Recombinant Rift Valley fever viruses encoding bluetongue virus (BTV) antigens: Immunity and efficacy studies upon a BTV-4 challenge.

BackgroundMany ruminant diseases of viral aetiology can be effectively prevented using appropriate vaccination measures.For diseases such as Rift Valley fever (RVF) the long inter-epizootic periods make routine vaccination programs unfeasible.Coupling RVF prophylaxis with seasonal vaccination programmes by means of multivalent vaccine platforms wou

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Cardiac autonomic function in patients with diabetes improves with practice of comprehensive yogic breathing program

Background: The aim of this study was to observe the effect comprehensive yogic breathing (Sudarshan Kriya Yoga [SKY] and Pranayam) had on cardiac autonomic functions in patients with diabetes.Materials and Methods: This is a prospective randomized controlled intervention trial.Cardiac autonomic functions were assessed in 64 diabetics.Patients were

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