Chelsea G. Himsworth

The paper detects a reassortant H3N2 influenza A virus in farmed mink in British Columbia, linked to swine and human origins, highlighting zoonotic risks and the need for surveillance.

The paper develops a targeted genomic sequencing method to detect influenza A viruses in wetland sediments, identifying diverse HA and NA subtypes including H5 from environmental samples.

ProbeTools designs hybridization probes for viral sequencing, validated with a panel targeting influenza A virus HA and NA segments, showing high coverage and enrichment in silico and in vitro.