Emmie de Wit

This study shows Jamaican fruit bats are susceptible to henipaviruses but rapidly control infection following oral exposure.

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.

The study compares contact transmissibility of human, bovine, and mountain lion H5N1 isolates in Syrian hamsters, finding human isolate has higher contact transmissibility despite limited overall transmission.

This study compares the tissue tropism of two HPAI H5N1 isolates in mice, finding that the bovine isolate replicates in the brain and causes more neurotropism and inflammation than the human isolate.

The paper assesses the environmental stability of H5N1 influenza virus in raw milk, wastewater, and on surfaces, finding slow decay in milk suggests transmission risks.

This study evaluates the fitness and pathogenesis of Omicron variants in the upper and lower respiratory tracts, finding increased URT fitness with reduced lung pathology.

The paper compares replication efficiency and host response of H5N1 influenza viruses in human lung organoids, finding that A/Vietnam/1203/2004 replicates most efficiently.