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Negevirus: A proposed new taxon of insect-specific viruses with wide geographic distribution

Vasilakis, N., Forrester, N. L., Palacios, G., Nasar, F., Savji, N., Rossi, S. L., Guzman, H., Wood, T. G., Popov, V., Gorchakov, R., González, A. V., Haddow, A. D., Watts, D. M., da Rosa, A. P. A. T., Weaver, S. C., Lipkin, W. I. & Tesha, R. B., Mar 2013, In: Journal of virology. 87, 5, p. 2475-2488 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

97 Scopus citations

Niakha virus: A novel member of the family Rhabdoviridae isolated from phlebotomine sandflies in Senegal

Vasilakis, N., Widen, S., Mayer, S. V., Seymour, R., Wood, T. G., Popov, V., Guzman, H., Travassos da Rosa, A. P. A., Ghedin, E., Holmes, E. C., Walker, P. J. & Tesh, R., Sep 2013, In: Virology. 444, 1-2, p. 80-89 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

20 Scopus citations

Outbreak of Zika Virus Infection, Chiapas State, Mexico, 2015, and First Confirmed Transmission by Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes in the Americas

Guerbois, M., Fernandez-Salas, I., Azar, S. R., Danis-Lozano, R., Alpuche-Aranda, C. M., Leal, G., Garcia-Malo, I. R., Diaz-Gonzalez, E. E., Casas-Martinez, M., Rossi, S. L., Del Río-Galván, S. L., Sanchez-Casas, R. M., Roundy, C. M., Wood, T. G., Widen, S. G., Vasilakis, N. & Weaver, S. C., Nov 1 2016, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 214, 9, p. 1349-1356 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

128 Scopus citations

Potential for sylvatic and urban Aedes mosquitoes from Senegal to transmit the new emerging dengue serotypes 1, 3 and 4 in West Africa

Gaye, A., Wang, E., Vasilakis, N., Guzman, H., Diallo, D., Talla, C., Ba, Y., Dia, I., Weaver, S. C. & Diallo, M., Feb 2019, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13, 2, e0007043.

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5 Scopus citations

Potential for Zika Virus to Establish a Sylvatic Transmission Cycle in the Americas

Althouse, B. M., Vasilakis, N., Sall, A. A., Diallo, M., Weaver, S. C. & Hanley, K. A., Dec 15 2016, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 10, 12, e0005055.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

54 Scopus citations

Reversible sensory polyneuropathy during an arboviral outbreak in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

do Rosário, M. S., de Jesus, P. A. P., Farias, D. S., Novaes, M. A. C., Santos, C. S., Azar, S. R., Vasilakis, N., de Moura, D. L., Lima, F. W. D. M., Alcantara, L. C. J. & de Siqueira, I. C., Aug 15 2018, In: Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 391, p. 3-4 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Seek and you shall find — Unknown pathogens?

Vasilakis, N. & Walker, D. H., May 30 2019, In: New England Journal of Medicine. 380, 22, p. 2174-2175 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Seroprevalence of neutralizing antibodies against dengue virus in two localities in the state of Morelos, Mexico

Amaya-Larios, I. Y., Martínez-Vega, R. A., Mayer, S. V., Galeana-Hernández, M., Comas-García, A., Sepúlveda-Salinas, K. J., Falcón-Lezama, J. A., Vasilakis, N. & Ramos-Castañeda, J., Nov 1 2014, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 91, 5, p. 1057-1065 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

29 Scopus citations

Short report: Infection dynamics of sylvatic dengue virus in a natural primate host, the African green monkey

Hanley, K. A., Guerbois, M., Kautz, T. F., Brown, M., Whitehead, S. S., Weaver, S. C., Vasilakis, N. & Marx, P. A., Oct 1 2014, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 91, 4, p. 672-676 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

Short report: Whole genome analysis of Sierra Nevada virus, a novel mononegavirus in the family Nyamiviridae

Rogers, M. B., Cui, L., Fitch, A., Popov, V., Travassos Da Rosa, A. P. A., Vasilakis, N., Tesh, R. B. & Ghedin, E., Jul 2014, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 91, 1, p. 159-164 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

