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Chantal Reusken is affiliated with the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) in the Netherlands. Their research focuses on the field of Medicine, particularly within Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Modeling and Simulation, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The scientist's primary research topics encompass SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, including detection and testing methods. Additional areas of study include COVID-19 clinical research, viral infections and vectors, mosquito-borne diseases and control, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and animal virus infections.

Reusken has contributed to numerous publications, frequently collaborating with co-authors such as Marion Koopmans, Johan Reimerink, Dirk Eggink, Adam Meijer, and Reina S. Sikkema.

Reusken's recent papers include the following:

  • Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR, 2020, Eurosurveillance
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2−Specific Antibody Responses in Coronavirus Disease Patients, 2020, Emerging infectious diseases
  • Comparison of seven commercial RT-PCR diagnostic kits for COVID-19, 2020, Journal of Clinical Virology
  • Rapid SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing and analysis for informed public health decision-making in the Netherlands, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Tracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2 with grinch, 2021, Wellcome Open Research

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Eurosurveillance
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Emerging infectious diseases

Their work reflects interdisciplinary approaches combining clinical, molecular, and epidemiological perspectives, particularly concerning viral infections. The emphasis on SARS-CoV-2 research has positioned their contributions within critical public health and infectious disease discussions globally.

Best Publications

  • Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR.

    Victor M. Corman;Olfert Landt;Marco Kaiser;Richard Molenkamp

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-Specific Antibody Responses in Coronavirus Disease Patients

    Nisreen M.A. Okba;Marcel A. Müller;Wentao Li;Chunyan Wang

  • BCG Vaccination Protects against Experimental Viral Infection in Humans through the Induction of Cytokines Associated with Trained Immunity

    Rob J.W. Arts;Simone J.C.F.M. Moorlag;Boris Novakovic;Yang Li

  • Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus neutralising serum antibodies in dromedary camels: a comparative serological study

    Chantal B.E.M. Reusken;Bart L. Haagmans;Marcel A. Müller;Carlos Gutierrez

  • Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in dromedary camels: An outbreak investigation

    Bart L. Haagmans;Said H.S. Al Dhahiry;Chantal B.E.M. Reusken;V. Stalin Raj

  • Bats host major mammalian paramyxoviruses

    Jan Felix Drexler;Victor Max Corman;Marcel Alexander Müller;Gael Darren Maganga

  • Virus genomes reveal factors that spread and sustained the Ebola epidemic

    Gytis Dudas;Gytis Dudas;Luiz Max Carvalho;Trevor Bedford;Andrew J. Tatem

  • Comparison of seven commercial RT-PCR diagnostic kits for COVID-19.

    Puck B. van Kasteren;Bas van der Veer;Sharon van den Brink;Lisa Wijsman

  • Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels, United Arab Emirates, 2003 and 2013.

    Benjamin H Meyer;Marcel A. Müller;Victor M Corman;Chantal B.E.M. Reusken

  • Rapid SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing and analysis for informed public health decision-making in the Netherlands.

    Bas B Oude Munnink;David F Nieuwenhuijse;Mart Stein;Áine O'Toole

  • Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) serology in major livestock species in an affected region in Jordan, june to September 2013

    C B Reusken;M Ababneh;V S Raj;B Meyer

  • Evidence for novel hepaciviruses in rodents.

    Jan Felix Drexler;Victor Max Corman;Marcel Alexander Müller;Alexander N. Lukashev

  • Geographic distribution of MERS coronavirus among dromedary camels, Africa.

    Chantal B E M Reusken;Lilia Messadi;Ashenafi Feyisa;Hussaini Ularamu

  • Geographical and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 clades in the WHO European Region, January to June 2020.

    Erik Alm;Eeva K Broberg;Thomas Connor;Emma B Hodcroft

  • Isolation of MERS Coronavirus from a Dromedary Camel, Qatar, 2014

    V. Stalin Raj;Elmoubasher A.B.A. Farag;Chantal B.E.M. Reusken;Mart M. Lamers

  • Ixodes ricinus ticks are reservoir hosts for Rickettsia helvetica and potentially carry flea-borne Rickettsia species

    Hein Sprong;Peter R Wielinga;Manoj Fonville;Chantal Reusken

  • Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) RNA and neutralising antibodies in milk collected according to local customs from dromedary camels, Qatar, April 2014.

    C B Reusken;E A Farag;M Jonges;G J Godeke

  • Protection of COVID-19 vaccination and previous infection against Omicron BA.1, BA.2 and Delta SARS-CoV-2 infections

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  • Laboratory readiness and response for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in expert laboratories in 30 EU/EEA countries, January 2020.

    Chantal B.E.M. Reusken;Eeva K. Broberg;Bart Haagmans;Adam Meijer

  • Tracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2

    Áine O'Toole;Verity Hill;Oliver G. Pybus;Alexander Watts

  • Tracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2 with grinch.

    Áine O'Toole;Verity Hill;Oliver G. Pybus;Alexander Watts

  • Human Betacoronavirus 2c EMC/2012- related Viruses in Bats, Ghana

    Augustina Annan;Heather J. Baldwin;Victor Max Corman;Stefan M. Klose

  • Corrigendum: Bats host major mammalian paramyxoviruses.

    Jan Felix Drexler;Victor Max Corman;Marcel Alexander Müller;Gael Darren Maganga

Frequent Co-Authors

Marion Koopmans
Marion Koopmans Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bart L. Haagmans
Bart L. Haagmans Erasmus University Rotterdam
Christian Drosten
Christian Drosten Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Suzan D. Pas
Suzan D. Pas Radboud University Medical Center
Jan Felix Drexler
Jan Felix Drexler Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Anna Papa
Anna Papa Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Rémi N. Charrel
Rémi N. Charrel Aix-Marseille University
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit Universität Hamburg
Ake Lundkvist
Ake Lundkvist Uppsala University
Victor M. Corman
Victor M. Corman Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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