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N. S. Lewis

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 6 Approach:experimental assay· 5 Organism:multiple species· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1

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I. H. Brown· 6 shared D. Venkatesh· 3 shared A. C. Banyard· 2 shared A. L. Vincent Baker· 2 shared A. Nunez· 2 shared J. Seekings· 2 shared R. Hansen· 2 shared S. Essen· 2 shared

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Antigenic and genetic diversity of H1 and H3 influenza A viruses in swine in Brazil

S. Lopes, T. K. Anderson, R. Schaefer, C. Tochetto, D. Gava, M. E. Cantao, J. R. Ciacci-Zanella, A. L. Vincent Baker, N. S. Lewis

This study characterizes the genetic and antigenic diversity of H1 and H3 influenza A viruses in Brazilian swine from 2010-2018, identifying distinct lineages and antigenic variation with implications for vaccine development.

bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Antigenic mapping of the hemagglutinin of the H9 subtype influenza A viruses using sera from Japanese quail (Coturnix c. japonica).

S. Carnaccini, C. J. Caceres, L. C. Gay, L. Ferreri, E. Skepner, D. F. Burke, I. H. Brown, G. Geiger, A. Obadan, D. S. Rajao, N. S. Lewis, D. R. Perez

This study maps the antigenic sites of H9 influenza A virus hemagglutinin using quail sera, identifying key amino acid substitutions that affect antigenic profiles and vaccine efficacy.

bioRxiv · May 18, 2023Microbiology

Interspecies transmission from pigs to ferrets of antigenically distinct swine H1 influenza A viruses with loss in reactivity to human vaccine virus antisera as measures of relative zoonotic risk

J. B. Kimble, C. K. Souza, T. K. Anderson, Z. W. Arendsee, D. E. Hufnagel, K. M. Young, N. S. Lewis, C. T. Davis, A. L. Vincent Baker

The paper assesses the zoonotic risk of swine H1 influenza A viruses by evaluating their cross-reactivity to human vaccine antisera and transmission efficiency in a pig-to-ferret model.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Transatlantic spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 by wild birds from Europe to North America in 2021

V. Caliendo, N. S. Lewis, A. Pohlmann, J. Waldenstrom, M. van Toor, T. Lameris, H. van der Jeugd, A. S. Lang, G. Robertson, M. Beer, R. Fouchier, A. C. Banyard, I. H. Brown, Y. Berhana, S. Laurendeau, , K. Thorup

The paper reports the detection of H5N1 HPAI viruses in Canada linked to European strains, suggesting transatlantic spread by wild birds and raising concerns for further spread in the Americas.

bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2022Microbiology

Systemic infection with highly pathogenic H5N8 of avian origin produces encephalitis and mortality in wild mammals at a UK rehabilitation centre

T. Floyd, A. C. Banyard, F. Z. Lean, A. M. Byrne, E. Fullick, E. Whittard, B. C. Mollet, S. Bexton, V. Swinson, M. Macrelli, N. S. Lewis, S. M. Reid, A. Nunez, J. P. Duff, R. Hansen, I. H. Brown

The paper reports that systemic infection with H5N8 avian influenza virus caused encephalitis and mortality in wild mammals at a UK wildlife rehabilitation centre.

bioRxiv · May 26, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Regional transmission and reassortment of 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses in Bulgarian poultry 2017/18

D. Venkatesh, A. Brouwer, G. Goujgoulova, J. Seekings, R. Ellis, I. H. Brown, N. S. Lewis

This study traces the origin and spread of H5 HPAI viruses in Bulgaria using genomic and epidemiological data, identifying two separate outbreaks with no reassortment except in the MP segment.

bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2020Microbiology

Detection of H3N8 influenza A virus with multiple mammalian-adaptive mutations in a rescued Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup

D. Venkatesh, C. Bianco, A. Nunez, R. Collins, D. Thorpe, S. M. Reid, S. M. Brookes, S. Essen, N. McGinn, J. Seekings, J. Cooper, I. H. Brown, N. S. Lewis

The paper reports the detection of H3N8 influenza A virus in a Grey seal pup, identifies mammalian-adaptive mutations, and suggests potential zoonotic risk and pandemic surveillance relevance.

bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2019Microbiology

Avian influenza viruses in wild birds: virus evolution in a multi-host ecosystem

D. Venkatesh, M. J. Poen, T. M. Bestebroer, R. D. Scheuer, O. Vuong, M. Chkhaidze, A. Machablishvili, J. Mamuchadze, L. Ninua, N. B. Fedorova, R. A. Halpin, X. Lin, A. Ransier, T. B. Stockwell, D. E. Wentworth, , N. S. Lewis

This study tracks avian influenza virus evolution in wild birds across three migratory flyways in Georgia, revealing subtype diversity, reassortment patterns, and genetic relationships with global AIV populations.

bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2018Microbiology