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V. Sluydts

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Ecology· 3 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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H. Leirs· 3 shared J. Marien· 2 shared V. C. Colombo· 2 shared A. A. Rija· 1 shared A. Girao· 1 shared A. Goll· 1 shared A. Hendy· 1 shared A. Iserbyt· 1 shared

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H. Leirs

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Disease dynamics during ecosystem restoration and faunal reassembly

Marina Voinson, D. Erazo, C. Faust, N. Bunnefeld, A. A. Rija, H. Leirs, L. Paez-Triana, V. Sluydts, J. Marien, L. Kirkpatrick

This study uses a model to show that disease dynamics during ecosystem restoration depend on pathogen transmissibility, timing of slow life history species establishment, and community assembly, not just biodiversity.

bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Forest edge landscape context affects mosquito community composition and risk of pathogen emergence

A. Hendy, N. F. Fe, I. Pedrosa, A. Girao, T. N. Figueira dos Santos, C. R. Mendonca, J. T. Andes Junior, F. P. Assuncao, E. R. Costa, V. Sluydts, M. Gordo, V. M. Scarpassa, M. Buenemann, M. V. G. d. Lacerda, M. P. G. Mourao, , K. A. Hanley

The paper examines how different forest edge landscapes affect mosquito communities and pathogen emergence risk in the Amazon rainforest.

bioRxiv · Apr 30, 2024Ecology

Serological surveillance for wild rodent infection with SARS-CoV-2 in Europe

V. Bourret, L. Dutra, H. Alburkat, S. Maki, E. Lintunen, M. Wasniewski, R. Kant, M. Grzybek, V. Venkat, H. Asad, J. Pradel, M. Bouilloud, H. Leirs, V. C. Colombo, V. Sluydts, , T. Sironen

The paper reports serological testing of 1,237 wild rodents and other small mammals across Europe for SARS-CoV-2 exposure, finding all samples negative except one.

bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in Norway rats (Rattus norvergicus) from Antwerp sewer system, Belgium

V. C. Colombo, V. Sluydts, J. Marien, B. Vanden Broecke, N. Van Houtte, W. Leirs, L. Jacobs, A. Iserbyt, M. Hubert, L. Heyndrickx, H. Goris, P. Delputte, N. De Roeck, J. Elst, R. Boudewijns, , S. Gryseels

The paper tests Norway rats for SARS-CoV-2 infection and finds no evidence of infection, but highlights issues with serological testing in non-human samples.

bioRxiv · Mar 6, 2021Ecology