The effect of sera from cats infected with Brugia pahangi and subsequently treated with levamisole on the infectivity of third-stage larvae of B. pahangi

Cats were treated with levamisole and the infective (L3) stage of Brugia pahangi. Serum from infected cats was subsequently tested for its ability to infect jirds. Jirds autopsied at 33 days postmortem showed significant levels of parasitemia. This is contrary to reports of a previous study wherein serum from humans infected with B. malayi was found to induce cell adherence and death of the L3.     

MiR‐29 coordinates age‐dependent plasticity brakes in the adult visual cortex

The authors regret having omitted grant attributions in the original publication. The funding section is herewith updated to reflect the change. “Funding attributed to Tommaso Pizzorusso was provided by EPIGEN Flagship project and PRIN2017HM8FA, funding attributed to Alessandro Cellerino was provided by Fondazione Pisa ETHERNA project, funding attributed to Pierre Baldi was provided by NIH (grant NIH {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"GM123558","term_id":"221306858","term_text":"GM123558"}}GM123558), funding attributed to Jessica Kwok was provided by the Leverhulme Trust project grant (RPG‐2018‐100).”     

Characterization of Peanut Mottle Virus in Cote d'Ivoire

A virus, hitherto unreported in Cote d'Ivoire, was detected in groundnut plant ( Arachis hypogaea ) from the northern parts of the country. Infected plants showed mottling, interveinal depression, and very prominent light and dark green patches on leaves. The causal agent was characterized as a strain of peanut mottle virus, a member of the potyvirus group, on the basis of its host range, mode of transmission, physical properties, particle morphology and on the basis of its serological properties studied in comparison with these of other groundnut viruses.