, indicating that these viruses are evolutionally and functionally closely related. Finally, MLAV glycoprotein-typed pseudo-types transduced cell lines derived from humans, monkeys, dogs, hamsters and bats, implying a broad species cell tropism with a high risk of interspecies spillover transmission.


https://www.isglobal.org/en/healthisglobal/-/custom-blog-portlet/los-patogenos-mas-temidos-9-enfermedades-que-podrian-causar-una-gran-epidemia/3098670/0

H7N9:
http://www.healthmap.org/site/diseasedaily/article/human-human-h7n9-transmission-72417


Nairovirus: Genomic Characterisation of Vinegar Hill Virus, An Australian Nairovirus Isolated in 1983 from Argas Robertsi Ticks Collected from Cattle Egrets
http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/12/373/htm


crimea: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs208/en/


meng: Neisseria meningitidis
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/liberian-mystery-disease-may-be-solved


tsetse:
https://books.google.ca/books?id=6pEM6ueisqEC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=mysterious+disease+of+africa&source=bl&ots=yAmh7YeR1U&sig=fAvPLEsqsNEjE1HcRQEm347ZXQI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbkp-E9vnZAhUV3


yaws:
http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/diseases/yaws/en/


bombli: The discovery of Bombali virus adds further support for bats as hosts of ebolaviruses
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-018-0227-2


mengla: Characterization of a filovirus (Mengla virus) from Rousettus bats in China
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-018-0328-y