KEY PAPERS
First Place Award
Characterization of neurotropic HPAI H5N1 viruses with novel genome constellations and mammalian adaptive mutations in free-living mesocarnivores in Canada
Authors: Tamiru N. Alkie, Sherri Cox, Carissa Embury-Hyatt, Brian Stevens, Neil Pople, Margo J. Pybus, Wanhong Xu, Tamiko Hisanaga, Matthew Suderman, Janice Koziuk, Peter Kruczkiewicz, Hoang Hai Nguyen, Mathew Fisher, Oliver Lung, Cassidy N. G. Erdelyan, Orie Hochman, Davor Ojkic, Carmencita Yason, Maria Bravo-Araya, Laura Bourque, Trent K. Bollinger, Catherine Soos, Jolene Giacinti, Jennifer Provencher, Sarah Ogilvie, Amanda Clark, Robyn MacPhee, Glen J. Parsons, Hazel Eaglesome, Sayrah Gilbert, Kelsey Saboraki, Richard Davis, Alexandra Jerao, Matthew Ginn, Megan E.B. Jones & Yohannes Berhane
EMI comments: This paper reported a less studied area of avian influenza viruses: neurological infection, and certain novel genomic features of the virus and host factors.
Second Place Award
Alarming situation of emerging H5 and H7 avian influenza and effective control strategies
Authors: Jianzhong Shi, Xianying Zeng, Pengfei Cui, Cheng Yan & Hualan Chen
EMI comments: This invited review summarized the global outbreaks of H5 and H7 influenza viruses to animals before more unusual infections reported in North America in 2024.
Third Place Award – A
Rational development of multicomponent mRNA vaccine candidates against mpox
Authors: Rong-Rong Zhang, Zheng-Jian Wang, Yi-Long Zhu, Wei Tang, Chao Zhou, Suo-Qun Zhao, Mei Wu, Tao Ming, Yong-Qiang Deng, Qi Chen, Ning-Yi Jin, Qing Ye, Xiao Li & Cheng-Feng Qin
EMI comments: This is a research article describing the design of an mRNA vaccine against monkeypox infection by including multiple immunogens.
Third Place Award – B
African swine fever virus – variants on the rise
Authors: Jan H. Forth, Sten Calvelage, Melina Fischer, Jan Hellert, Julia Sehl-Ewert, Hanna Roszyk, Paul Deutschmann, Adam Reichold, Martin Lange, Hans-Hermann Thulke, Carola Sauter-Louis, Dirk Höper, Svitlana Mandyhra, Maryna Sapachova, Martin Beer & Sandra Blome
EMI comments: This study reported the discovery of more variants of African Swine Fever Virus while the world has been working hard to contain the spread of this virus.
Marked neurotropism and potential adaptation of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4.b virus in naturally infected domestic cats
Shubhada K. Chothe, Surabhi Srinivas, Sougat Misra, Noel Chandan Nallipogu, Elizabeth Gilbride, Lindsey LaBella, Swastidipa Mukherjee, Christian H. Gauthier, Heidi L. Pecoraro, Brett T. Webb, James M. Pipas, Santhamani Ramasamy & Suresh V. Kuchipudi
Published online: 17 Dec 2024 (Vol.14, No.1, 2025)
Effective and targeted latency reversal in CD4+ T cells from individuals on long term combined antiretroviral therapy initiated during chronic HIV-1 infection
Minh Ha Ngo, Joshua Pankrac, Ryan C. Y. Ho, Emmanuel Ndashimye, Rahul Pawa, Renata Ceccacci, Tsigereda Biru, Abayomi S. Olabode, Katja Klein, Yue Li, Colin Kovacs, Robert Assad, Jeffrey M. Jacobson, David H. Canaday, Stephen Tomusange, Samiri Jamiru, Aggrey Anok, Taddeo Kityamuweesi, Paul Buule, Ronald M. Galiwango, Steven J. Reynolds, Thomas C. Quinn, Andrew D. Redd, Jessica L. Prodger, Jamie F. S. Mann & Eric J. Arts
Published online: 26 Mar 2024 (Vol.13, No.1, 2024)
COVID-19 pandemic – an African perspective
Shabir Ahmad Lone & Aijaz Ahmad
Published online: 15 Jun 2020 (Vol.9, No.1, 2020)
Molecular and serological investigation of 2019-nCoV infected patients: implication of multiple shedding routes
Wei Zhang, Rong-Hui Du, Bei Li, Xiao-Shuang Zheng, Xing-Lou Yang, Ben Hu, Yan-Yi Wang, Geng-Fu Xiao, Bing Yan, Zheng-Li Shi & Peng Zhou
Published online: 17 Feb 2020 (Vol.9, No.1, 2020)
Alarming situation of emerging H5 and H7 avian influenza and effective control strategies
Jianzhong Shi, Xianying Zeng, Pengfei Cui, Cheng Yan & Hualan Chen
Published online: 12 Dec 2022 (Vol.12, No.1, 2023)
Monkeypox virus emerges from the shadow of its more infamous cousin: family biology matters
Yan Xiang & Addison White
Published online: 12 Jul 2022 (Vol.11, No.1, 2022)
Genomic characterization of the 2019 novel human-pathogenic coronavirus isolated from a patient with atypical pneumonia after visiting Wuhan
Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Kin-Hang Kok, Zheng Zhu, Hin Chu, Kelvin Kai-Wang To, Shuofeng Yuan & Kwok-Yung Yuen
Published online: 28 Jan 2020 (Vol.9, No.1, 2020)
Molecular and serological investigation of 2019-nCoV infected patients: implication of multiple shedding routes
Wei Zhang, Rong-Hui Du, Bei Li, Xiao-Shuang Zheng, Xing-Lou Yang, Ben Hu, Yan-Yi Wang, Geng-Fu Xiao, Bing Yan, Zheng-Li Shi & Peng Zhou
Published online: 17 Feb 2020 (Vol.9, No.1, 2020)