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• Detection of Marburg Virus Disease in Guinea

  • Koundouno FR, Kafetzopoulou LE, Faye M, Renevey A, Soropogui B, Ifono K, Nelson EV, Kamano AA, Tolno C, Annibaldis G, Millimono SL, Camara J, Kourouma K, Doré A, Millimouno TE, Tolno FMB, Hinzmann J, Soubrier H, Hinrichs M, Thielebein A, Herzer G, Pahlmann M, Ki-Zerbo GA, Formenty P, Legand A, Wiley MR, Faye O, Diagne MM, Sall AA, Lemey P, Bah A, Günther S, Keita S, Duraffour S, Magassouba N
  • N Engl J Med. 2022 Jun 30;386(26):2528-2530. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2120183
  • 2022-06-30

• Virus persistence after recovery from acute Lassa fever in Nigeria: a 2-year interim analysis of a prospective longitudinal cohort study

  • Thielebein A, Ighodalo Y, Taju A, Olokor T, Omiunu R, Esumeh R, Ebhodaghe P, Ekanem A, Igenegbale G, Giwa R, Renevey A, Hinzmann J, Müller J, Pallasch E, Pahlmann M, Guedj J, Nwatuzor J, Femi Babatunde O, Adomeh DI, Asogun D, Akpede N, Okogbenin S, Günther S, Oestereich L, Duraffour S, Ogbaini-Emovon E
  • Lancet Microbe. 2022 Jan;3(1):e32-e40. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00178-6
  • 2022-01-01

• Conformational changes in Lassa virus L protein associated with promoter binding and RNA synthesis activity

  • Kouba T*, Vogel D*, Thorkelsson SR*, Quemin ERJ, Williams HM, Milewski M, Busch C, Günther S, Grünewald K, Rosenthal M#, Cusack S#. |Note: * equal contributing first authors, # equal contributing senior authors & co-corresponding authors
  • Nat Commun. 2021 Dec 2;12(1):7018. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27305-5
  • 2021-12-02

• Factors associated with progression to death in patients with Lassa fever in Nigeria: an observational study

  • Strampe J, Asogun DA, Speranza E, Pahlmann M, Soucy A, Bockholt S, Pallasch E, Becker-Ziaja B, Duraffour S, Bhadelia N, Ighodalo Y, Oyakhilome J, Omomoh EO, Olokor T, Adomeh DI, Ikponwonsa O, Aire C, Tobin E, Akpede N, Okokhere PO, Okogbenin SA, Akpede GO, Muñoz-Fontela C, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Günther S, Connor JH, Oestereich L
  • Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Jun;21(6):876-886. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30737-4
  • 2021-06-01

• Structure of a functional cap-binding domain in Rift Valley fever virus L protein

  • Gogrefe N, Reindl S, Günther S, Rosenthal M
  • PLoS Pathog. 2019 May 28;15(5):e1007829. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007829
  • 2019-05-28

• Metagenomic sequencing at the epicenter of the Nigeria 2018 Lassa fever outbreak

  • Kafetzopoulou LE, Pullan ST, Lemey P, Suchard MA, Ehichioya DU, Pahlmann M, Thielebein A, Hinzmann J, Oestereich L, Wozniak DM, Efthymiadis K, Schachten D, Koenig F, Matjeschk J, Lorenzen S, Lumley S, Ighodalo Y, Adomeh DI, Olokor T, Omomoh E, Omiunu R, Agbukor J, Ebo B, Aiyepada J, Ebhodaghe P, Osiemi B, Ehikhametalor S, Akhilomen P, Airende M, Esumeh R, Muoebonam E, Giwa R, Ekanem A, Igenegbale G, Odigie G, Okonofua G, Enigbe R, Oyakhilome J, Yerumoh EO, Odia I, Aire C, Okonofua M, Atafo R, Tobin E, Asogun D, Akpede N, Okokhere PO, Rafiu MO, Iraoyah KO, Iruolagbe CO, Akhideno P, Erameh C, Akpede G, Isibor E, Naidoo D, Hewson R, Hiscox JA, Vipond R, Carroll MW, Ihekweazu C, Formenty P, Okogbenin S, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Günther S, Duraffour S
  • Science. 2019 Jan 4;363(6422):74-77. doi: 10.1126/science.aau9343
  • 2019-01-04

