Publications: 2025

05 Dec 2025
Effect of influenza vaccination on post-admission outcomes for influenza patients in England: a population-based cohort study
HPRU-EZI Authors: Neil French, Iain Buchan

30 Nov 2025
Novel quantitative and specific RT-qPCR assay for UK subtypes of European strain of Tick-borne encephalitis virus
HPRU-EZI Authors: Mollie Curran-French, Gillian Slack, Roger Hewson

06 Nov 2025
Design and implementation of blood donor sample bioarchives to enhance preparedness for emerging and pandemic pathogens in England
HPRU-EZI Authors: Eilish Hart, Amanda Semper

01 Nov 2025
Factors affecting public health follow up of acute hepatitis B cases in England
HPRU-EZI Author: Roberto Vivancos

28 Oct 2025
Hypoxia induces histone clipping and H3K4me3 loss in neutrophil progenitors resulting in long-term impairment of neutrophil immunity
HPRU-EZI Authors: Lance Turtle, Calum Semple,

08 Oct 2025
Investigation of the global transportation of Culicoides biting midges, vectors of livestock and equid arboviruses, from flower-packing plants in Kenya
HPRU-EZI Author: Matthew Baylis

02 Oct 2025
Impact of vaccination on pertussis-related hospital admissions in children in Scotland from January 2013 to July 2024: a cohort study
HPRU-EZI Author: Roberto Vivancos

02 Oct 2025
Exploring stakeholder perceptions and priorities related to reducing tick-related public health risks in natural environments of the United Kingdom
HPRU-EZI Authors: Maya Holding, Jolyon Medlock

30 Sep 2025
Health economic impact of early versus delayed treatment of herpes simplex virus encephalitis in the UK
HPRU-EZI Authors: Sylviane Defres, Shona Moore, Benedict Michael, Tom Solomon

30 Sep 2025
Effect of air flow rate over time on SARS-CoV-2 viability during representative sampling using MD8 airport air sampler
HPRU-EZI Author: Barry Atkinson

29 Sep 2025
Viral Infection and the Blood-Brain Barrier: Molecular Research Insights and Therapies
HPRU-EZI Authors: Tom Solomon, Benedict Michael

31 Aug 2025
Development and internal validation of clinical prediction models for scrub typhus and doxycycline-treatable causes in paediatric acute encephalitis syndrome in Karnataka, India: a multicentre, prospective study
HPRU-EZI Authors: Tom Solomon, Lance Turtle, Benedict Michael

20 Aug 2025
Modelling the effectiveness of Integrated Pest Management strategies for the control of Septoria tritici blotch
HPRU-EZI Author: Edward Hill

31 Jul 2025
Midichloria mitochondrii stimulates the sylvatic cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) in Ixodes ricinus and contributes to Lyme disease risk
HPRU-EZI Author: Maya Holding

21 Jul 2025
Neurologic symptoms following COVID-19 in Lima, Peru: a prospective longitudinal observational study
HPRU-EZI Authors: Tom Solomon

30 Jun 2025
Prevalence, clinical management, and outcomes of adults hospitalised with endemic arbovirus illness in southeast Europe (MERMAIDS-ARBO): a prospective observational study
HPRU-EZI Authors: Louise Sigfrid, Lynsey Goodwin, Lance Turtle, Peter Horby

30 Jun 2025
The importance of long-term studies in children following viral infection of the central nervous system
HPRU-EZI Author: Tom Solomon

30 Jun 2025
Diagnostic Accuracy of 3 Mpox Lateral Flow Assays for Antigen Detection, Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Kingdom
HPRU-EZI Authors: Susan Gould, Calum Semple, Tom Fletcher, Jake Dunning

31 May 2025
Early neutrophil responses are potential biomarkers to predict severe COVID-19 in adults
HPRU-EZI Author: Lisa Ng

15 May 2025
Air and surface sampling for clade Ib monkeypox virus in United Kingdom hospitals, 2024 to 2025
HPRU-EZI Authors: Barry Atkinson, Susan Gould, Tom Fletcher, Jake Dunning

22 Apr 2025
The aetiologies, mortality, and disability of non-traumatic coma in African children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
HPRU-EZI Authors: Benedict D Michael, Tom Solomon, David Lalloo, Michael J Griffiths