Strengthening the Interaction of the Virology Community with the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) by Linking Virus Names and Their Abbreviations to Virus Species

Calisher, C. H., Briese, T., Brister, J. R., Charrel, R. N., Dürrwald, R., Ebihara, H., Fulhorst, C. F., Gao, G. F., Groschup, M. H., Haddow, A. D., Hyndman, T. H., Junglen, S., Klempa, B., Klingström, J., Kropinski, A. M., Krupovic, M., Labeaud, A. D., Maes, P., Nowotny, N., Nunes, M. R. T. & 12 others, Payne, S. L., Radoshitzky, S. R., Rubbenstroth, D., Sabanadzovic, S., Sasaya, T., Stenglein, M. D., Varsani, A., Wahl, V., Weaver, S. C., Zerbini, F. M., Vasilakis, N. & Kuhn, J. H., Sep 1 2019, In: Systematic Biology. 68, 5, p. 828-839 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Support for the transmission-clearance trade-off hypothesis from a study of zika virus delivered by mosquito bite to mice

Hanley, K. A., Azar, S. R., Campos, R. K., Vasilakis, N. & Rossi, S. L., Nov 18 2019, In: Viruses. 11, 11, 1072.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

5 Scopus citations

Taxonomy of the family Arenaviridae and the order Bunyavirales: update 2018

Maes, P., Alkhovsky, S. V., Bào, Y., Beer, M., Birkhead, M., Briese, T., Buchmeier, M. J., Calisher, C. H., Charrel, R. N., Choi, I. R., Clegg, C. S., de la Torre, J. C., Delwart, E., DeRisi, J. L., Di Bello, P. L., Di Serio, F., Digiaro, M., Dolja, V. V., Drosten, C., Druciarek, T. Z. & 79 others, Du, J., Ebihara, H., Elbeaino, T., Gergerich, R. C., Gillis, A. N., Gonzalez, J. P. J., Haenni, A. L., Hepojoki, J., Hetzel, U., Hồ, T., Hóng, N., Jain, R. K., Jansen van Vuren, P., Jin, Q., Jonson, M. G., Junglen, S., Keller, K. E., Kemp, A., Kipar, A., Kondov, N. O., Koonin, E. V., Kormelink, R., Korzyukov, Y., Krupovic, M., Lambert, A. J., Laney, A. G., LeBreton, M., Lukashevich, I. S., Marklewitz, M., Markotter, W., Martelli, G. P., Martin, R. R., Mielke-Ehret, N., Mühlbach, H. P., Navarro, B., Ng, T. F. F., Nunes, M. R. T., Palacios, G., Pawęska, J. T., Peters, C. J., Plyusnin, A., Radoshitzky, S. R., Romanowski, V., Salmenperä, P., Salvato, M. S., Sanfaçon, H., Sasaya, T., Schmaljohn, C., Schneider, B. S., Shirako, Y., Siddell, S., Sironen, T. A., Stenglein, M. D., Storm, N., Sudini, H., Tesh, R. B., Tzanetakis, I. E., Uppala, M., Vapalahti, O., Vasilakis, N., Walker, P. J., Wáng, G., Wáng, L., Wáng, Y., Wèi, T., Wiley, M. R., Wolf, Y. I., Wolfe, N. D., Wú, Z., Xú, W., Yang, L., Yāng, Z., Yeh, S. D., Zhāng, Y. Z., Zhèng, Y., Zhou, X., Zhū, C., Zirkel, F. & Kuhn, J. H., Aug 1 2018, In: Archives of virology. 163, 8, p. 2295-2310 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

