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Atsushi Okumura

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesORCID 0000-0002-7779-3059Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Claude Kwe YindaiD· 3 shared Kyle RosenkeiD· 3 shared Vincent Jacobus MunsteriD· 3 shared Brian J. SmithiD· 2 shared Franziska Karola KaiseriD· 2 shared Missiani OchwotoiD· 2 shared Natalie McCarthy· 2 shared Reshma Koolaparambil MukeshiD· 2 shared

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Lower pathogenicity but similar genital shedding of monkeypox virus clade Ib compared to clade Ia in a rodent model

Franziska Karola Kaiser, Shane Gallogly, Reshma Koolaparambil Mukesh, Missiani Ochwoto, Claude Kwe Yinda, Sarah van Tol, Jonathan Schulz, Kailin Hawes, Brown Bulloch, Anthony McBain, Trenton Bushmaker, Atsushi Okumura, Jessica Prado-Smith, Brian J. Smith, Kyle Rosenke, , Vincent Jacobus Munster

bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Highly efficient anogenital transmission of clade Ia mpox virus associated with increased shedding.

Franziska Karola Kaiser, Reshma Koolaparambil Mukesh, Shane Gallogly, Jonathan E. Schulz, Sarah van Tol, Natalie McCarthy, Missiani Ochwoto, Claude Kwe Yinda, Atsushi Okumura, Lara M. Myers, Aaron Carmody, Brian J. Smith, Greg A. Saturday, Carl Shaia, Kyle Rosenke, , Vincent Jacobus Munster

This study investigates mpox virus transmission in prairie dogs, finding that anogenital mucosal routes lead to high shedding and efficient transmission.

bioRxiv · Aug 14, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Recent Bovine HPAI H5N1 Isolate is Highly Virulent for Mice, Rapidly Causing Acute Pulmonary and Neurologic Disease

Thomas Tipih, Vignesh Mariappan, Claude Kwe Yinda, Kimberly D. Meade-White, Matthew C. Lewis, Atsushi Okumura, Natalie McCarthy, Ekaterina S Altynova, Shanna S. Leventhal, Trenton Bushmaker, Chad S. Clancy, Emmie de Wit, Vincent Jacobus Munster, Heinz Feldmann, Kyle Rosenke

This study compares the virulence of recent bovine and non-bovine HPAI H5N1 isolates in mice, finding the bovine isolate causes severe respiratory and neurologic disease.

Nature Communications · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology