Our publications
2021
Vector Competence of the Invasive Mosquito Species Aedes koreicus for Arboviruses and Interference with a Novel Insect Specific Virus
- S. Jansen, D. Cadar, R. Lühken, W.P. Pfitzner, H. Jöst, S. Oerther, M. Helms, B. Zibrat, K. Kliemke, N. Becker, O. Vapalahti, G. Rossini and A. Heitmann
- Viruses, 2021 December 14
Artificial resting sites: An alternative sampling method for adult mosquitoes
- L. Jaworski, F. Sauer, S. Jansen, E. Tannich, J. Schmidt-Chanasit, E. Kiel, R. Lühken
- Med Vet Entomol, 2021 Nov 25
Mammals Preferred: Reassortment of Batai and Bunyamwera orthobunyavirus Occurs in Mammalian but Not Insect Cells
- A. Heitmann, F. Gusmag, M.G. Rathjens, M. Maurer, K. Frankze, S. Schicht, S. Jansen, J. Schmidt-Chanasit, K. Jung, S.C. Becker
- Viruses. 2021 Aug 27;13(9):1702.
Rift Valley fever virus detection in susceptible hosts with special emphasis in insects
- K. M. Gregor, L. M. Michaely, B. Gutjahr, M. Rissmann, M. Keller, S. Dornbusch, F. Naccache, K. Schön, S. Jansen, A. Heitmann, R. König, B. Brennan, R. M. Elliott, S. Becker, M. Eiden, I. Spitzbarth, W. Baumgärtner, C. Puff, R. Ulrich, and M. H. Groschup
- Sci Rep. 2021; 11: 9822. Published online 2021 May 10. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89226-z
2020
Geometric morphometric wing analysis represents a robust tool to identify female mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany
- F. G. Sauer, L. Jaworski, L. Erdbeer, A. Heitmann, J. Schmidt‑Chanasit, E. Kiel & R. Lühken
- Sci Rep . 2020 Oct 19;10(1):17613. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72873-z.
Safety and immunogenicity of a primary yellow fever vaccination under low-dose methotrexate therapy-a prospective multi-centre pilot study1
- Silja Bühler, Veronika Katharina Jaeger, Gilles Eperon, Hansjakob Furrer, Christoph A Fux, Stephanie Jansen, Andreas Neumayr, Laurence Rochat, Sabine Schmid, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Cornelia Staehelin, Adriëtte W de Visser, Leonardus G Visser, Matthias Niedrig, Christoph Hatz
- J Travel Med . 2020 Sep 26;27(6):taaa126. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa126
Microsatellite typing of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations from Germany suggests regular introductions
- Renke Lühken, Anna Heitmann, Stephanie Jansen, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Jessica Börstler, Doreen Werner, Helge Kampen, Carola Kuhn, Björn Pluskota, Ina Ferstl, Artur Jöst, Norbert Becker, Egbert Tannich
- Infect Genet Evol. 2020 Jul;81:104237. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104237.
Phlebotomine sand flies in Southwest Germany: an update with records in new locations
- Sandra Oerther, Hanna Jöst, Anna Heitmann, Renke Lühken, Andreas Krüger, Irmgard Steinhausen, Christine Brinker, Susanne Lorentz, Michael Marx, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Torsten Naucke, Norbert Becker
- Parasit Vectors. 2020 Apr 21;13(1):173. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04058-6
2019
Ecology of West Nile Virus in the Danube Delta, Romania: Phylogeography, Xenosurveillance and Mosquito Host-Feeding Patterns
- Alexandru Tomazatos, Stephanie Jansen, Stefan Pfister, Edina Török, Iulia Maranda, Cintia Horváth, Lujza Keresztes, Marina Spînu, Egbert Tannich, Hanna Jöst, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Daniel Cadar, Renke Lühken
- Viruses . 2019 Dec 14;11(12):1159. doi: 10.3390/v11121159.
Comparative analysis of subsampling methods for large mosquito samples
- Linda Jaworski, Stephanie Jansen, Wolf Peter Pfitzner, Matthias Beck, Norbert Becker, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Ellen Kiel, Renke Lühken
- Parasit Vectors . 2019 Jul 16;12(1):354. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3606-5.
Culex torrentium: A Potent Vector for the Transmission of West Nile Virus in Central Europe
- Stephanie Jansen, Anna Heitmann, Renke Lühken, Mayke Leggewie, Michelle Helms, Marlis Badusche, Giada Rossini, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich
- Viruses . 2019 May 29;11(6):492. doi: 10.3390/v11060492.
2018
Detection, infection dynamics and small RNA response against Culex Y virus in mosquito-derived cells
- Kati Franzke, Mayke Leggewie, Vattipally B Sreenu, Stephanie Jansen, Anna Heitmann, Stephen R Welch, Benjamin Brennan, Richard M Elliott, Egbert Tannich, Stefanie C Becker, Esther Schnettler
- J Gen Virol . 2018 Dec;99(12):1739-1745. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001173.
