The genome sequence of the SARS-associated coronavirus

…, M Czub, M Drebot, L Fernando, R Flick, M Garbutt… - Science, 2003 - science.org
We sequenced the 29,751-base genome of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–associated
coronavirus known as the Tor2 isolate. The genome sequence reveals that this …

Case definitions, diagnostic algorithms, and priorities in encephalitis: consensus statement of the international encephalitis consortium

…, A Bitnun, JP Stahl, A Mailles, M Drebot… - Clinical Infectious …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Encephalitis continues to result in substantial morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Advances in diagnosis and management have been limited, in part, by a lack of …

Major emerging vector-borne zoonotic diseases of public health importance in Canada

…, L Berrang-Ford, PA Buck, MA Drebot… - Emerging microbes & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In Canada, the emergence of vector-borne diseases may occur via international movement
and subsequent establishment of vectors and pathogens, or via northward spread from …

West Nile virus surveillance and diagnostic: a Canadian perspective

MA Drebot, R Lindsay, IK Barker, PA Buck… - Canadian Journal of …, 2003 - hindawi.com
… Immunoglobulin (Ig) M antibody is generally not detected until after the viremic phase.
Occasionally certain patients (particularly immunocompromised individuals) may display …

Apoptosis, autophagy and unfolded protein response pathways in Arbovirus replication and pathogenesis

…, E Wiechec, R Lindsay, M Drebot… - Expert reviews in …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Arboviruses are pathogens that widely affect the health of people in different communities
around the world. Recently, a few successful approaches toward production of effective …

Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales: update 2019

…, F Dèng, F Di Serio, M Digiaro, MA Drebot… - Archives of …, 2019 - Springer
In February 2019, following the annual taxon ratification vote, the order Bunyavirales was
amended by creation of two new families, four new subfamilies, 11 new genera and 77 new …

2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales

…, M Digiaro, VV Dolja, O Dolnik, MA Drebot… - Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
In March 2020, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
ratification vote on newly proposed taxa, the phylum Negarnaviricota was amended and …

[HTML][HTML] A simple protein-based surrogate neutralization assay for SARS-CoV-2

…, M Ostrowski, KA McDonough, MA Drebot… - JCI insight, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Most of the patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
mount a humoral immune response to the virus within a few weeks of infection, but the …

Two detailed plaque assay protocols for the quantification of infectious SARS‐CoV‐2

…, K Manguiat, H Wood, M Drebot - Current protocols in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has been identified as
the causal agent of COronaVIrus Disease‐19 (COVID‐19), an atypical pneumonia‐like …

[HTML][HTML] Case report: first case of Zika virus infection in a returning Canadian traveler

…, B Meatherall, D Zarra, M Drebot… - The American journal …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A woman who recently traveled to Thailand came to a local emergency department with a
fever and papular rash. She was tested for measles, malaria, and dengue. Positive finding for …