Sophie Von Dobschuetz

TL;DR: Results suggest that primary MERS human cases in Saudi Arabia are more likely to occur when conditions are relatively cold and dry, similar to seasonal patterns that have been described for other respiratory diseases in temperate climates.

TL;DR: It is concluded that novel HPAI emergences by these two mechanisms occur in different ecological niches, with different viral, environmental and host associated factors, which has implications in early detection and management and mitigation of the risk of emergence of novel H PAI viruses.

TL;DR: It is shown that the future range expansion of H7N9 to northern China may increase the risk of H 7N9 epidemic peaks coinciding in time and space with those of seasonal influenza, leading to a higher risk of reassortments than before, although the risk is still low so far.

TL;DR: The first global suitability model of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 is presented and it is demonstrated that reliable predictions can be obtained at global scale, with a strong association with domestic duck and extensively raised chicken densities.

TL;DR: The fact that influenza viruses are some of the few zoonotic pathogens known to have caused infection in marine mammals, evidence for direct transmission of influenza A virus H7N7 subtype from seals to man, transmission of pandemic H1N1 influenza viruses to seals and limited evidence for long-term persistence of influenza B viruses in seal populations without significant genetic change makes monitoring of influenza viruses in marine mammal populations worth being performed.