2023
Genomic and phenotypic analyses suggest moderate fitness differences among Zika virus lineages
Oliveira G, Vogels C, Zolfaghari A, Saraf S, Klitting R, Weger-Lucarelli J, P Leon K, Ontiveros C, Agarwal R, Tsetsarkin K, Harris E, Ebel G, Wohl S, Grubaugh N, Andersen K. Genomic and phenotypic analyses suggest moderate fitness differences among Zika virus lineages. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023, 17: e0011055. PMID: 36753510, PMCID: PMC9907835, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman primary cellsFitness differencesVirus lineagesRapid molecular evolutionPrimary cellsShort generation timeAmino acid sitesFitness changesHigh mutation ratePhenotypic evolutionMolecular evolutionPositive selectionMutation rateLineagesPhenotypic analysisPhenotypic changesRNA virusesGeneration timeRecombinant virusesAedes aegypti mosquitoesReplicative fitnessFitnessAegypti mosquitoesMosquitoesZika virus
2022
Interactions between seasonal temperature variation and temporal synchrony drive increased arbovirus co-infection incidence
Poterek ML, Vogels CBF, Grubaugh ND, Ebel GD, Perkins T, Cavany SM. Interactions between seasonal temperature variation and temporal synchrony drive increased arbovirus co-infection incidence. Royal Society Open Science 2022, 9: 220829. PMID: 36277835, PMCID: PMC9579765, DOI: 10.1098/rsos.220829.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Genomic Epidemiology as a Public Health Tool to Combat Mosquito-Borne Virus Outbreaks
Pollett S, Fauver JR, Berry I, Melendrez M, Morrison A, Gillis LD, Johansson MA, Jarman RG, Grubaugh ND. Genomic Epidemiology as a Public Health Tool to Combat Mosquito-Borne Virus Outbreaks. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2019, 221: s308-s318. PMID: 31711190, PMCID: PMC11095994, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic epidemiologyVirus outbreakPublic health responsePublic health toolPublic health agenciesPublic health emergencyKey epidemiological questionsStructured surveillanceChikungunya virusHealth responseEpidemiologyVirus controlHealth toolsHealth agenciesWest NileHealth emergencyVirus genomic dataYellow feverEpidemiological questionsControl of mosquitoesOutbreakOngoing advancesVirus threatsMosquitoesFeverArbovirus coinfection and co-transmission: A neglected public health concern?
Vogels CBF, Rückert C, Cavany SM, Perkins TA, Ebel GD, Grubaugh ND. Arbovirus coinfection and co-transmission: A neglected public health concern? PLOS Biology 2019, 17: e3000130. PMID: 30668574, PMCID: PMC6358106, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of coinfectionPublic health concernPublic healthEpidemiological synergyVirus coinfectionAedes aegypti mosquitoesClinical diseaseSuch coinfectionsZika virusCoinfectionOutbreaks of virusesHealth concernAegypti mosquitoesMultiple virusesTransmission dynamicsVirusHealthHumansMosquitoesDiseaseDengue
2017
Mosquitoes Transmit Unique West Nile Virus Populations during Each Feeding Episode
Grubaugh ND, Fauver JR, Rückert C, Weger-Lucarelli J, Garcia-Luna S, Murrieta RA, Gendernalik A, Smith DR, Brackney DE, Ebel GD. Mosquitoes Transmit Unique West Nile Virus Populations during Each Feeding Episode. Cell Reports 2017, 19: 709-718. PMID: 28445723, PMCID: PMC5465957, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic diversityNovel virus variantsWNV genetic diversityMost genetic diversityComplex evolutionary forcesVirus populationsEvolutionary forcesWest Nile virusGenetic driftInfection phenotypesWNV variantsIndividual mosquitoesIntrahost variantsVirus variantsTransmission cyclePopulation levelMosquitoesDiversityContinuous threatNile virusVariantsArthropodsChikungunya virusVirusLarge epidemics