Experimental transmission of Zika virus by Aedes japonicus japonicus from southwestern Germany
- Stephanie Jansen, Anna Heitmann, Renke Lühken, Hanna Jöst, Michelle Helms, Olli Vapalahti, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich
- Emerg Microbes Infect . 2018 Nov 28;7(1):192. doi: 10.1038/s41426-018-0195-x.
Male offspring born to mildly ZIKV-infected mice are at risk of developing neurocognitive disorders in adulthood
- Stephanie Stanelle-Bertram, Kerstin Walendy-Gnirß, Thomas Speiseder, Swantje Thiele, Ivy Asantewaa Asante, Carola Dreier, Nancy Mounogou Kouassi, Annette Preuß, Gundula Pilnitz-Stolze, Ursula Müller, Stefanie Thanisch, Melanie Richter, Robin Scharrenberg, Vanessa Kraus, Ronja Dörk, Lynn Schau, Vanessa Herder, Ingo Gerhauser, Vanessa Maria Pfankuche, Christopher Käufer, Inken Waltl, Thais Moraes, Julie Sellau, Stefan Hoenow, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Stephanie Jansen, Benjamin Schattling, Harald Ittrich, Udo Bartsch, Thomas Renné, Ralf Bartenschlager, Petra Arck, Daniel Cadar, Manuel A Friese, Olli Vapalahti, Hanna Lotter, Sany Benites, Lane Rolling, Martin Gabriel, Wolfgang Baumgärtner, Fabio Morellini, Sabine M Hölter, Oana Amarie, Helmut Fuchs, Martin Hrabe de Angelis, Wolfgang Löscher, Froylan Calderon de Anda, Gülsah Gabriel
- Nat Microbiol . 2018 Oct;3(10):1161-1174. doi: 10.1038/s41564-018-0236-1.
Forced Salivation As a Method to Analyze Vector Competence of Mosquitoes
- Anna Heitmann, Stephanie Jansen, Renke Lühken, Mayke Leggewie, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich
- J Vis Exp . 2018 Aug 7;(138):57980. doi: 10.3791/57980.
Experimental risk assessment for chikungunya virus transmission based on vector competence, distribution and temperature suitability in Europe, 2018
- Anna Heitmann, Stephanie Jansen, Renke Lühken, Michelle Helms, Björn Pluskota, Norbert Becker, Carola Kuhn, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich
- Euro Surveill . 2018 Jul;23(29):1800033. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.29.1800033.
Circulation of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania
- Alexandru Tomazatos, Daniel Cadar, Edina Török, Iulia Maranda, Cintia Horváth, Lujza Keresztes, Marina Spinu, Stephanie Jansen, Hanna Jöst, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich, Renke Lühken
- Parasit Vectors . 2018 Jul 4;11(1):392. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-2980-8.
Culex torrentium mosquitoes from Germany are negative for Wolbachia
- M Leggewie, R Krumkamp, M Badusche, A Heitmann, S Jansen, J Schmidt-Chanasit, E Tannich, S C Becker
- Med Vet Entomol . 2018 Mar;32(1):115-120. doi: 10.1111/mve.12270.
2017
Detection and characterization of a novel rhabdovirus in Aedes cantans mosquitoes and evidence for a mosquito-associated new genus in the family Rhabdoviridae
- Nariman Shahhosseini, Renke Lühken, Hanna Jöst, Stephanie Jansen, Jessica Börstler, Toni Rieger, Andreas Krüger, Anges Yadouleton, Renata de Mendonça Campos, Claudio Cesar Cirne-Santos, Davis Fernandes Ferreira, Rolf Garms, Norbert Becker, Egbert Tannich, Daniel Cadar, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
- Infect Genet Evol . 2017 Nov;55:260-268. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2017.09.026.
No serological evidence for Zika virus infection and low specificity for anti-Zika virus ELISA in malaria positive individuals among pregnant women from Madagascar in 2010
- Norbert Georg Schwarz, Eva Mertens, Doris Winter, Oumou Maiga-Ascofaré, Denise Dekker, Stephanie Jansen, Dennis Tappe, Njary Randriamampionona, Jürgen May, Raphael Rakotozandrindrainy, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
- PLoS One . 2017 May 16;12(5):e0176708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176708. eCollection 2017.
RNA Interference Restricts Rift Valley Fever Virus in Multiple Insect Systems
- Isabelle Dietrich, Stephanie Jansen, Gamou Fall, Stephan Lorenzen, Martin Rudolf, Katrin Huber, Anna Heitmann, Sabine Schicht, El Hadji Ndiaye, Mick Watson, Ilaria Castelli, Benjamin Brennan, Richard M Elliott, Mawlouth Diallo, Amadou A Sall, Anna-Bella Failloux, Esther Schnettler, Alain Kohl, Stefanie C Becker
- mSphere . 2017 May 3;2(3):e00090-17. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00090-17.