• Structural and functional characterization of the Sin Nombre virus L protein

  • Meier K, Thorkelsson SR, Durieux Trouilleton Q, Vogel D, Yu D, Kosinski J, Cusack S, Malet H, Grünewald K, Quemin ERJ, Rosenthal M
  • PLoS Pathog. 2023 Aug 7;19(8):e1011533. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011533
  • 2023-08-07

• Passive Transfer of Animal-Derived Polyclonal Hyperimmune Antibodies Provides Protection of Mice from Lethal Lassa Virus Infection

  • Oestereich L, Müller-Kräuter H, Pallasch E, Strecker T
  • Viruses. 2023 Jun 26;15(7):1436. doi: 10.3390/v15071436
  • 2023-06-26

• Seroepidemiology of Lassa virus in pregnant women in Southern Nigeria: A prospective hospital-based cohort study

  • Kayem ND, Okogbenin S, Okoeguale J, Momoh M, Njoku A, Eifediyi R, Enodiana X, Ngwu H, Irhiogbe W, Ighodalo Y, Olokor T, Odigie G, Castle L, Duraffour S, Oestereich L, Dahal P, Ariana P, Gunther S, Horby P
  • PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 May 22;17(5):e0011354. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011354
  • 2023-05-22

• A validated protocol to UV-inactivate SARS-CoV-2 and herpesvirus-infected cells

  • Soh TK, Pfefferle S, Wurr S, von Possel R, Oestereich L, Rieger T, Uetrecht C, Rosenthal M, Bosse JB
  • PLoS One. 2023 May 10; 18(5):e0274065. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0274065
  • 2023-05-10

• Focussed Assessment with Sonography in acute Lassa Fever (FASLa): Development of a point-of-care protocol and description of common ultrasound findings

  • Erameh CO, Koch T, Edeawe OI, Oestereich L, Omansen T, Jochum J, Adomeh DI, Ikponmwonsa O, Aire C, Pahlmann M, Asogun DA, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Okogbenin SA, Günther S, Ramharter M, Akideno PE, Kreuels B
  • J Infect. 2023 Jul;87(1):27-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2023.04.008
  • 2023-04-17

• Transplacental transfer of Lassa IgG antibodies in pregnant women in Southern Nigeria: A prospective hospital-based cohort study

  • Kayem ND, Okogbenin S, Okoeguale J, Eigbefoh J, Ikheloa J, Eifediyi R, Enodiana X, Olorogbogo OE, Aikpokpo I, Ighodalo Y, Olokor T, Odigie G, Castle L, Duraffour S, Oestereich L, Dahal P, Ariana P, Gunther S, Horby P
  • PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 Apr 13;17(4):e0011209. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011209
  • 2023-04-13

• A prospective, multi-site, cohort study to estimate incidence of infection and disease due to Lassa fever virus in West African countries (the Enable Lassa research programme)-Study protocol

  • Penfold S, Adegnika AA, Asogun D, Ayodeji O, Azuogu BN, Fischer WA 2nd, Garry RF, Grant DS, Happi C, N'Faly M, Olayinka A, Samuels R, Sibley J, Wohl DA, Accrombessi M, Adetifa I, Annibaldis G, Camacho A, Dan-Nwafor C, Deha ARE, DeMarco J, Duraffour S, Goba A, Grais R, Günther S, Honvou ÉJJP, Ihekweazu C, Jacobsen C, Kanneh L, Momoh M, Ndiaye A, Nsaibirni R, Okogbenin S, Ochu C, Ogbaini E, Logbo ÉPMA, Sandi JD, Schieffelin JS, Verstraeten T, Vielle NJ, Yadouleton A, Yovo EK; Enable Protocol authorship group
  • PLoS One. 2023 Mar 30;18(3):e0283643. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283643
  • 2023-03-30

• Circulation of Lassa virus across the endemic Edo-Ondo axis, Nigeria, with cross-species transmission between multimammate mice

  • Adesina AS, Oyeyiola A, Obadare A, Igbokwe J, Abejegah C, Akhilomen P, Bangura U, Asogun D, Tobin E, Ayodeji O, Osoniyi O, Davis C, Thomson EC, Pahlmann M, Günther S, Fichet-Calvet E, Olayemi A
  • Emerg Microbes Infect. 2023 Dec;12(1):2219350. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2023.2219350
  • 2023-03-22

• Tumor cell integrin β4 and tumor stroma E-/P-selectin cooperatively regulate tumor growth in vivo

