Publications at the RIZ

Aregay, A., Friese, J., Porrez, S., Leroux-Roels, I., Meineke, R., Osterhaus, A. D. M. E., Wichgers Schreur, P. J., Rimmelzwaan, G. F., & Prajeeth, C. K. (2026). Induction of a Th1-type polyfunctional T cell response by the four-segmented Rift Valley fever candidate vaccine in humans. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Article jiag138. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiag138
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Asil, R. M., Ludlow, M., Ballal, A., Noori, Y. M., Mohammed, H. S., Shmaon, A. A. A., & Osman, N. A. (2026). Detection and molecular characterization of peste des petits ruminants virus from slaughtered domestic small ruminants in Sudan. Archives of Microbiology, 208(4), Article 209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-026-04747-3
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Bauch, S., Stoll, J., Hernandez, J., Harden, L., von Köckritz-Blickwede, M., Jung, A.-L., Shokrollahi, F., Leisengang, S., Hervé, J., & Rummel, C. (2026). The modulation of inflammatory responses by norepinephrine and neuropeptide Y in neutrophil and neuroglial cell cultures. In R. Cermak, F. Edlich, H. Pfannkuche, M. Pfannkuche, & R. Rackwitz (Eds.), Proceedings zur Tagung der DVG-Fachgruppe „Physiologie und Biochemie“: 11. – 13. März 2026, Leipzig. https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-1024151
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Biré, Y. N., Zahouli, J. Z. B., Dibo, J. D. K., Coulibaly, P. N., Manouana, P. G., Mavoungou, J. F., Hellhammer, F., Maganga, G. D., Djogbenou, L. S., Adegnika, A. A., Borrmann, S., Becker, S. C., & Touré, M. (2026). Patterns of Aedes aegypti immature ecology and arboviral epidemic risks in peri-urban and intra-urban villages of Cocody-Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire: insights from a dengue outbreak. PLoS ONE, 21(4), Article e0324893. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324893
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Bozbey, O. (2026). Ticks in changing times: Drought seems to be a main driver of declining Ixodes ricinus abundance in an urban setting. https://elib.tiho-hannover.de/receive/tiho_mods_00015510
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Bregen, J., de Buhr, N., Strutzberg-Minder, K., Bonilla Gonzalez, M. C., Imker, R., Wegner, B., Freise, F., & Hennig-Pauka, I. (2026). Serological findings in pigs vaccinated against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. Veterinary Sciences, 13(1), Article 91. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci13010091
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Ebert, C. L., Hornauer, P., Jung, K., Metzger, J., & Becker, S. C. (2026). Comparative transcriptomic insights into ticks infected by alongshan and tick-borne encephalitis viruses. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 17(1), Article 102592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102592
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Hefter, V., Mayer-Lambertz, S., Orfanos, Z., Mehl, J., Lepenies, B., & Keller, C. (2026). Orientia tsutsugamushi binds to multiple C-type lectin receptors. Infection and Immunity, 94(3), Article e0049725. https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.00497-25
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Hellhammer, F., Gerold, G., & Becker, S. C. (2026). Bridging the gap: ex vivo human skin explants for mechanistic studies of arboviruses. Current Opinion in Virology, 75, Article 101521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coviro.2026.101521
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Hellhammer, F., Heidtmann, H., Freise, F., & Becker, S. C. (2026). Species-specific color preferences during foraging in Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus across varying light conditions. Insects, 17(3), Article 276. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects17030276
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