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Depletion of Host and Viral Sphingomyelin Impairs Influenza Virus Infection by Audi, Amani, Soudani, Nadia, Dbaibo, Ghassan, Zaraket, Hassan

“…Influenza A virus (IAV) is a major human respiratory pathogen causing annual epidemics as well as periodic pandemics. A complete understanding of the virus…”
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An update on respiratory syncytial virus by Piralla, Antonio, Chen, Zhengrong, Zaraket, Hassan

“…Abstract Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute respiratory infections resulting in a significant burden worldwide, particularly in…”
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Airborne influenza virus shedding by patients in health care units: Removal mechanisms affecting virus transmission by Hanna, Francis, Alameddine, Ibrahim, Zaraket, Hassan, Alkalamouni, Habib, El-Fadel, Mutasem

“…In this study, we characterize the distribution of airborne viruses (influenza A/B) in hospital rooms of patients with confirmed infections. Concurrently, we…”
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Seasonality of Respiratory Viral Infections: Will COVID-19 Follow Suit? by Audi, Amani, AlIbrahim, Malak, Kaddoura, Malak, Hijazi, Ghina, Yassine, Hadi M, Zaraket, Hassan

“…Respiratory viruses, including coronaviruses, are known to have a high incidence of infection during winter, especially in temperate regions. Dry and cold…”
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COVID-19 Therapeutic Options Under Investigation by Kaddoura, Malak, AlIbrahim, Malak, Hijazi, Ghina, Soudani, Nadia, Audi, Amani, Alkalamouni, Habib, Haddad, Salame, Eid, Ali, Zaraket, Hassan

“…Since its emergence in China in December 2019, COVID-19 has quickly spread around the globe causing a pandemic. Vaccination or the development of herd immunity…”
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A three-dimensional A549 cell culture model to study respiratory syncytial virus infections by Saleh, Fatima, Harb, Aya, Soudani, Nadia, Zaraket, Hassan

“…Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a primary cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, affecting infants, young children, and immune-compromised patients;…”
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The pH of Activation of the Hemagglutinin Protein Regulates H5N1 Influenza Virus Replication and Pathogenesis in Mice by Zaraket, Hassan, Bridges, Olga A, Russell, Charles J

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Molecular Insights Into SARS COV-2 Interaction With Cardiovascular Disease: Role of RAAS and MAPK Signaling by Wehbe, Zena, Hammoud, Safaa, Soudani, Nadia, Zaraket, Hassan, El-Yazbi, Ahmed, Eid, Ali H.

“…In December 2019, reports of viral pneumonia came out of Wuhan city in Hubei province in China. In early 2020, the causative agent was identified as a novel…”
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Hepatitis A Virus Genotype IB Outbreak among Internally Displaced Persons, Syria by Kaddoura, Malak, Allaham, Rasmieh, Abubakar, Abdinasir, Ezzeddine, Amani, Barakat, Amal, Mala, Peter, Zaraket, Hassan

“…In 2018, a hepatitis A virus outbreak was identified among internally displaced persons in Syria. Sequence analysis based on the viral protein 1/2A junction…”
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Repurposing Ivermectin for COVID-19: Molecular Aspects and Therapeutic Possibilities by Wehbe, Zena, Wehbe, Maya, Iratni, Rabah, Pintus, Gianfranco, Zaraket, Hassan, Yassine, Hadi M, Eid, Ali H

“…As of January 2021, SARS-CoV-2 has killed over 2 million individuals across the world. As such, there is an urgent need for vaccines and therapeutics to reduce…”
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the Middle East: A Call for a Unified Response by Sawaya, Tania, Ballouz, Tala, Zaraket, Hassan, Rizk, Nesrine

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Molecular epidemiology of human respiratory syncytial virus among children in Japan during three seasons and hospitalization risk of genotype ON1 by Hibino, Akinobu, Saito, Reiko, Taniguchi, Kiyosu, Zaraket, Hassan, Shobugawa, Yugo, Matsui, Tamano, Suzuki, Hiroshi

“…We investigated the genetic diversity, the circulation patterns, and risk for hospital admission of human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) strains in Japan…”
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Global epidemiology of non-influenza RNA respiratory viruses: data gaps and a growing need for surveillance by Tang, Julian W, Dr, Lam, Tommy T, PhD, Zaraket, Hassan, PhD, Lipkin, W Ian, Prof, Drews, Steven J, PhD, Hatchette, Todd F, MD, Heraud, Jean-Michel, PhD, Koopmans, Marion P, Prof

“…Summary Together with influenza, the non-influenza RNA respiratory viruses (NIRVs), which include respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza viruses,…”
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COVID-19 in-vitro Diagnostics: State-of-the-Art and Challenges for Rapid, Scalable, and High-Accuracy Screening by Habli, Zeina, Saleh, Sahera, Zaraket, Hassan, Khraiche, Massoud L

“…The world continues to grapple with the devastating effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic. The highly contagious nature of this respiratory disease…”
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Detection of ON1 and novel genotypes of human respiratory syncytial virus and emergence of palivizumab resistance in Lebanon by Abou-El-Hassan, Hadi, Massaad, Elie, Soudani, Nadia, Assaf-Casals, Aia, Shaker, Rouba, Lteif Khoury, Mireille, Ghanem, Soha, Karam, Maria, Andary, Rabih, Saito, Reiko, Dbaibo, Ghassan, Zaraket, Hassan

“…Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of respiratory tract infections in children and immunocompromised individuals. A multi-center surveillance…”
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Epidemiological, molecular, and clinical features of rotavirus infections among pediatrics in Qatar by Mathew, Shilu, Al Ansari, Khalid, Al Thani, Asmaa A., Zaraket, Hassan, Yassine, Hadi M.

“…Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a major cause of diarrhea in developing and developed countries. Rotavirus (RV) is a leading cause of severe pediatric…”
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Emerging Genotypes of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Subgroup A among Patients in Japan by Shobugawa, Yugo, Saito, Reiko, Sano, Yasuko, Zaraket, Hassan, Suzuki, Yasushi, Kumaki, Akihiko, Dapat, Isolde, Oguma, Taeko, Yamaguchi, Masahiro, Suzuki, Hiroshi

“…Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is a common etiological agent of acute lower respiratory tract disease in infants. We report the molecular…”
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How concerned should we be about the recent avian influenza outbreaks? by Al Awaidy, Salah T, Asghar, Rana Jawad, Zaraket, Hassan

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Acid stability of the hemagglutinin protein regulates H5N1 influenza virus pathogenicity by DuBois, Rebecca M, Zaraket, Hassan, Reddivari, Muralidhar, Heath, Richard J, White, Stephen W, Russell, Charles J

“…Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of the H5N1 subtype continue to threaten agriculture and human health. Here, we use biochemistry and x-ray…”
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Mammalian adaptation of influenza A(H7N9) virus is limited by a narrow genetic bottleneck by Zaraket, Hassan, Baranovich, Tatiana, Kaplan, Bryan S., Carter, Robert, Song, Min-Suk, Paulson, James C., Rehg, Jerold E., Bahl, Justin, Crumpton, Jeri C., Seiler, Jon, Edmonson, Michael, Wu, Gang, Karlsson, Erik, Fabrizio, Thomas, Zhu, Huachen, Guan, Yi, Husain, Matloob, Schultz-Cherry, Stacey, Krauss, Scott, McBride, Ryan, Webster, Robert G., Govorkova, Elena A., Zhang, Jinghui, Russell, Charles J., Webby, Richard J.

“…Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus is associated mainly with the exposure to infected poultry. The factors that allow interspecies transmission…”
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