  • Genduso S, Freytag V, Schetler D, Kirchner L, Schiecke A, Maar H, Wicklein D, Gebauer F, Bröker K, Stürken C, Milde-Langosch K, Oliveira-Ferrer L, Ricklefs FL, Ewald F, Wolters-Eisfeld G, Riecken K, Unrau L, Krause L, Bohnenberger H, Offermann A, Perner S, Sebens S, Lamszus K, Diehl L, Linder S, Jücker M, Schumacher U, Lange T
  • J Hematol Oncol. 2023 Mar 17;16(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s13045-023-01413-9
  • 2023-03-07

• Isolation of Cells from Glioblastoma Multiforme Grade 4 Tumors for Infection with Zika Virus prME and ME Pseudotyped HIV-1

  • Pöhlking C, Beier S, Formanski JP, Friese M, Schreiber M, Schwalbe B
  • Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Feb 24;24(5):4467. doi: 10.3390/ijms24054467
  • 2023-02-24

• Structural insights into viral genome replication by the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus L protein

  • Williams HM, Thorkelsson SR, Vogel D, Milewski M, Busch C, Cusack S, Grünewald K, Quemin ERJ, Rosenthal M
  • Nucleic Acids Res. 2023 Feb 22;51(3):1424-1442. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkac1249
  • 2023-02-22

• RNA to rule them all: Critical steps in Lassa virus ribonucleoparticle assembly and recruitment

  • Sänger L, Williams HM, Yu D, Vogel D, Kosinski J, Rosenthal M*, Uetrecht C*
  • J Am Chem Soc. 2023 Dec 27;145(51):27958-27974. doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c07325.
  • 2023-12-17

• Influence of Landscape Patterns on Exposure to Lassa Fever Virus, Guinea

  • Longet S, Leggio C, Bore JA, Key S, Tipton T, Hall Y, Koundouno FR, Bower H, Bhattacharyya T, Magassouba N, Günther S, Henao-Restrapo AM, Rossman JS, Konde MK, Fornace K, Carroll MW
  • Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Feb;29(2):304-313. doi: 10.3201/eid2902.212525
  • 2023-02-01

• The mechanism of genome replication and transcription in bunyaviruses

  • Malet H, Williams HM, Cusack S, Rosenthal M
  • PLoS Pathog. 2023 Jan 12;19(1):e1011060. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011060
  • 2023-01-12

• AlphaPulldown – a Python package for protein-protein interaction screens using AlphaFold-Multimer

  • Yu D, Chojnowski G, Rosenthal M, Kosinski J
  • Bioinformatics. 2023 Jan 1;39(1):btac749. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btac749
  • 2023-01-01

• The East African Community's mobile laboratory network's rapid response during the first 2 weeks of the Ebola Sudan virus disease (SVD) outbreak in Uganda and pandemic preparedness activities in South Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya

  • Gehre F, Lagu H, Achol E, Omari N, Ochido G, Duraffour S, Hinzmann J, Kezakarayagwa E, Kabatesi F, Nkeshimana A, Nyandwi J, Samson DD, Nykwec GA, Lokore ML, Deng LL, Kelly ME, Mkama PBM, Magesa A, Beyanga M, Roba A, Ndia M, Lokamar P, Kiiru J, Kabanda A, Mukagatare I, Kabalisa E, Rutayisire R, Sewanyana I, Nambozo EJ, Muyigi T, Pimundu G, May J, Katende M, Nabadda S, Nzeyimana E, Affara M
  • BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Dec;7(12):e011073. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011073
  • 2022-12-16

• Lessons from the pandemic: Responding to emerging zoonotic viral diseases-a Keystone Symposia report

  • Cable J, Fauci A, Dowling WE, Günther S, Bente DA, Yadav PD, Madoff LC, Wang LF, Arora RK, Van Kerkhove M, Chu MC, Jaenisch T, Epstein JH, Frost SDW, Bausch DG, Hensley LE, Bergeron É, Sitaras I, Gunn MD, Geisbert TW, Muñoz-Fontela C, Krammer F, de Wit E, Nordenfelt P, Saphire EO, Gilbert SC, Corbett KS, Branco LM, Baize S, van Doremalen N, Krieger MA, Clemens SAC, Hesselink R, Hartman D
  • Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2022 Dec;1518(1):209-225. doi: 10.1111/nyas.1489
  • 2022-12-01

