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

Autor: Raphaëlle Klitting, Liana E. Kafetzopoulou, Wim Thiery, Gytis Dudas, Sophie Gryseels, Anjali Kotamarthi, Bram Vrancken, Karthik Gangavarapu, Mambu Momoh, John Demby Sandi, Augustine Goba, Foday Alhasan, Donald S. Grant, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Ephraim Ogbaini-Emovo, Robert F. Garry, Allison R. Smither, Mark Zeller, Matthias G. Pauthner, Michelle McGraw, Laura D. Hughes, Sophie Duraffour, Stephan Günther, Marc A. Suchard, Philippe Lemey, Kristian G. Andersen, Simon Dellicour

Publikováno v: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2022)

It is currently unknown how climate and land use changes could affect the endemic area of Lassa virus, a zoonotic pathogen responsible for Lassa fever. Here, the authors show that by 2070, new regions in Africa will likely become ecologically suitabl

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The Origins and Future of Sentinel: An Early-Warning System for Pandemic Preemption and Response

Autor: Yolanda Botti-Lodovico, Parvathy Nair, Dolo Nosamiefan, Matthew Stremlau, Stephen Schaffner, Sebastian V. Agignoae, John Oke Aiyepada, Fehintola V. Ajogbasile, George O. Akpede, Foday Alhasan, Kristian G. Andersen, Danny A. Asogun, Oladele Oluwafemi Ayodeji, Aida S. Badiane, Kayla Barnes, Matthew R. Bauer, Antoinette Bell-Kareem, Muoebonam Ekene Benard, Ebo Ohomoime Benevolence, Osiemi Blessing, Chloe K. Boehm, Matthew L. Boisen, Nell G. Bond, Luis M. Branco, Michael J. Butts, Amber Carter, Andres Colubri, Awa B. Deme, Katherine C. DeRuff, Younousse Diédhiou, Akhilomen Patience Edamhande, Siham Elhamoumi, Emily J. Engel, Philomena Eromon, Mosoka Fallah, Onikepe A. Folarin, Ben Fry, Robert Garry, Amy Gaye, Michael Gbakie, Sahr M. Gevao, Gabrielle Gionet, Adrianne Gladden-Young, Augustine Goba, Jules Francois Gomis, Anise N. Happi, Mary Houghton, Chikwe Ihekwuazu, Christopher Ojemiega Iruolagbe, Jonathan Jackson, Simbirie Jalloh, Jeremy Johnson, Lansana Kanneh, Adeyemi Kayode, Molly Kemball, Ojide Chiedozie Kingsley, Veronica Koroma, Dylan Kotliar, Samar Mehta, Hayden C. Metsky, Airende Michael, Marzieh Ezzaty Mirhashemi, Kayvon Modjarrad, Mambu Momoh, Cameron A. Myhrvold, Okonofua Grace Naregose, Tolla Ndiaye, Mouhamadou Ndiaye, Aliou Ndiaye, Erica Normandin, Ikponmwosa Odia, Judith Uche Oguzie, Sylvanus A. Okogbenin, Peter O. Okokhere, Johnson Okolie, Idowu B. Olawoye, Testimony J. Olumade, Paul E. Oluniyi, Omigie Omoregie, Daniel J. Park, Mariétou Faye Paye, Brittany Petros, Anthony A. Philippakis, Abechi Priscilla, Alan Ricks, Anne Rimoin, John Demby Sandi, John S. Schieffelin, Monica Schreiber, Mame Cheikh Seck, Sameed Siddiqui, Katherine Siddle, Allison R. Smither, Mouhamad Sy, Ngayo Sy, Christopher H. Tomkins-Tinch, Oyewale Tomori, Chinedu Ugwu, Jessica N. Uwanibe, Eghosasere Anthonia Uyigue, Dada Ireti Victoria, Anika Vinzé, Megan E. Vodzak, Nicole Welch, Haja Isatta Wurie, Daba Zoumarou, Donald S. Grant, Daouda Ndiaye, Bronwyn MacInnis, Pardis C. Sabeti, Christian Happi

Publikováno v: Viruses, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 1605 (2021)

While investigating a signal of adaptive evolution in humans at the gene LARGE, we encountered an intriguing finding by Dr. Stefan Kunz that the gene plays a critical role in Lassa virus binding and entry. This led us to pursue field work to test our

