[HTML][HTML] Live imaging of airway epithelium reveals that mucociliary clearance modulates SARS-CoV-2 spread

ME Becker, L Martin-Sancho, LM Simons… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 initiates infection in the conducting airways, where mucociliary clearance
inhibits pathogen penetration. However, it is unclear how mucociliary clearance impacts …

Modulation of human-to-swine influenza a virus adaptation by the neuraminidase low-affinity calcium-binding pocket

M Cardenas, B Seibert, B Cowan, CJ Caceres… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Frequent interspecies transmission of human influenza A viruses (FLUAV) to pigs contrasts
with the limited subset that establishes in swine. While hemagglutinin mutations are …

Molecular Markers and Mechanisms of Influenza A Virus Cross-Species Transmission and New Host Adaptation

X Guo, Y Zhou, H Yan, Q An, C Liang, L Liu, J Qian - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Influenza A viruses continue to be a serious health risk to people and result in a large-scale
socio-economic loss. Avian influenza viruses typically do not replicate efficiently in …

Porcine ex-vivo intestinal mucus has age-dependent blocking activity against transmissible gastroenteritis virus

W Saleem, N Carpentier, C Hinnekens, D Oh… - Veterinary …, 2024 - Springer
Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) causes high mortality in young piglets (< 3 days
of age). With aging, the susceptibility/morbidity/mortality rates drop. We previously …

Inactivation of influenza A virus in expiratory droplets and aerosol particles and the associated physicochemical drivers

AL Schaub - 2024 - infoscience.epfl.ch
Résumé Influenza is an infectious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Every
year, it causes up to one billion cases of disease worldwide. Despite its high disease …

Inactivation of Influenza and Coronaviruses at Acidic pH Encountered in Respiratory Aerosols

I Glas - 2024 - zora.uzh.ch
Influenza and coronaviruses pose major risks to public health and both have shown high
zoonotic potential. A major challenge in the control of these respiratory diseases is aerosol …