• An introduction to the Marburg virus vaccine consortium, MARVAC

  • Cross RW, Longini IM, Becker S, Bok K, Boucher D, Carroll MW, Díaz JV, Dowling WE, Draghia-Akli R, Duworko JT, Dye JM, Egan MA, Fast P, Finan A, Finch C, Fleming TR, Fusco J, Geisbert TW, Griffiths A, Günther S, Hensley LE, Honko A, Hunegnaw R, Jakubik J, Ledgerwood J, Luhn K, Matassov D, Meshulam J, Nelson EV, Parks CL, Rustomjee R, Safronetz D, Schwartz LM, Smith D, Smock P, Sow Y, Spiropoulou CF, Sullivan NJ, Warfield KL, Wolfe D, Woolsey C, Zahn R, Henao-Restrepo AM, Muñoz-Fontela C, Marzi A
  • PLoS Pathog. 2022 Oct 13;18(10):e1010805. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.101080
  • 2022-10-13

• Clinical efficacy and in vitro neutralization capacity of monoclonal antibodies for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 delta and omicron variants

  • Brehm TT, Pfefferle S, von Possel R, Karolyi M, Zoufaly A, Wichmann D, Kobbe R, Emmerich P, Nörz D, Aepfelbacher M, Schulze Zur Wiesch J, Addo MM, Schmiedel S, Lütgehetmann M
  • J Med Virol. 2022 Oct;94(10):5038-5043. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27916
  • 2022-10-01

• Predicting the evolution of the Lassa virus endemic area and population at risk over the next decades

  • Klitting R, Kafetzopoulou LE, Thiery W, Dudas G, Gryseels S, Kotamarthi A, Vrancken B, Gangavarapu K, Momoh M, Sandi JD, Goba A, Alhasan F, Grant DS, Okogbenin S, Ogbaini-Emovo E, Garry RF, Smither AR, Zeller M, Pauthner MG, McGraw M, Hughes LD, Duraffour S, Günther S, Suchard MA, Lemey P, Andersen KG, Dellicour S
  • Nat Commun. 2022 Sep 27;13(1):5596. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33112-3
  • 2022-09-27

• Two Cases of Lassa Fever Successfully Treated with Ribavirin and Adjunct Dexamethasone for Concomitant Infections

  • Okogbenin S, Erameh C, Okoeguale J, Edeawe O, Ekuaze E, Iraoyah K, Agho J, Groger M, Kreuels B, Oestereich L, Babatunde FO, Akhideno P, Günther S, Ramharter M, Omansen T
  • Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Oct;28(10):2060-2063. doi: 10.3201/eid2810.220625
  • 2022-09-23

• Understanding Host-Virus Interactions: Assessment of Innate Immune Responses in Mastomys natalensis Cells after Arenavirus Infection

  • Brinkmann NM, Hoffmann C, Wurr S, Pallasch E, Hinzmann J, Ostermann E, Brune W, Eskes ME, Jungblut L, Günther S, Unrau L, Oestereich L
  • Viruses. 2022 Sep 8;14(9):1986. doi: 10.3390/v14091986
  • 2022-09-23

• Avatar Mice Underscore the Role of the T Cell-Dendritic Cell Crosstalk in Ebola Virus Disease and Reveal Mechanisms of Protection in Survivors

  • Rottstegge M, Tipton T, Oestereich L, Ruibal P, Nelson EV, Olal C, Port JR, Seibel J, Pallasch E, Bockholt S, Koundouno FR, Boré JA, Rodríguez E, Escudero-Pérez B, Günther S, Carroll MW, Muñoz-Fontela C
  • J Virol. 2022 Sep 28;96(18):e0057422. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00574-22
  • 2022-09-08

• Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in breast milk during lactation after infection or vaccination: A cohort study

  • Olearo F, Radmanesh LS, Felber N, von Possel R, Emmerich P, Pekarek N, Pfefferle S, Nörz D, Hansen G, Diemert A, Aepfelbacher M, Hecher K, Lütgehetmann M, Arck PC, Tallarek AC
  • J Reprod Immunol. 2022 Sep;153:103685. doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2022.103685
  • 2022-09-01

• Rapid Adaptation of Established High-Throughput Molecular Testing Infrastructure for Monkeypox Virus Detection

  • Nörz D, Tang HT, Emmerich P, Giersch K, Fischer N, Schmiedel S, Addo MM, Aepfelbacher M, Pfefferle S, Lütgehetmann M
  • Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Sep;28(9):1765-1769. doi: 10.3201/eid2809.220917
  • 2022-09-01

• Establishment of Recombinant Trisegmented Mopeia Virus Expressing Two Reporter Genes for Screening of Mammarenavirus Inhibitors

  • Oestereich L, Wurr S, Becker-Ziaja B, Bockholt S, Pahlmann M, Cadar D, Kümmerer BM, Günther S, Kerber R
  • Viruses. 2022 Aug 25;14(9):1869. doi: 10.3390/v14091869
  • 2022-08-18

• Pharmacokinetics of Ribavirin in the Treatment of Lassa Fever: An Observational Clinical Study at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Nigeria

  • Groger M, Akhideno P, Kleist CJ, Babatunde FO, Edeawe O, Hinzmann J, Akhigbe T, Nwatuzor J, Eifediyi G, Müller J, Hinrichs M, Pahlmann M, Sarpong FN, Wagner C, Thielebein A, Aihonwalan L, Koch T, Riedner M, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Okogbenin S, Günther S, Wicha SG, Ramharter M, Oestereich L, Duraffour S, Erameh C
  • Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 8;76(3):e841-e848. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac578
  • 2022-07-26

• Detection of Marburg Virus Disease in Guinea

  • Koundouno FR, Kafetzopoulou LE, Faye M, Renevey A, Soropogui B, Ifono K, Nelson EV, Kamano AA, Tolno C, Annibaldis G, Millimono SL, Camara J, Kourouma K, Doré A, Millimouno TE, Tolno FMB, Hinzmann J, Soubrier H, Hinrichs M, Thielebein A, Herzer G, Pahlmann M, Ki-Zerbo GA, Formenty P, Legand A, Wiley MR, Faye O, Diagne MM, Sall AA, Lemey P, Bah A, Günther S, Keita S, Duraffour S, Magassouba N
  • N Engl J Med. 2022 Jun 30;386(26):2528-2530. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2120183
  • 2022-06-30

• Detection of Lassa Virus-Reactive IgG Antibodies in Wild Rodents: Validation of a Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunological Assay

  • Soubrier H, Bangura U, Hoffmann C, Olayemi A, Adesina AS, Günther S, Oestereich L, Fichet-Calvet E
  • Viruses. 2022 May 7;14(5):993. doi: 10.3390/v14050993
  • 2022-05-28

• Fcγ-Receptor-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Sensitive, Specific, and Persistent Detection of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein IgG Antibodies in Human Sera

  • Deschermeier C, Ehmen C, von Possel R, Murawski C, Rushton B, Amuasi J, Sarpong N, Maiga-Ascofaré O, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Asogun D, Ighodalo Y, Oestereich L, Duraffour S, Pahlmann M, Emmerich P
  • J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Jun 15;60(6):e0007522. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00075-2
  • 2022-05-16

• Virus persistence after recovery from acute Lassa fever in Nigeria: a 2-year interim analysis of a prospective longitudinal cohort study

  • Thielebein A, Ighodalo Y, Taju A, Olokor T, Omiunu R, Esumeh R, Ebhodaghe P, Ekanem A, Igenegbale G, Giwa R, Renevey A, Hinzmann J, Müller J, Pallasch E, Pahlmann M, Guedj J, Nwatuzor J, Femi Babatunde O, Adomeh DI, Asogun D, Akpede N, Okogbenin S, Günther S, Oestereich L, Duraffour S, Ogbaini-Emovon E
  • Lancet Microbe. 2022 Jan;3(1):e32-e40. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00178-6
  • 2022-05-11

• Access and benefit-sharing by the European Virus Archive in response to COVID-19

  • Sett S, Dos Santos Ribeiro C, Prat C, Haringhuizen G; European Virus Archive principal investigators; Scholz AH
  • Lancet Microbe. 2022 Apr;3(4):e316-e323. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00211-1
  • 2022-04-01

• Conformational changes in Lassa virus L protein associated with promoter binding and RNA synthesis activity

  • Kouba T*, Vogel D*, Thorkelsson SR*, Quemin ERJ, Williams HM, Milewski M, Busch C, Günther S, Grünewald K, Rosenthal M#, Cusack S#. |Note: * equal contributing first authors, # equal contributing senior authors & co-corresponding authors
  • Nat Commun. 2021 Dec 2;12(1):7018. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27305-5
  • 2021-12-02

• Conserved E1B-55K SUMOylation in different human adenovirus species is a potent regulator of intracellular localization