85 Scopus citations

Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2018

Amarasinghe, G. K., Aréchiga Ceballos, N. G., Banyard, A. C., Basler, C. F., Bavari, S., Bennett, A. J., Blasdell, K. R., Briese, T., Bukreyev, A., Caì, Y., Calisher, C. H., Campos Lawson, C., Chandran, K., Chapman, C. A., Chiu, C. Y., Choi, K. S., Collins, P. L., Dietzgen, R. G., Dolja, V. V., Dolnik, O. & 71 others, Domier, L. L., Dürrwald, R., Dye, J. M., Easton, A. J., Ebihara, H., Echevarría, J. E., Fooks, A. R., Formenty, P. B. H., Fouchier, R. A. M., Freuling, C. M., Ghedin, E., Goldberg, T. L., Hewson, R., Horie, M., Hyndman, T. H., Jiāng, D., Kityo, R., Kobinger, G. P., Kondō, H., Koonin, E. V., Krupovic, M., Kurath, G., Lamb, R. A., Lee, B., Leroy, E. M., Maes, P., Maisner, A., Marston, D. A., Mor, S. K., Müller, T., Mühlberger, E., Ramírez, V. M. N., Netesov, S. V., Ng, T. F. F., Nowotny, N., Palacios, G., Patterson, J. L., Pawęska, J. T., Payne, S. L., Prieto, K., Rima, B. K., Rota, P., Rubbenstroth, D., Schwemmle, M., Siddell, S., Smither, S. J., Song, Q., Song, T., Stenglein, M. D., Stone, D. M., Takada, A., Tesh, R. B., Thomazelli, L. M., Tomonaga, K., Tordo, N., Towner, J. S., Vasilakis, N., Vázquez-Morón, S., Verdugo, C., Volchkov, V. E., Wahl, V., Walker, P. J., Wang, D., Wang, L. F., Wellehan, J. F. X., Wiley, M. R., Whitfield, A. E., Wolf, Y. I., Yè, G., Zhāng, Y. Z. & Kuhn, J. H., Aug 1 2018, In: Archives of virology. 163, 8, p. 2283-2294 12 p.

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88 Scopus citations

Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2019

Amarasinghe, G. K., Ayllón, M. A., Bào, Y., Basler, C. F., Bavari, S., Blasdell, K. R., Briese, T., Brown, P. A., Bukreyev, A., Balkema-Buschmann, A., Buchholz, U. J., Chabi-Jesus, C., Chandran, K., Chiapponi, C., Crozier, I., de Swart, R. L., Dietzgen, R. G., Dolnik, O., Drexler, J. F., Dürrwald, R. & 64 others, Dundon, W. G., Duprex, W. P., Dye, J. M., Easton, A. J., Fooks, A. R., Formenty, P. B. H., Fouchier, R. A. M., Freitas-Astúa, J., Griffiths, A., Hewson, R., Horie, M., Hyndman, T. H., Jiāng, D., Kitajima, E. W., Kobinger, G. P., Kondō, H., Kurath, G., Kuzmin, I. V., Lamb, R. A., Lavazza, A., Lee, B., Lelli, D., Leroy, E. M., Lǐ, J., Maes, P., Marzano, S. Y. L., Moreno, A., Mühlberger, E., Netesov, S. V., Nowotny, N., Nylund, A., Økland, A. L., Palacios, G., Pályi, B., Pawęska, J. T., Payne, S. L., Prosperi, A., Ramos-González, P. L., Rima, B. K., Rota, P., Rubbenstroth, D., Shī, M., Simmonds, P., Smither, S. J., Sozzi, E., Spann, K., Stenglein, M. D., Stone, D. M., Takada, A., Tesh, R. B., Tomonaga, K., Tordo, N., Towner, J. S., van den Hoogen, B., Vasilakis, N., Wahl, V., Walker, P. J., Wang, L. F., Whitfield, A. E., Williams, J. V., Zerbini, F. M., Zhāng, T., Zhang, Y. Z. & Kuhn, J. H., Jul 1 2019, In: Archives of virology. 164, 7, p. 1967-1980 14 p.

