Pathogen emergence
Exploring the emergence of novel pathogens
Zoonoses have the potential to cause widespread human epidemics. However, understanding the spread and maintenance of pathogens, who are mainly found in animal species is complicated as these infections are largely hidden.
One major emerging pathogen is Nipah virus, which spills over from its natural reservoir of Pteropus bats causes human cases each year in Bangladesh, which are fatal in most instances. In a collaboration with icddr,b, Johns Hopkins University among others, we work with different data types (sequence data, serology data, case data) to study the patterns of emergence and spread of Nipah virus.
We have also become involved in projects exploring the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
Publications
11 Sep 2023
Nat Med, 2023: 10.1038/s41591-023-02542-x
15 Sep 2021
Assessing the feasibility of Nipah vaccine efficacy trials based on previous outbreaks in Bangladesh
Vaccine, 2021: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.08.027
23 Jan 2021
Viruses, 2021: 13: https://doi.org/10.3390/v13020169
9 Sep 2020
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020: 26(9): 1978-1986, 10.3201/eid2609.201840
5 Jun 2020
Nature Communications, 2020: 11: 2842, 10.1038/s41467-020-16516-x
2 Jun 2020
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020: 97: 306-312, 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.111
11 May 2020
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020: 221(Supplement_4): S363-S369, 10.1093/infdis/jiaa074
2 Mar 2020
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020: 222(3): 438-442, 10.1093/infdis/jiaa091