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Heidi Auerswald

Institut Pasteur du CambodgeORCID 0000-0002-4717-7618Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Erik A. KarlssoniD· 2 shared Julia GuillebaudiD· 2 shared Leakhena Pum· 2 shared Thavry HoemiD· 2 shared Veasna DuongiD· 2 shared Alessio LorussoiD· 1 shared Artem BaidaliukiD· 1 shared Ayda Susana Ortiz-BáeziD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Erik A. KarlssonORCID

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Characterization and evolutionary history of novel SARS-CoV-2-related viruses in bats from Cambodia

Tey Putita Ou, Julia Guillebaud, Artem Baidaliuk, Sothyra Tum, Dany Cheang, Déborah Delaune, Matthieu Prot, Elise Bruder, Rafael Rahal Guaragna Machado, Leakhena Pum, Vibol Hul, Thavry Hoem, Sovann Ly, Heidi Auerswald, Frédérick Arnaud, , Etienne Simon‐Lorière

The paper identifies novel SARS-CoV-2-related viruses in Cambodian bats, revealing genetic diversity and potential zoonotic risk through receptor-binding domain analysis and pseudovirus assays.

Nature Communications · Jul 23, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Discovery of a Novel Coltivirus in a Newly Identified Bat Bug Species (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) in Cambodia

Jurre Y. Siegers, Heidi Auerswald, Pierre‐Olivier Maquart, Tamara Szentiványi, Julia Guillebaud, Thavry Hoem, Xiang Li, Kimhuor Suor, Leakhena Pum, Limmey Khun, Sithun Nuon, Kimlay Chea, Vireak Heang, Kathrina Mae Bienes, Yvonne C.F. Su, , Erik A. Karlsson

This study identifies a novel coltivirus in a new bat bug species from Cambodia, highlighting the role of bat ectoparasites as potential reservoirs of zoonotic viruses.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Jun 8, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Insect-specific Alphamesonivirus-1 (Mesoniviridae) in lymph node and lung tissues from two horses with acute respiratory syndrome

Lucija Jurišić, Heidi Auerswald, Maurilia Marcacci, Francesca Di Giallonardo, Laureen M. Coetzee, Valentina Curini, Daniela Averaimo, Ayda Susana Ortiz-Báez, Cesare Cammà, Giovanni Di Teodoro, Jüergen A. Richt, Edward Charles Holmes, Alessio Lorusso

This paper reports the first detection of Alphamesonivirus-1 in mammals, specifically horses with acute respiratory syndrome, challenging the belief that mesoniviruses are insect-specific.

Journal of Virology · Jan 24, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology