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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Single-cycle, pseudotyped reporter influenza virus to facilitate evaluation of treatment strategies for avian influenza, Ebola and other highly infectious diseases

Tiong Kit Tan, Pramila Rijal, Kuan-Ying A Huang, Stephen C Hyde, Deborah R Gill, Alain R Townsend

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Tiong Kit TanMedical Research Council (MRC) Translational Immune Discovery Unit, Medical Research Council (MRC) Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Pramila RijalMedical Research Council (MRC) Translational Immune Discovery Unit, Medical Research Council (MRC) Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Kuan-Ying A HuangGraduate Institute of Immunology and Department of Paediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Stephen C HydeGene Medicine Research Group, Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Deborah R GillGene Medicine Research Group, Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Alain R TownsendMedical Research Council (MRC) Translational Immune Discovery Unit, Medical Research Council (MRC) Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid spread of infectious diseases presents a significant global threat, with seasonal influenza viruses, leading to 290,000-650,000 deaths annually. Emerging high pathogenic influenza strains from animals such as H5N1 and H7N9 further exacerbates pandemic risks. While developing effective vaccines and therapeutics is critical, the evaluation of these interventions is constrained by the requirement for high biosafety containment facilities. To circumvent these challenges, we developed S-Lux, a replication-deficient, single-cycle recombinant influenza virus expressing

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Hemorrhagic Fever, EbolaInfluenza A virusInfluenza, HumanInfluenza in BirdsOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralEbolavirusFemaleGenes, ReporterHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusHumansLuciferases, FireflyMiceMice, Inbred BALB CAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusLuciferases, Fireflybioluminescenceinfluenzain vivo imagingpandemicreporter virus

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PMID40709188
PMCPMC12286815

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