B. Vrancken

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

The paper predicts that Lassa virus endemic areas will expand beyond West Africa due to environmental changes, increasing the population at risk from 100 million to 700 million by 2070.

Archival influenza virus genomes from Europe reveal genomic and phenotypic variability during the 1918 pandemic

Extensive characterization of HIV-1 reservoirs reveals links to plasma viremia before and during analytical treatment interruption

This study characterizes HIV-1 reservoirs in four individuals during treatment interruption, identifying proviruses linked to plasma viremia and showing their role in viral rebound.

Phylogenetic analyses of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage suggest a single origin followed by multiple exportation events versus convergent evolution

This study uses phylodynamic methods to show that the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant likely originated once and spread globally rather than evolving convergently from multiple sources.

Unravelling the evolutionary relationships of hepaciviruses within and across rodent hosts

This study identifies novel hepacivirus genomes in rodents from sub-Saharan Africa, revealing co-infections and expanding the known diversity of hepaciviruses in rodent hosts.

Phylogeographic and phylodynamic approaches to epidemiological hypothesis testing

This study uses phylogeographic and phylodynamic methods to test hypotheses about West Nile virus dispersal and genetic diversity, finding temperature influences on spread and no strong evidence for migratory bird flyway restriction.

The history of measles: from a 1912 genome to an antique origin

The paper sequences a 1912 measles virus genome and uses molecular clock modeling to estimate measles virus divergence from rinderpest virus as early as the 4th century BCE.