Enhanced detection of viruses for improved water safety.
AuthorsHayes EK,Gouthro MT,Fuller M,Redden DJ,Gagnon GA
JournalScientific reports
PubMed ID37833399
Human viruses pose a significant health risk in freshwater environments, but current monitoring methods are inadequate for detecting viral presence efficiently. We evaluated a novel passive in-situ concentration method using granular activated carbon (GAC). This study detected and quantified eight enteric and non-enteric, pathogenic viruses in a freshwater recreational lake ... More
Simultaneous detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, respiratory syncytial virus, and measles in wastewater by multiplex RT-qPCR.
AuthorsHayes EK,Gouthro MT,LeBlanc JJ,Gagnon GA
JournalThe Science of the total environment
PubMed ID37201817
Utility of nasal swabs for assessing mucosal immune responses towards SARS-CoV-2.
SARS-CoV-2 has caused millions of infections worldwide since its emergence in 2019. Understanding how infection and vaccination induce mucosal immune responses and how they fluctuate over time is important, especially since they are key in preventing infection and reducing disease severity. We established a novel methodology for assessing SARS-CoV-2 cytokine ... More
Passive Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Adult Blacklegged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) from Northeast Pennsylvania.
AuthorsHunt EA,Schwartz S,Chinnici N
JournalLife (Basel, Switzerland)
PubMed ID37763261
Monitoring the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in wildlife is vital to public health. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the United States have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, and their interactions with blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) raise the question of whether or not these ticks also carry SARS-CoV-2. ... More
Peptide ligands targeting the vesicular stomatitis virus G (VSV-G) protein for the affinity purification of lentivirus particles.