Blood donor screening for West Nile virus (WNV) revealed acute Usutu virus (USUV) infection, Germany, September 2016
- Daniel Cadar, Philipp Maier, Susanne Müller, Julia Kress, Michael Chudy, Alexandra Bialonski, Alexander Schlaphof, Stephanie Jansen, Hanna Jöst, Egbert Tannich, Stefan Runkel, Walter E Hitzler, Gabriele Hutschenreuter, Martina Wessiepe, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
- Euro Surveill . 2017 Apr 6;22(14):30501. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.14.30501.
Development of a high-throughput colorimetric Zika virus infection assay
- Janis A Müller, Mirja Harms, Axel Schubert, Benjamin Mayer, Stephanie Jansen, Jean-Philippe Herbeuval, Detlef Michel, Thomas Mertens, Olli Vapalahti, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Jan Münch
- Med Microbiol Immunol . 2017 Apr;206(2):175-185. doi: 10.1007/s00430-017-0493-2.
Genetic Diversity and New Lineages of Dengue Virus Serotypes 3 and 4 in Returning Travelers, Germany, 2006-2015
- Sami Shihada, Petra Emmerich, Corinna Thomé-Bolduan, Stephanie Jansen, Stephan Günther, Christina Frank, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Daniel Cadar
- Emerg Infect Dis . 2017 Feb;23(2):272-275. doi: 10.3201/eid2302.160751.
Experimental transmission of Zika virus by mosquitoes from central Europe
- Anna Heitmann, Stephanie Jansen, Renke Lühken, Mayke Leggewie, Marlis Badusche, Björn Pluskota, Norbert Becker, Olli Vapalahti, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich
- Euro Surveill . 2017 Jan 12;22(2):30437. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.2.30437.
2016
Indoor development of Aedes aegypti in Germany, 2016
- Helge Kampen, Stephanie Jansen, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Doreen Walther
- Euro Surveill . 2016 Nov 24;21(47):30407. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.47.30407.
Inactivation and Environmental Stability of Zika Virus
- Janis A Müller, Mirja Harms, Axel Schubert, Stephanie Jansen, Detlef Michel, Thomas Mertens, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Jan Münch
- Emerg Infect Dis . 2016 Sep;22(9):1685-7. doi: 10.3201/eid2209.160664.
Surveillance of maternal antibodies against West Nile virus in chicken eggs in South-West Germany
- Jessica Börstler, Dimitri Engel, Mathis Petersen, Claudia Poggensee, Stephanie Jansen, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Renke Lühken
- Trop Med Int Health . 2016 May;21(5):687-90. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12676.
Culex pipiens and Culex torrentium populations from Central Europe are susceptible to West Nile virus infection
- Mayke Leggewie, Marlis Badusche, Martin Rudolf, Stephanie Jansen, Jessica Börstler, Ralf Krumkamp, Katrin Huber, Andreas Krüger, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich, Stefanie C Becker
- One Health . 2016 Apr 20;2:88-94. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2016.04.001.
Pilot longitudinal mosquito surveillance study in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve and the first reports of Anopheles algeriensis Theobald, 1903 and Aedes hungaricus Mihályi, 1955 for Romania
- Edina Török, Alexandru Tomazatos, Daniel Cadar, Cintia Horváth, Lujza Keresztes, Stephanie Jansen, Norbert Becker, Achim Kaiser, Octavian Popescu, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Hanna Jöst, Renke Lühken
- Parasit Vectors . 2016 Apr 11;9:196. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1484-7.
Prolonged detection of Zika virus RNA in urine samples during the ongoing Zika virus epidemic in Brazil
- Renata de M Campos, Claudio Cirne-Santos, Guilherme L S Meira, Luana L R Santos, Marcelo D de Meneses, Johannes Friedrich, Stephanie Jansen, Mário S Ribeiro, Igor C da Cruz, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Davis F Ferreira
- J Clin Virol . 2016 Apr;77:69-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.02.009.
2015
Long-term live imaging reveals cytosolic immune responses of host hepatocytes against Plasmodium infection and parasite escape mechanisms
- Monica Prado, Nina Eickel, Mariana De Niz, Anna Heitmann, Carolina Agop-Nersesian, Rahel Wacker, Jacqueline Schmuckli-Maurer, Reto Caldelari, Chris J Janse, Shahid M Khan, Jürgen May, Christian G Meyer, Volker T Heussler
- Autophagy . 2015;11(9):1561-79. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2015.1067361.
2014
Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) from Germany have vector competence for Japan encephalitis virus but are refractory to infection with West Nile virus
- Katrin Huber, Stephanie Jansen, Mayke Leggewie, Marlis Badusche, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Norbert Becker, Egbert Tannich, Stefanie C Becker
- Parasitol Res . 2014 Sep;113(9):3195-9. doi: 10.1007/s00436-014-3983-9.
A cysteine protease inhibitor of plasmodium berghei is essential for exo-erythrocytic development
- Christine Lehmann, Anna Heitmann, Satish Mishra, Paul-Christian Burda, Mirko Singer, Monica Prado, Livia Niklaus, Céline Lacroix, Robert Ménard, Friedrich Frischknecht, Rebecca Stanway, Photini Sinnis, Volker Heussler
- PLoS Pathog . 2014 Aug 28;10(8):e1004336. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004336.
