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Laurens Liesenborghs

Instituut voor Tropische GeneeskundeORCID 0000-0001-5616-8548Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 3 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:rat· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintAug 28, 2025

High genetic diversity of mpox virus (MPXV) in three different rodent species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Meris Matondo-Kuamfumu, Pascal Baelo, Audrey Lacroix…·Steve Ahuka Mundeke

The paper identifies MPXV diversity in three rodent species in the DRC, showing multiple clades and proximity to human populations.

2 citations

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintDec 4, 2024

Experimental monkeypox virus infection in rats

Barry Rockx, Lucien J. M. van Keulen, Wim H. M. van der Poel…·Laurens Liesenborghs

This study inoculates rats with MPXV, observing skin lesions and viral shedding, suggesting rats may play a role in MPXV transmission.

3 citations

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintMar 8, 2021

Drug development of an affinity enhanced, broadly neutralizing heavy chain-only antibody that restricts SARS-CoV-2 in rodents

Bert Schepens, Loes van Schie, Wim Nerinckx…·Xavier Saelens

The paper describes the development of a broadly neutralizing antibody, XVR011, effective against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in animal models.

7 citations

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJul 8, 2020

A single-dose live-attenuated YF17D-vectored SARS-CoV2 vaccine candidate

Lorena Sanchez Felipe, Thomas Vercruysse, Sapna Sharma…·Kai D

This paper develops a single-dose YF17D-vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate that induces neutralizing antibodies and protects against infection in hamsters.

DOI 10.1101/2020.07.08.193045

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