Elizabeth D. Somsen
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View article: Quantifying viral pandemic potential from experimental transmission studies
Quantifying viral pandemic potential from experimental transmission studies Open
In an effort to avert future pandemics, surveillance studies aim to identify animal viruses at high risk of spilling over into humans. These studies have revealed substantial diversity in identified viruses. However, the number of tools cu…
View article: Quantifying viral pandemic potential from experimental transmission studies
Quantifying viral pandemic potential from experimental transmission studies Open
In an effort to avert future pandemics, surveillance studies aimed at identifying zoonotic viruses at high risk of spilling over into humans act to monitor the "viral chatter" at the animal-human interface. These studies are hampered, howe…
View article: Characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.621 (Mu) variant
Characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.621 (Mu) variant Open
The SARS-CoV-2 B.1.621 (Mu) variant emerged in January 2021 and was categorized as a variant of interest by the World Health Organization in August 2021. This designation prompted us to study the sensitivity of this variant to antibody neu…
View article: Initial Evaluation of a Mobile SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP Testing Strategy
Initial Evaluation of a Mobile SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP Testing Strategy Open
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) control in the United States remains hampered, in part, by testing limitations. We evaluated a simple, outdoor, mobile, colorimetric reverse-transcription loop-mediated isotherma…
View article: Viral Sequencing to Investigate Sources of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in US Healthcare Personnel
Viral Sequencing to Investigate Sources of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in US Healthcare Personnel Open
Background Healthcare personnel (HCP) are at increased risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We posit that current infection control guidelines generally protect HCP from SARS-CoV-2 infection …
View article: Discovery of a Novel Simian Pegivirus in Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) with Lymphocytic Enterocolitis
Discovery of a Novel Simian Pegivirus in Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) with Lymphocytic Enterocolitis Open
From 2010 to 2015, 73 common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) housed at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) were diagnosed postmortem with lymphocytic enterocolitis. We used unbiased deep-sequencing to screen the blood of …
View article: Initial evaluation of a mobile SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP testing strategy
Initial evaluation of a mobile SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP testing strategy Open
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) control in the United States remains hampered, in part, by testing limitations. We evaluated a simple, outdoor, mobile, colorimetric reverse transcription loop-mediated isotherma…
View article: Discovery of a novel simian pegivirus in common marmosets (<i>Callithrix jacchus</i>) with lymphocytic enterocolitis
Discovery of a novel simian pegivirus in common marmosets (<i>Callithrix jacchus</i>) with lymphocytic enterocolitis Open
From 2010 to 2015, 73 common marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus ) housed at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) were diagnosed postmortem with lymphocytic enterocolitis. We used unbiased deep-sequencing to screen the blood o…