2024
Analysis of Powassan Virus Genome Sequences from Human Cases Reveals Substantial Genetic Diversity with Implications for Molecular Assay Development
Klontz E, Chowdhury N, Holbrook N, Solomon I, Telford S, Aliota M, Vogels C, Grubaugh N, Helgager J, Hughes H, Velez J, Piantadosi A, Chiu C, Lemieux J, Branda J. Analysis of Powassan Virus Genome Sequences from Human Cases Reveals Substantial Genetic Diversity with Implications for Molecular Assay Development. Viruses 2024, 16: 1653. DOI: 10.3390/v16111653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome sequenceDiversity of genomic sequencesHuman infectionsPCR assay designVirus genome sequencesAssay designIn silico analysisBiology of infectionViral genomic dataGenetic diversityGenomic dataSensitivity of PCRGenomeCladePCR assayHuman diseasesVirulent strainsPCR designPowassan virusSequenceImmunocompromised patientsPCRTick-borne virusesAssay developmentClinical diagnostics
2023
Phylogeographic reconstruction of the emergence and spread of Powassan virus in the northeastern United States
Vogels C, Brackney D, Dupuis A, Robich R, Fauver J, Brito A, Williams S, Anderson J, Lubelczyk C, Lange R, Prusinski M, Kramer L, Gangloff-Kaufmann J, Goodman L, Baele G, Smith R, Armstrong P, Ciota A, Dellicour S, Grubaugh N. Phylogeographic reconstruction of the emergence and spread of Powassan virus in the northeastern United States. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2218012120. PMID: 37040418, PMCID: PMC10120011, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2218012120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPowassan Virus Lineage I in Field-Collected Dermacentor variabilis Ticks, New York, USA - Volume 29, Number 2—February 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Hart C, Hassett E, Vogels C, Shapley D, Grubaugh N, Thangamani S. Powassan Virus Lineage I in Field-Collected Dermacentor variabilis Ticks, New York, USA - Volume 29, Number 2—February 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2023, 29: 415-417. PMID: 36692472, PMCID: PMC9881768, DOI: 10.3201/eid2902.220410.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Identification and characterization of novel lineage 1 Powassan virus strains in New York State
Lange R, Dupuis A, Prusinski M, Maffei J, Koetzner C, Ngo K, Backenson B, Oliver J, Vogels C, Grubaugh N, Kramer L, Ciota A. Identification and characterization of novel lineage 1 Powassan virus strains in New York State. Emerging Microbes & Infections 2022, 12: 2155585. PMID: 36503411, PMCID: PMC9788702, DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2155585.Peer-Reviewed Original Research