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Novel Tools for Lassa Virus Surveillance in Peri-domestic Rodents

Autor: Allison R. Smither, James Koninga, Franklyn B. Kanneh, Momoh Foday, Matthew L. Boisen, Nell G. Bond, Mambu Momoh, John Demby Sandi, Lansana Kanneh, Foday Alhasan, Ibrahim Mustapha Kanneh, Mohamed S. Yillah, Donald S. Grant, Duane J. Bush, Diana K. S. Nelson, Kaitlin M. Cruz, Raphaëlle Klitting, Matthias Pauthner, Kristian G. Andersen, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, Robert W. Cross, John S. Schieffelin, Robert F. Garry

Publikováno v: medRxiv

BackgroundLassa fever (LF) is a rodent-borne disease endemic to West Africa. In the absence of licensed therapeutics or vaccines, rodent exclusion from living spaces remains the primary method of preventing LF. Zoonotic surveillance of Lassa virus (L

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https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.17.23287380

Cross-Reactive Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV in Pre-COVID-19 Blood Samples from Sierra Leoneans

Autor: Augustine Goba, John Demby Sandi, Luis M. Branco, Megan L. Heinrich, Sophia A. Koval, Mambu Momoh, Karissa Chao, Patricia Snarski, Duane J. Bush, Andrew R. Hoffmann, Alexandra Melton, Nell G. Bond, Antoinette R. Bell-Kareem, Irina Aimukanova, Robert J. Samuels, Matthew L. Boisen, Rodrigo Borrega, Jaikin E Harrell, Lansana Kanneh, Anatoliy P. Koval, Megan M. Rowland, Whitney N. Phinney, Zoe L. Branco, Robert F. Garry, Pardis C. Sabeti, Debra Elliott, Diana K. S. Nelson, Kristian G. Andersen, Dahlene N. Fusco, James E. Robinson, Kaylynn J. Genemaras, Lilia I. Melnik, Raju Lathigra, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, Michael Gbakie, Julie A. Rouelle, Ashley A. Smira, Allison R. Smither, John S. Schieffelin, Gilberto Sabino-Santos, Don Grant, Arnaud Drouin

Publikováno v: Viruses, Vol 13, Iss 2325, p 2325 (2021)
Viruses
Viruses; Volume 13; Issue 11; Pages: 2325

Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced lower COVID-19 caseloads and fewer deaths than countries in other regions worldwide. Under-reporting of cases and a younger population could partly account for these differences, but pre-existing

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https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2325

Emergence of an early SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in the United States

Autor: Pedro Belda-Ferre, Karissa Chao, Vaughn S. Cooper, Gilberto Sabino-Santos, Gytis Dudas, Karthik Gangavarapu, Catelyn Anderson, Lauge Farnaes, Robert F. Garry, Rob Knight, Louise C. Laurent, Maximilian Marshall, Michelle McGraw, Lauren Gardner, David J. Nolan, Nathan D. Grubaugh, Raphaëlle Klitting, Jeremy P. Kamil, Stefan Aigner, Daniel J. Snyder, Arnaud Drouin, Rebecca Rose, Nathaniel L. Matteson, Antoinette R. Bell-Kareem, Manar Alkuzweny, Amy K. Feehan, Lilia I. Melnik, Refugio Robles-Sikisaka, Peter DeHoff, Sarah E. Topol, Allison R. Smither, Rona S. Scott, Clarisse Marotz, Kristian G. Andersen, Dahlene N. Fusco, Mark Zeller, Kamran Khan, Susanna L. Lamers, John A. Vanchiere, Gene W. Yeo, Emily G. Spencer, Laura Nicholson, Shashank Sathe, Phillipe Lemey, Emma B. Hodcroft, Marc A. Suchard, Julia Garcia-Diaz, Charlotte A. Hobbs, Laura D. Hughes, Kaylynn J. Genemaras, Alexander Watts, Patricia Snarski

Publikováno v: medRxiv
medRxiv, vol 2, iss 02-09
Cell, vol 184, iss 19
Cell

The emergence of the COVID-19 epidemic in the United States (U.S.) went largely undetected due to inadequate testing. New Orleans experienced one of the earliest and fastest accelerating outbreaks, coinciding with Mardi Gras. To gain insight into the

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33564781