Negeviruses Reduce Replication of Alphaviruses during Coinfection (2021)
Journal Article
Forrester-Soto. (2021). Negeviruses Reduce Replication of Alphaviruses during Coinfection. Journal of Virology, https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00433-21

Negeviruses are a group of insect-specific viruses (ISVs), viruses known to infect only insects. They have been discovered over a wide geographical and species range.

Low-fidelity Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus polymerase mutants to improve live-attenuated vaccine safety and efficacy. (2018)
Journal Article
Forrester-Soto. (2018). Low-fidelity Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus polymerase mutants to improve live-attenuated vaccine safety and efficacy. Virus Evolution, vey004 - vey004. https://doi.org/10.1093/ve/vey004

During RNA virus replication, there is the potential to incorporate mutations that affect virulence or pathogenesis. For live-attenuated vaccines, this has implications for stability, as replication may result in mutations that either restore the wil... Read More about Low-fidelity Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus polymerase mutants to improve live-attenuated vaccine safety and efficacy..

Evolution and spread of Venezuelan equine encephalitis complex alphavirus in the Americas. (2017)
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Forrester-Soto, Auguste, A., Dugan, V., Lin, D., Adams, A., Forrester, N., …Weaver, S. (2017). Evolution and spread of Venezuelan equine encephalitis complex alphavirus in the Americas. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005693

Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) complex alphaviruses are important re-emerging arboviruses that cause life-threatening disease in equids during epizootics as well as spillover human infections. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of VEE comple... Read More about Evolution and spread of Venezuelan equine encephalitis complex alphavirus in the Americas..

A novel live-attenuated vaccine candidate for mayaro Fever. (2014)
Journal Article
Forrester-Soto. (2014). A novel live-attenuated vaccine candidate for mayaro Fever. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, e2969 - e2969. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002969

Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an emerging, mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes a dengue-like illness in many regions of South America, and which has the potential to urbanize. Because no specific treatment or vaccine is available for MAYV infection, we ca... Read More about A novel live-attenuated vaccine candidate for mayaro Fever..