Pathogenicity and virulence of henipaviruses

B Kaza, HC Aguilar - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Paramyxoviruses are a family of single-stranded negative-sense RNA viruses, many of
which are responsible for a range of respiratory and neurological diseases in humans and …

Implications of glycosaminoglycans on viral zoonotic diseases

S Bauer, F Zhang, RJ Linhardt - Diseases, 2021 - mdpi.com
Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases that pass from animals to humans. These include
diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites and can be transmitted through …

High-throughput identification of prefusion-stabilizing mutations in SARS-CoV-2 spike

TJC Tan, Z Mou, R Lei, WO Ouyang, M Yuan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Designing prefusion-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spike is critical for the effectiveness of COVID-
19 vaccines. All COVID-19 vaccines in the US encode spike with K986P/V987P mutations to …

Potent henipavirus neutralization by antibodies recognizing diverse sites on Hendra and Nipah virus receptor binding protein

J Dong, RW Cross, MP Doyle, N Kose, JJ Mousa… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Summary Hendra (HeV) and Nipah (NiV) viruses are emerging zoonotic pathogens in the
Henipavirus genus causing outbreaks of disease with very high case fatality rates. Here, we …

Synchronous shedding of multiple bat paramyxoviruses coincides with peak periods of Hendra virus spillover

AJ Peel, K Wells, J Giles, V Boyd… - Emerging microbes & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Within host-parasite communities, viral co-circulation and co-infections of hosts are the
norm, yet studies of significant emerging zoonoses tend to focus on a single parasite …

Molecular Pathogenesis of Nipah Virus

P Talukdar, D Dutta, E Ghosh, I Bose… - Applied biochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
Viral diseases are causing mayhem throughout the world. One of the zoonotic viruses that
have emerged as a potent threat to community health in the past few decades is Nipah virus …

Exploring the potential of foodborne transmission of respiratory viruses

B O'Brien, L Goodridge, J Ronholm, N Nasheri - Food Microbiology, 2021 - Elsevier
The ongoing pandemic involving severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) has raised the question whether this virus, which is known to be spread primarily …

Novel roles of the Nipah virus attachment glycoprotein and its mobility in early and late membrane fusion steps

V Ortega, JLR Zamora, IA Monreal, DT Hoffman… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Paramyxoviridae family comprises important pathogens that include measles (MeV),
mumps, parainfluenza, and the emerging deadly zoonotic Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra …

MeV-Stealth: A CD46-specific oncolytic measles virus resistant to neutralization by measles-immune human serum

MÁ Muñoz-Alía, RA Nace, A Tischer, L Zhang… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The frequent overexpression of CD46 in malignant tumors has provided a basis to use
vaccine-lineage measles virus (MeV) as an oncolytic virotherapy platform. However …

Feline morbillivirus, a new paramyxovirus possibly associated with feline kidney disease

EJ Choi, V Ortega, HC Aguilar - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Feline morbillivirus (FeMV) was first isolated in stray cats in Hong Kong in 2012. Since its
discovery, the virus has been reported in domestic cats worldwide, including in Hong Kong …