Publications

Rapid Expansion of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Genotype D1.1 Virus across Flyway Regions, North America, Fall 2024

Emerg Infect Dis. 2026 Jul 13;32(8). doi: 10.3201/eid3208.260205. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHighly pathogenic avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b virus continues to circulate in North America and has caused severe human disease. That clade includes genotype D1.1, which became dominant in birds in late 2024. Recent phylodynamic reconstructions place D1.1 emergence in mid-2024 but differ on its … Read more

ORAL AND GASTRIC PLAQUES, PAPILLOMAS, SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS AND PAPILLOMAVIRUSES IN SLENDER-HORNED GAZELLES (GAZELLA LEPTOCEROS )

J Zoo Wildl Med. 2026 Jun;57(2):393-405. doi: 10.1638/2024-0055. ABSTRACT The slender-horned gazelle (SHG, Gazella leptoceros) is a small, sand-colored antelope native to northern Africa. It is endangered due to poaching and habitat loss. Limited reports describe health or disease in wild or zoo populations. Mucosal plaques in the oral cavity (n = 2), papillomas in … Read more

Divergent poxvirus identified in a non-native black rat from Madagascar

Virology. 2026 Jun 30;623:111021. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2026.111021. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Non-native rodents serve as bridges between anthropogenic and natural landscapes. They have expanded across the planet alongside humans while bringing competition, predation, and pathogens, such as poxviruses, to naïve ecosystems. Although rodents serve as reservoirs for multiple zoonotic poxviruses, limited research has focused on … Read more

Angiostrongylus cantonensis Rat Lungworm Detected in Rats, Madagascar, 2022-2023

Emerg Infect Dis. 2026 Jul;32(7):1188-1192. doi: 10.3201/eid3207.260142. ABSTRACT Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is a zoonotic parasite that causes eosinophilic meningitis in humans; the parasite is maintained in rat definitive hosts and transmitted through gastropod intermediate hosts. We report A. cantonensis prevalence and mitochondrial genome from oral swab specimens from rats in Madagascar, supporting swabs … Read more

Genome sequence of banana streak MY virus from the Pacific Ocean island of Tonga

Genome sequence of banana streak MY virus from the Pacific Ocean island of Tonga Stainton, D., Halafihi, M., Collings, D. A. & Varsani, A. 2015 In : Genome Announcements. 3, 3, e00543-15 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Identification of a polyomavirus in Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica)

Identification of a polyomavirus in Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) from the Ross Sea (Antarctica) Varsani, A., Frankfurter, G., Stainton, D., Male, M. F., Kraberger, S. & Burns, J. M. May 1 2017 In : Archives of Virology. 162, 5, p. 1403-1407 5 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Revisiting the taxonomy of the family Circoviridae: establishment of the genus Cyclovirus and removal of the genus Gyrovirus

Revisiting the taxonomy of the family Circoviridae: establishment of the genus Cyclovirus and removal of the genus Gyrovirus Rosario, K., Breitbart, M., Harrach, B., Segalés, J., Delwart, E., Biagini, P. & Varsani, A. May 1 2017 In : Archives of Virology. 162, 5, p. 1447-1463 17 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Genome sequences of a capulavirus infecting Plantago lanceolata in the Åland archipelago of Finland

Genome sequences of a capulavirus infecting Plantago lanceolata in the Åland archipelago of Finland Susi, H., Laine, A. L., Filloux, D., Kraberger, S., Farkas, K., Bernardo, P., Frilander, M. J., Martin, D. P., Varsani, A. & Roumagnac, P. Mar 10 2017 (Accepted/In press) In : Archives of Virology. p. 1-5 5 p. Research output: Contribution … Read more

Genome sequences of Beet curly top Iran virus, Oat dwarf virus, Turnip curly top virus, and Wheat dwarf virus identified in leafhoppers

Genome sequences of Beet curly top Iran virus, Oat dwarf virus, Turnip curly top virus, and Wheat dwarf virus identified in leafhoppers Kamali, M., Heydarnejad, J., Pouramini, N., Masumi, H., Farkas, K., Kraberger, S. & Varsani, A. 2017 In : Genome Announcements. 5, 8, e01674-16 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Novel single-stranded DNA virus genomes recovered from chimpanzee feces sampled from the Mambilla Plateau in Nigeria

Novel single-stranded DNA virus genomes recovered from chimpanzee feces sampled from the Mambilla Plateau in Nigeria Walters, M., Bawuro, M., Christopher, A., Knight, A., Kraberger, S., Stainton, D., Chapman, H. & Varsani, A. 2017 In : Genome Announcements. 5, 9, e01715-16 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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