Virology projects

Last changed: 13 May 2022

Examples of current on-going projects

Insect-specific viruses as control measures for West Nile virus infection of animals and humans (Contact person Anne-Lie Blomström)

Understanding bunyavirus/mosquito interaction and host-range determinants (Contact person Anne-Lie Blomström)

The presence and role of small DNA viruses in pigs in health and disease (Contact person Anne-Lie Blomström)

Genetic characterization of DNA viruses (Adenoviruses and Parvoviruses) from Swedish pigs (contact person Harindranath Cholleti)

Host antiviral response studies against Porcine bocavirus infection (Contact person Harindranath Cholleti)

Metagenomic characterization of the virome of Swedish house crickets (Contact person Harindranath Cholleti)

Metagenomic profile analysis of viral diversities in ticks collected at wildlife-livestock interface in Mvomero district, Tanzania (Contact person Mikael Berg)

Coronaviruses and Rotaviruses in health and disease in ruminants and humans (Contact person Mikael Berg)

Neurotropic viruses in pigs: the role in congenital disease (Contact person Maja Malmberg)

Interdisciplinary approach addressing tick-borne diseases in Ugandan indigenous cattle (Contact person Maja Malmberg)

The viral microbiome of pollinating insects (Contact person Fredrik Granberg)

Genetic characterization of African swine fever virus (ASFV) in Italy (Contact person Fredrik Granberg)

Epidemiology and virus-host interactions of peste-des-petits-ruminants virus (Contact person Emeli Torsson)

For more details and additional projects see each individual members CV page

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