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Michelle N. Vu, Gracie Quirk, Alexis E. Smathers…·Seema S. Lakdawala
This study analyzes an H5N5 influenza virus isolate that caused a human fatality, finding it lacks key traits associated with human pandemic potential.
Valerie Le Sage, Michelle N. Vu, Maria A. Maltepes…·Seema S. Lakdawala
The study assesses the pandemic risk of a fatal zoonotic H3N8 influenza virus from chickens, finding it has moderate pandemic potential due to its ability to infect humans and replicate in human cells.
Valerie Le Sage, Bailee D. Werner, Grace A. Merrbach…·Seema S. Lakdawala
This study shows that pre-existing H1N1 immunity protects ferrets from severe disease caused by bovine H5N1 influenza virus.
Cynthia M. McMillen, Christina Megli, Rebecca Radisic…·Amy L. Hartman
This study shows that vaccine strains of Rift Valley fever virus replicate less in placental tissues compared to wild-type strains, suggesting attenuation at the maternal-fetal interface.
Valerie Le Sage, Nicole C. Rockey, Andrea J. French…·Seema S. Lakdawala
The paper assesses the pandemic risk of swine H1N2 influenza viruses by analyzing their transmission potential and immune response in ferrets.