Sam Verwimp

The Heat shock protein 70 machinery is crucial in the production of infectious chikungunya virus progeny

This study shows that inhibiting Hsp70 reduces chikungunya virus infectious particle production without harming host cells.

Low risk of transmission of prototype and newly emerged Oropouche virus strains by European Culex pipiens, Aedes albopictus, and Anopheles atroparvus mosquitoes

This study assesses the vector competence of European mosquitoes for Oropouche virus strains and finds low transmission risk.

Combinations of approved oral nucleoside analogues confer potent suppression of alphaviruses in vitro and in vivo

This study evaluates combinations of approved oral nucleoside analogues against multiple alphaviruses in vitro and in vivo, finding synergistic antiviral effects and reduced viral mutation rates with combination therapy.

Depletion of skin bacteria by topical antibiotic treatment accelerates onset of Zika virus disease in mice.

This study shows that topical antibiotics reduce skin bacteria in mice, leading to faster Zika virus disease progression and higher viral loads in multiple tissues.

First report of kdr L1014F and ace-1 G119S insecticide resistance in Belgian Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes

The paper reports the first detection of kdr L1014F and ace-1 G119S insecticide resistance mutations in Belgian Culex mosquitoes, highlighting the need for surveillance.