G. Ebel

Intracellular diversity of WNV within circulating avian peripheral blood mononuclear cells reveals host-dependent patterns of polyinfection

The paper infects avian hosts and cell lines with barcoded WNV to show that higher viremia in crows allows greater viral diversity and maintenance of rare variants through complementation, unlike in robins.

On the origin and evolution of the mosquito male-determining factor Nix

This study investigates the origin and evolution of the mosquito male-determining factor Nix across Culicinae subfamily species, finding it originated 133-165 MYA and evolved faster than related factors.

Exploring the mosquito-arbovirus network: a survey of vector competence experiments

This study reviews mosquito-arbovirus competence experiments, finding most potential mosquito-virus combinations are untested, limiting predictive modeling of vector-virus networks.

Type I interferon shapes brain distribution and tropism of tick-borne flavivirus

The paper uses multimodal imaging and single nuclei RNA-sequencing to study how type I interferon affects viral tropism in the brain during flavivirus infection in mice.

Title - Impact of extrinsic incubation temperature on natural selection during Zika virus infection of Aedes aegypti

This study examines how constant and fluctuating temperatures affect Zika virus transmission and genetic diversity in Aedes mosquitoes.

Zika viruses of both African and Asian lineages cause fetal harm in a vertical transmission model

This study shows African ZIKV can cause fetal harm in a mouse model, challenging the idea that specific mutations are required for congenital Zika syndrome.