  • Kolbe V, Ip WH, Kieweg-Thompson L, Lang J, Gruhne J, Meyer T, Wilkens B, Schie M, Thünauer R, Schreiner S, Bertzbach LD, Rodríguez E, Dobner T
  • J Virol. 2022 Feb 9;96(3):e0083821. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00838-21
  • 2021-11-17

• Smad7 Deficiency in Myeloid Cells Does Not Affect Liver Injury, Inflammation or Fibrosis after Chronic CCl(4) Exposure in Mice

  • Unrau L, Endig J, Goltz D, Sprezyna P, Ulrich H, Hagenstein J, Geers B, Kaftan K, Heukamp LC, Tiegs G, Diehl L
  • Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Oct 27;22(21):11575. doi: 10.3390/ijms222111575
  • 2021-11-13

• Comparative sensitivity evaluation for 122 CE-marked rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 antigen, Germany, September 2020 to April 2021

  • Scheiblauer H, Filomena A, Nitsche A, Puyskens A, Corman VM, Drosten C, Zwirglmaier K, Lange C, Emmerich P, Müller M, Knauer O, Nübling CM
  • Euro Surveill. 2021 Nov;26(44):2100441. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.44.2100441
  • 2021-11-01

• Establishment of a specimen panel for the decentralised technical evaluation of the sensitivity of 31 rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 antigen, Germany, September 2020 to April 2021

  • Puyskens A, Krause E, Michel J, Nübling CM, Scheiblauer H, Bourquain D, Grossegesse M, Valusenko R, Corman VM, Drosten C, Zwirglmaier K, Wölfel R, Lange C, Kramer J, Friesen J, Ignatius R, Müller M, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Emmerich P, Schaade L, Nitsche A
  • Euro Surveill. 2021 Nov;26(44):2100442. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.44.2100442
  • 2021-11-01

• Neutralization of Dengue Virus Serotypes by Sera from Dengue-Infected Individuals Is Preferentially Directed to Heterologous Serotypes and Not against the Autologous Serotype Present in Acute Infection

  • Auerswald H, Kann S, Klepsch L, Hülsemann J, Rudnik I, Schreiber S, Buchy P, Schreiber M.
  • Viruses. 2021 Sep 29;13(10):1957. doi: 10.3390/v1310195
  • 2021-09-29

• Hepatitis C Virus sub-Saharan Africa Network. Hepatitis C virus in sub-Saharan Africa: a long road to elimination

  • Shah R, Agyei-Nkansah A, Alikah F, Asamoah-Akuoko L, Bagou YCO, Dhiblawe A, Ehichioya D, Finch PJ, Katsidzira L, Kodjoh N, Kpossou RA, Lakoh S, Makuza JD, Marowa L, Ndububa DA, Mbendi CN, Nyirenda M, Ocama P, Opio CK, Seremba E, Shindano TA, Thomson EC
  • Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Sep;6(9):693-694. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00224-7
  • 2021-09-01

• Impact of Dose, Duration, and Immune Status on Efficacy of Ultrashort Telacebec Regimens in Mouse Models of Buruli Ulcer

  • Komm O, Almeida DV, Converse PJ, Omansen TF, Nuermberger EL
  • Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2021 Oct 18;65(11):e0141821. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01418-21
  • 2021-08-30

• Hantavirus Replication Cycle – An Updated Structural Virology Perspective

  • Meier K, Thorkelsson SR, Quemin E*, Rosenthal M*
  • Viruses. 2021 Aug 6;13(8):1561. doi: 10.3390/v13081561
  • 2021-08-06

• The East African Community (EAC) mobile laboratory networks in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Sudan-from project implementation to outbreak response against Dengue, Ebola, COVID-19, and epidemic-prone diseases

  • Affara M, Lagu HI, Achol E, Karamagi R, Omari N, Ochido G, Kezakarayagwa E, Kabatesi F, Nkeshimana A, Roba A, Ndia MN, Abudo MU, Kabanda A, Mpabuka E, Mwikarago EI, Kutjok PE, Samson DD, Deng LL, Moremi N, Kelly ME, Mkama PBM, Magesa A, Balinandi SK, Pimundu G, Nabadda SN, Puradiredja DI, Hinzmann J, Duraffour S, Gabriel M, Ruge G, Loag W, Ayiko R, Sonoiya SS, May J, Katende MJ, Gehre F
  • BMC Med. 2021 Jul 9;19(1):160. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-02028-y
  • 2021-07-09

• Experimental Morogoro Virus Infection in Its Natural Host, Mastomys natalensis

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