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Jamie Dunning, Anna Gamża, Josh A. Firth, Adham Ashton-Butt, William T. Harvey, Samantha J. Lycett, Rowland R. Kao, Ian H. Brown, Alastair I. Ward (2026)

Co-occurrence networks from wetland bird surveys predict H5N1 genetic similarity between wild birds with strong effects of time, space and viral clustering

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Samruddhi Deosthali, Bernat Marti-Garcia, Heather Harris, Natalie Werling, Robert Noad, Wilhelm Gerner, Dirk Werling (2026)

Functional profiling of porcine precision-cut lymph node slices as an ex vivo model for TLR-mediated and PCV2-specific immune responses

Journal Frontiers in Immunology

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Gloria Konyino, Bernadette Kutima, Sharon Owuor, Donwilliams Omuoyo, Gerald Waweru, Igor Andrade Santos, Arnold W. Lambisia, Esther Nyadzua Katama, Angela Maina, Joyce Uche Nyiro, Charles Agoti, Charles Sande, Philip Bejon, Dalan Bailey, George Mbugua Warimwe, L. Isabella Ochola-Oyier, Doreen Lugano, Steven Ger Nyanjom, James Nyagwange (2026)

Integrated surveillance in Kilifi reveals continued SARS-CoV-2 circulation and immune escape of emerging JN.1 sublineages post-pandemic

Journal Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

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Katie A. Latham, Georgia Brassington, Alan M. Pittman, Isabelle Dietrich, Joseph Hughes, Yvette Kazungu, Jessica A. Plante, Kenneth S. Plante, Andrew Sharp, Benjamin Brennan, Beth Holder, Blair L. Strang, Alain Kohl (2026)

Comparative analysis of host responses to Oropouche viruses in placental cell infection models

Journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Jack W. P. Hayes, Jane C. Edwards, Kristel Ramirez Valdez, Sylvia Crossley, Rory C. F. de Brito, Danish Munir, Kevan Hanson, Kostas Paschos, Krunal Polra, Jeongho An, Jay G. Calvert, Marie Bonnet Di Placido, Jonathan F. Lovell, Robin Shattock, John A. Hammond, Raymond J. Owens, Simon P. Graham (2026)

Evaluation of the contribution of the minor envelope complex glycoprotein 3 ectodomain to the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus 1 neutralizing antibody response

Journal Journal of General Virology

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Ahmad M. Almajali, Hazar Shawash, Hassan Salaita, Mana Mahapatra, Satya Parida, Stephen Wilson (2026)

Evaluation of the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR), Sheep and Goat Pox (SGP) and Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) Multivalent Vaccine (JOVAC-Combo®) Under Field Conditions in Somalia

Journal Viruses

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James Kirk, Samantha Sives, Adam Rayment, Amber Tappin, Sam Jones, Jessica Miles, Chandana Tennakoon, Elizabeth Martin-Drew, Graham Freimanis, Harry Francis, Thomas P. Peacock, Kate Sutton, Isobel Webb, Andrew D. Davidson, Paul Britton, Erica Bickerton, Sarah Keep (2026)