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Transplantation. 2026 Mar 1;110(3):e707-e714. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005564. Epub 2025 Nov 6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Ongoing shortages of organs for transplantation have prompted the critical question of which countries have the highest organ donation rates and how each can increase those rates. The existing metric of donors per million population is flawed because it does not sufficiently account … Read more

Microb Genom. 2025 Nov;11(11):001541. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001541. ABSTRACT Papillomaviruses are non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses capable of infecting a wide range of vertebrates, from chondrichthyans to mammals. In this study, we report for the first time the identification and complete genome of a papillomavirus in the thornback skate (Raja clavata), named Raja clavata papillomavirus 1 (RclaPV1). The … Read more

Microb Genom. 2025 Nov;11(11):001580. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001580. ABSTRACT Polyomaviruses and papillomaviruses are icosahedral viruses with small circular dsDNA genomes. Limited information on their diversity and evolution in avian hosts is available, with even less known regarding Antarctic penguins. Prior to this study, only one polyomavirus and two papillomaviruses had been identified in Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). … Read more

Three Distinct Circovirids Identified in a Tapeworm Recovered from a Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Žuštra, A., Howard, A., Schwartz, K., Day, R., Dietrich, J., Sobotyk, C., Kraberger, S. & Varsani, A., Jun 2025, In: Viruses. 17, 6, 745. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Incidence and diversity of circoviruses, polyomaviruses, and adenoviruses in exotic free-roaming rosy-faced lovebirds from Phoenix, Arizona, USA Kraberger, S., Custer, J. M., Hammond, R., Gibson, M., Aguiar de Souza Penha, V., McGraw, H., Fountain-Jones, N. M., Olivo, D., Vargas, K. L., Kaján, G. L., Harrach, B., McGraw, K. J. & Varsani, A., Oct 2025, In: … Read more

Discovery and Genome Characterization of Three New Rhabdoviruses Infecting Passiflora spp. in Brazil Vidal, A. H., Abreu, A. C. R., Dantas-Filho, J. F. S., Vianna, M. J. X., Lacorte, C., Abreu, E. F. M., Felix, G. P., Alves-Freitas, D. M. T., Pinheiro-Lima, B., Nogueira, I., Faleiro, F. G., Rosa, R. C. C., Jesus, O. N., … Read more

Virus species names have been standardized; virus names remain unchanged Zerbini, F. M., Simmonds, P., Adriaenssens, E. M., Lefkowitz, E. J., Oksanen, H. M., Alfenas-Zerbini, P., Aylward, F. O., Freitas-Astúa, J., Hughes, H. R., Łobocka, M., Krupovic, M., Kuhn, J. H., Mushegian, A., Penzes, J. J., Reyes, A., Robertson, D. L., Roux, S., Rubino, L., … Read more

Sentinels tracking viruses in various ecosystems: Towards a One Health approach Blondet, L., Sounda, A. M., Fritz, M., Filloux, D., Yvon, M., Blanc, S., Varsani, A., Niama, R. F., Leroy, E. M. & Roumagnac, P., May 2025, In: PLoS Pathogens. 21, 5 May, e1013141. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Coronaviruses in diarrheic pigeons and the first determination of the complete genome of a new pigeon gammacoronavirus Łukaszuk, E., Dziewulska, D., Varsani, A. & Stenzel, T., Dec 2025, In: Scientific reports. 15, 1, 19108. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Known and novel parvoviruses identified in domestic pigeons Łukaszuk, E., Dziewulska, D., Khalifeh, A., Custer, J. M., Kraberger, S., Varsani, A. & Stenzel, T., Dec 2025, In: BMC Veterinary Research. 21, 1, 47. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review