Christofferson also works on characterizing understudied arboviruses like Bunyamwera, Batai, and Ngari, all of which are orthobunyaviruses. First, in the laboratory, her lab studied the growth of these Orthobunyaviruses in-vitro and investigated a mouse model to determine the cross-reactivity of these viruses. In addition, in collaboration with scientists in Rwanda, Christofferson investigated whether Bunyamwera, Batai and Ngari circulated in the country, and caused disease in cattle. As Christofferson explains, a better understanding of the prevalence of viruses that affects the cattle may alleviate misdiagnosis and allows us to follow the possible emergence of newly detected viruses.
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Arbovirus Transmission: The Connection between the Vertebrate, the Virus, and the Vector
Rebecca Christofferson provides an overview of arboviruses, arthropod-borne viruses, like dengue and zika, and shares her work on characterizing understudied arboviruses like Bunyamwera, Batai, and Ngari. (Talk recorded in August 2019)
- Part 1: Mosquito-Borne Arboviruses: How Environmental Changes Affect Disease TransmissionAudience:
- Student
- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:23:12 - Part 2: Math and Mosquitoes: Modeling to Understand Viral Processes Driving EmergenceAudience:
- Student
- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:19:14 - Part 3: Characterizing Understudied Arboviruses: The Case of Orthobunyaviruses in RwandaAudience:
- Student
- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:23:50