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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Viral phylogeny in court: the unusual case of the Valencian anesthetist
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7007-11-83 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anne-Mieke Vandamme, Oliver G Pybus |
| Abstract |
A large and complex outbreak of hepatitis C virus in Valencia, Spain that began 25 years ago led to the prosecution and conviction of an anesthetist who was accused of infecting hundreds of his patients. Evolutionary analyses of viral gene sequences were presented as evidence in the trial, and these are now described in detail by González-Candelas and colleagues in a paper published in BMC Biology. Their study illustrates the challenges and opportunities that arise from the use of phylogenetic inference in criminal trials concerning virus transmission. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 23 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 13% |
| Spain | 2 | 9% |
| San Marino | 1 | 4% |
| South Africa | 1 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 4% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 4% |
| Kenya | 1 | 4% |
| Turkey | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Unknown | 7 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 57% |
| Scientists | 5 | 22% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 58 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 50 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 19% |
| Researcher | 11 | 19% |
| Professor | 11 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 10% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 14% |
| Unknown | 8 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 29 | 50% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 9% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 3% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 13 | 22% |