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Open Access

69 Scopus citations

Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2016

Afonso, C. L., Amarasinghe, G. K., Bányai, K., Bào, Y., Basler, C. F., Bavari, S., Bejerman, N., Blasdell, K. R., Briand, F. X., Briese, T., Bukreyev, A., Calisher, C. H., Chandran, K., Chéng, J., Clawson, A. N., Collins, P. L., Dietzgen, R. G., Dolnik, O., Domier, L. L., Dürrwald, R. & 63 others, Dye, J. M., Easton, A. J., Ebihara, H., Farkas, S. L., Freitas-Astúa, J., Formenty, P., Fouchier, R. A. M., Fù, Y., Ghedin, E., Goodin, M. M., Hewson, R., Horie, M., Hyndman, T. H., Jiāng, D., Kitajima, E. W., Kobinger, G. P., Kondo, H., Kurath, G., Lamb, R. A., Lenardon, S., Leroy, E. M., Li, C. X., Lin, X. D., Liú, L., Longdon, B., Marton, S., Maisner, A., Mühlberger, E., Netesov, S. V., Nowotny, N., Patterson, J. L., Payne, S. L., Paweska, J. T., Randall, R. E., Rima, B. K., Rota, P., Rubbenstroth, D., Schwemmle, M., Shi, M., Smither, S. J., Stenglein, M. D., Stone, D. M., Takada, A., Terregino, C., Tesh, R. B., Tian, J. H., Tomonaga, K., Tordo, N., Towner, J. S., Vasilakis, N., Verbeek, M., Volchkov, V. E., Wahl-Jensen, V., Walsh, J. A., Walker, P. J., Wang, D., Wang, L. F., Wetzel, T., Whitfield, A. E., Xiè, J., Yuen, K. Y., Zhang, Y. Z. & Kuhn, J. H., Aug 1 2016, In: Archives of virology. 161, 8, p. 2351-2360 10 p.

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263 Scopus citations

Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: second update 2018

Maes, P., Amarasinghe, G. K., Ayllón, M. A., Basler, C. F., Bavari, S., Blasdell, K. R., Briese, T., Brown, P. A., Bukreyev, A., Balkema-Buschmann, A., Buchholz, U. J., Chandran, K., Crozier, I., de Swart, R. L., Dietzgen, R. G., Dolnik, O., Domier, L. L., Drexler, J. F., Dürrwald, R., Dundon, W. G. & 57 others, Duprex, W. P., Dye, J. M., Easton, A. J., Fooks, A. R., Formenty, P. B. H., Fouchier, R. A. M., Freitas-Astúa, J., Ghedin, E., Griffiths, A., Hewson, R., Horie, M., Hurwitz, J. L., Hyndman, T. H., Jiāng, D., Kobinger, G. P., Kondō, H., Kurath, G., Kuzmin, I. V., Lamb, R. A., Lee, B., Leroy, E. M., Lǐ, J., Marzano, S. Y. L., Mühlberger, E., Netesov, S. V., Nowotny, N., Palacios, G., Pályi, B., Pawęska, J. T., Payne, S. L., Rima, B. K., Rota, P., Rubbenstroth, D., Simmonds, P., Smither, S. J., Song, Q., Song, T., Spann, K., Stenglein, M. D., Stone, D. M., Takada, A., Tesh, R. B., Tomonaga, K., Tordo, N., Towner, J. S., van den Hoogen, B., Vasilakis, N., Wahl, V., Walker, P. J., Wang, D., Wang, L. F., Whitfield, A. E., Williams, J. V., Yè, G., Zerbini, F. M., Zhang, Y. Z. & Kuhn, J. H., Apr 3 2019, In: Archives of virology. 164, 4, p. 1233-1244 12 p.

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Open Access

38 Scopus citations

The reintroduction of DENV-2 in 2011 in Panama and subsequent outbreak characteristic

Díaz, Y., Cisneros, J., Guzmán, H., Cordoba, P., Carrera, J. P., Moreno, B., Chen, R., Mewa, J. C., García, L., Cerezo, L., da Rosa, A. T., Gundacker, N. D., Armién, B., Weaver, S. C., Vasilakis, N., López-Vergès, S. & Tesh, R., Jan 2018, In: Acta Tropica. 177, p. 58-65 8 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Unusual clinical manifestations of dengue disease – Real or imagined?