03 Apr 2025
Identifying hotspots and risk factors for tick-borne encephalitis virus emergence at its range margins to guide interventions, Great Britain
HPRU-EZI Authors: Maya Holding, Jolyon Medlock, Roger Hewson

25 Mar 2025
The effect of molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir on SARS-CoV-2 genome diversity in severe models of COVID-19
HPRU-EZI Authors: I'ah Donovan-Banfield, Julian A Hiscox

22 Mar 2025
A multifaceted intervention to improve diagnosis and early management of hospitalised patients with suspected acute brain infections in Brazil, India, and Malawi: an international multicentre intervention study
HPRU-EZI Authors: Tom Solomon, Lance Turtle, Benedict D Michael, Michael J Griffiths, Shona Moore, Rebecca Rawlinson

20 Mar 2025
Early neutrophil responses are potential biomarkers to predict severe COVID-19 in adults
HPRU-EZI Authors: Lisa Ng

20 Mar 2025
The tear production of tecovirimat in a single hospitalized mpox patient: a pharmacokinetic analysis
HPRU-EZI Authors: Malcolm G Semple

13 Mar 2025
Case series of the first five human infections with monkeypox virus clade Ib and report on the public health response, United Kingdom, October to November 2024
HPRU-EZI Authors: Jake Dunning, Catherine Houlihan, Tommy Rampling

12 Mar 2025
Lyme disease in UK primary care: a knowledge, attitude, and practice survey
HPRU-EZI Authors: Lucy Delaney, Amanda Semper, Neil French, John Tulloch

12 Mar 2025
Cases of high-consequence infectious diseases identified in the UK, 1962-2023
HPRU-EZI Authors: Barry Atkinson, Jake Dunning

06 Mar 2025
Retrospective case-case study investigation of a significant increase in Cryptosporidium spp. in England and Wales, August to September 2023
HPRU-EZI Author: Roberto Vivancos

28 Feb 2025
Using minor variant genomes and machine learning to study the genome biology of SARS-CoV-2 over time
HPRU-EZI Authors: I'ah Donovan-Banfield, Miles Carroll

15 Feb 2025
Microbiological Investigations for Chikungunya Virus in Children With Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in a Non-Outbreak Setting in Southern India
HPRU-EZI Authors: Benedict D Michael, Tom Solomon, Lance Turtle

13 Feb 2025
Inferring transmission risk of respiratory viral infection from the viral load kinetics of SARS-CoV-2, England, 2020 to 2021 and influenza A virus, Hong Kong, 2008 to 2012
HPRU-EZI Author: Jake Dunning

06 Feb 2025
Building an inclusive culture at scientific meetings: foundations for future progress
HPRU-EZI Author: I'ah Donovan-Banfield

06 Feb 2025
Adapting the Flexible Farrington Algorithm for daily situational awareness and alert system to support public health decision-making during the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in England
HPRU-EZI Authors: Andre Charlett, Roberto Vivancos

27 Jan 2025
Patients with neurological or psychiatric complications of COVID-19 have worse long-term functional outcomes: COVID-CNS-A multicentre case-control study
HPRU-EZI Authors: Rajish Shil, Yun Huang, Sylviane Defres, Tom Solomon, Laura Benjamin, Mark Ellul, Benedict D. Michael

25 Jan 2025
Localised wastewater SARS-CoV-2 levels linked to COVID-19 cases: A long-term multisite study in England
HPRU-EZI Author: Roberto Vivancos

23 Jan 2025
Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato antibodies in English adult blood donors: A nationwide cross-sectional study, 2021-2022
HPRU-EZI Authors: Eilish Hart, John Tulloch, Amanda Semper, Neil French, Roberto Vivancos, Tim Brooks, Peter Simmonds

14 Jan 2025
Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of Xpert® Mpox and STANDARDâ„¢ M10 MPX/OPX for the detection of monkeypox virus
HPRU-EZI Authors: Susan Gould, Malcolm G Semple, Jake Dunning, Tom Fletcher

01 Jan 2025
Monkeypox virus isolation from longitudinal samples in 11 hospitalised patients
HPRU-EZI Authors: Jake Dunning, Malcolm G Semple, Tommy Rampling, Catherine Houlihan

01 Jan 2025
Whole-genome sequencing surveillance of Siberian tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) identifies an additional lineage in Kyrgyzstan
HPRU-EZI Authors: Mollie Curran-French, Barry Atkinson, Roger Hewson