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Jean-Paul Gonzalez is affiliated with Georgetown University in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Virology, Genetics, and Modeling and Simulation.

The scientist's research spans a variety of topics, including:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Jean-Paul Gonzalez has published recent papers on viral taxonomy and epidemiological studies. Selected publications include:

  • 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales, 2020, Archives of Virology
  • 2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales, 2021, Archives of Virology
  • 2022 taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales, 2022, Archives of Virology
  • Annual (2023) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota), 2023, Journal of General Virology
  • Rabies in Uganda: rabies knowledge, attitude and practice and molecular characterization of circulating virus strains, 2020, BMC Infectious Diseases

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Marc Souris
  • Jens H. Kuhn
  • Michael J. Buchmeier
  • Rémi N. Charrel
  • Juan Carlos de la Torre

Jean-Paul Gonzalez has published in various venues, commonly appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Archives of Virology
  • Journal of General Virology
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • International Health Trends and Perspectives

In addition to articles, Jean-Paul Gonzalez has contributed to book publications, including a work titled Environnement et santé publique published by Presses de l'EHESP eBooks in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Fruit bats as reservoirs of Ebola virus

    Eric M. Leroy;Brice Kumulungui;Xavier Pourrut;Pierre Rouquet

  • Human Ebola Outbreak Resulting from Direct Exposure to Fruit Bats in Luebo, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007

    Eric M. Leroy;Alain Epelboin;Vital Mondonge;Xavier Pourrut

  • Marburg virus infection detected in a common African bat

    Jonathan S. Towner;Xavier Pourrut;César G. Albariño;Chimène Nze Nkogue

  • The natural history of Ebola virus in Africa.

    Xavier Pourrut;Brice Kumulungui;Tatiana Wittmann;Ghislain Moussavou

  • Large serological survey showing cocirculation of Ebola and Marburg viruses in Gabonese bat populations, and a high seroprevalence of both viruses in Rousettus aegyptiacus

    Xavier Pourrut;Marc Souris;Jonathan S. Towner;Pierre E. Rollin

  • Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales : update 2019

    Abulikemu Abudurexiti;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

  • Multiple Geographic Origins of Commensalism and Complex Dispersal History of Black Rats

    Ken P. Aplin;Hitoshi Suzuki;Alejandro A. Chinen;R. Terry Chesser

  • Genetic characterization of tick-borne flaviviruses: new insights into evolution, pathogenetic determinants and taxonomy.

    Gilda Grard;Grégory Moureau;Rémi N. Charrel;Jean-Jacques Lemasson

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

    Jens H. Kuhn;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

  • Detection of Ehrlichia spp., Anaplasma spp., Rickettsia spp., and Other Eubacteria in Ticks from the Thai-Myanmar Border and Vietnam

    Philippe Parola;Philippe Parola;Jean-Paul Cornet;Yibayiri Osée Sanogo;R. Scott Miller

  • Review of Climate, Landscape, and Viral Genetics as Drivers of the Japanese Encephalitis Virus Ecology

    Guillaume Le Flohic;Vincent Porphyre;Philippe Barbazan;Jean-Paul Gonzalez

  • New arenavirus isolated in Brazil

    T. L M Coimbra;E. S. Nassar;L. T M de Souza;I. B. Ferreira

  • Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Zaire ebolavirus Antibody Prevalence in the Possible Reservoir Bat Species

    X. Pourrut;A. Délicat;P. E E. Rollin;T. G G. Ksiazek

  • A real-time RT-PCR method for the universal detection and identification of flaviviruses.

    G. Moureau;S. Temmam;J.P. Gonzalez;R.N. Charrel

  • Past, present, and future of arenavirus taxonomy

    Sheli R. Radoshitzky;Yīmíng Bào;Michael J. Buchmeier;Rémi N. Charrel

  • Taxonomy of the family Arenaviridae and the order Bunyavirales: update 2018

    Piet Maes;Sergey V. Alkhovsky;Yīmíng Bào;Martin Beer

  • Dengue‐virus‐infected dendritic cells trigger vascular leakage through metalloproteinase overproduction

    Natthanej Luplertlop;Dorothée Missé;Dorothy Bray;Virginie Deleuze

  • High Prevalence of Both Humoral and Cellular Immunity to Zaire ebolavirus among Rural Populations in Gabon

    Pierre Becquart;Nadia Wauquier;Tanel Mahlakõiv;Dieudonné Nkoghe

  • Identification of Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp. in Fleas from the Thai-Myanmar Border

    P. Parola;P. Parola;O. Y. Sanogo;K. Lerdthusnee;Z. Zeaiter

  • Ebola and Marburg haemorrhagic fever viruses: major scientific advances, but a relatively minor public health threat for Africa

    Eric Leroy;Jean-Paul Gonzalez;S. Baize

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric M. Leroy
Eric M. Leroy Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Sutee Yoksan
Sutee Yoksan Mahidol University
Joseph B. McCormick
Joseph B. McCormick The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Rémi N. Charrel
Rémi N. Charrel Aix-Marseille University
Jens H. Kuhn
Jens H. Kuhn National Institutes of Health
Sheli R. Radoshitzky
Sheli R. Radoshitzky Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Janusz T. Paweska
Janusz T. Paweska National Health Laboratory Service
Pattamaporn Kittayapong
Pattamaporn Kittayapong Mahidol University
Jonathan S. Towner
Jonathan S. Towner Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Xavier de Lamballerie
Xavier de Lamballerie Aix-Marseille University

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