I’m excited to announce that our manuscript entitled “Oropouche virus infects human trophoblasts and placenta explants “ has been published by Nature Communications!! @natcomms.nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com
Cynthia (Cindy) McMillen, PhD
@goingviral88.bsky.social
Bunyavirologist working hard to understand vertical transmission in humans and livestock. Lover of whiskey, dogs, and spending time outdoors. Research Assistant Professor at the Univesity of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health, Center for Vaccine Research
We have a new pre-print on #Oropouche virus! Recent evidence suggests this emerging #bunyavirus may be associated with #verticaltransmission. Using ex vivo models of the placenta, we found villous trophoblasts are permissive to infection with the #prototype strain BeAn19991.
bioRxiv Microbiology@biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 2y agoOropouche virus infects human placenta explants and trophoblast organoids https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.16.623866v1