Andrea Aebischer

This study compares the susceptibility of different species to bat-borne H9N2 influenza virus, finding that Eidolon helvum is highly susceptible and transmits efficiently, while pigs and quails are not.

This paper develops a multi-species luciferase-based double antigen ELISA for detecting H5 clade 2.3.4.4b-specific antibodies in various species, showing high sensitivity and specificity.

This study establishes in vivo infection models for RusV in wood mice and rats, showing persistent infection and mucosal shedding in wood mice, suggesting them as potential reservoir hosts.

The paper conducts serological surveillance of H5 HPAI in wildlife in North-East Germany, finding seropositivity in boar and carnivores but not ruminants, indicating avian-to-mammalian spillover.

The study tested rats in Berlin for coronaviruses and found SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in one rat but no evidence of circulation, while detecting rodent-associated alphacoronaviruses.