Estofolete, C. F., de Oliveira Mota, M. T., Bernardes Terzian, A. C., de Aguiar Milhim, B. H. G., Ribeiro, M. R., Nunes, D. V., Mourão, M. P., Rossi, S., Nogueira, M. L. & Vasilakis, N., Nov 1 2019, In: Acta Tropica. 199, 105134.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Vector-borne transmission and evolution of Zika virus

Gutiérrez-Bugallo, G., Piedra, L. A., Rodriguez, M., Bisset, J. A., Lourenço-de-Oliveira, R., Weaver, S. C., Vasilakis, N. & Vega-Rúa, A., Apr 1 2019, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 3, 4, p. 561-569 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

26 Scopus citations

Viral immunogenicity determines epidemiological fitness in a cohort of DENV-1 infection in Brazil

Pinheiro, T. M., Mota, M. T. D. O., Watanabe, A. S. A., Biselli-Périco, J. M., Drumond, B. P., Ribeiro, M. R., Vedovello, D., Araújo, J. P., Pimenta, P. F. P., Chaves, B. A., Silva, M. M. C. D., Batista, I. C. A., Papa, M. P., Meuren, L. M., Lucas, C. G. D. O., Matassoli, F. L., Gil, L. H. V. G., Bozzi, A., Calzavara-Silva, C. E., Arruda, L. B. D. & 4 others, Souza, D. D. G. D., Teixeira, M. M., Vasilakis, N. & Nogueira, M. L., May 29 2018, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12, 5, e0006525.

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8 Scopus citations

Zika, Chikungunya, and Other Emerging Vector-Borne Viral Diseases

Weaver, S. C., Charlier, C., Vasilakis, N. & Lecuit, M., Jan 29 2018, In: Annual review of medicine. 69, p. 395-408 14 p.

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106 Scopus citations

Zika, dengue and yellow fever viruses induce differential anti-viral immune responses in human monocytic and first trimester trophoblast cells

Luo, H., Winkelmann, E. R., Fernandez-Salas, I., Li, L., Mayer, S. V., Danis-Lozano, R., Sanchez-Casas, R. M., Vasilakis, N., Tesh, R., Barrett, A. D., Weaver, S. C. & Wang, T., Mar 2018, In: Antiviral research. 151, p. 55-62 8 p.

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22 Scopus citations

Zika virus: From obscurity to potentially devastating international threat

Landry, M. L., Ko, A. I., Kramer, L. D. & Vasilakis, N., Sep 2016, In: Clinical chemistry. 62, 9, p. 1175-1180 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Zika virus: History, emergence, biology, and prospects for control

Weaver, S., Costa, F., Garcia-Blanco, M., Ko, A. I., Ribeiro, G. S., Saade, G., Shi, P-Y. & Vasilakis, N., Jun 1 2016, In: Antiviral Research. 130, p. 69-80 12 p.

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370 Scopus citations

Zika Virus: Diagnosis, Therapeutics, and Vaccine

Shan, C., Xie, X., Barrett, A. D. T., Garcia-Blanco, M. A., Tesh, R. B., Vasconcelos, P. F. D. C., Vasilakis, N., Weaver, S. C. & Shi, P. Y., Mar 11 2016, In: ACS Infectious Diseases. 2, 3, p. 170-172 3 p.

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54 Scopus citations

Zika Virus Infection and Stillbirths: A Case of Hydrops Fetalis, Hydranencephaly and Fetal Demise

Sarno, M., Sacramento, G. A., Khouri, R., do Rosário, M. S., Costa, F., Archanjo, G., Santos, L. A., Nery, N., Vasilakis, N., Ko, A. I. & de Almeida, A. R. P., Feb 25 2016, In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 10, 2, e0004517.

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230 Scopus citations

ZIKV demonstrates minimal pathologic effects and mosquito infectivity in viremic cynomolgus macaques

Azar, S. R., Rossi, S. L., Haller, S. H., Yun, R., Huang, J. H., Plante, J. A., Zhou, J., Olano, J. P., Roundy, C. M., Hanley, K. A., Weaver, S. C. & Vasilakis, N., Nov 21 2018, In: Viruses. 10, 11, 661.

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7 Scopus citations

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