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David A. Swan

Fred Hutch Cancer CenterORCID 0000-0002-3295-0372Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Joshua Tisdell SchifferiD· 2 shared Catherine Byrne· 1 shared Elizabeth M. KrantziD· 1 shared Fred Machyo Okuku· 1 shared Innocent MutyabaiD· 1 shared Janet Nankoma· 1 shared Keith R. JeromeiD· 1 shared Marius WalteriD· 1 shared

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Human Herpes Virus 8 Oral Shedding Heterogeneity is Due to Varying Rates of Reactivation from Latency and Immune Containment

David A. Swan, Elizabeth M. Krantz, Catherine Byrne, Fred Machyo Okuku, Janet Nankoma, Innocent Mutyaba, Warren T. Phipps, Joshua Tisdell Schiffer

The paper uses mathematical models to analyze HHV-8 oral shedding patterns in Ugandan individuals, finding that shedding rates depend on reactivation rates and immune responses.

Viruses · Nov 13, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Intracellular and extracellular dynamics of herpes simplex virus 1 DNA and infectious particles in epithelial and neuronal cells

Shadisadat Esmaeili, David A. Swan, Keith R. Jerome, Joshua Tisdell Schiffer, Marius Walter

This study models HSV-1 dynamics in epithelial and neuronal cells under low and high MOI, revealing differences in eclipse phase duration, egress rates, and productive infection kinetics.

bioRxiv · May 13, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology