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Lars Erik Larsen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research spans multiple disciplines within Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing significantly on infectious diseases and epidemiology. Their contributions include a substantial number of publications related to animal science, epidemiology, immunology, and agronomy.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broad areas, Larsen's subfields of study cover:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Immunology

Their research addresses key topics such as:

  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Influenza virus research studies
  • Animal virus infections studies
  • Animal disease management and epidemiology
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Viral infections and vectors

Larsen has published articles in several recurrent scientific journals and platforms. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Porcine Health Management
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Viruses
  • Pathogens
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Larsen has collaborated extensively with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Charlotte Kristiane Hjulsager
  • Pia Ryt-Hansen
  • Ramona Trebbien
  • Charlotte Sonne Kristensen
  • Nicole Bakkegård Goecke

Significant recent papers by Larsen include:

  • Has Epizootic Become Enzootic? Evidence for a Fundamental Change in the Infection Dynamics of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Europe, 2022, published in mBio
  • Genesis and spread of multiple reassortants during the 2016/2017 H5 avian influenza epidemic in Eurasia, 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Post-weaning diarrhea in pigs weaned without medicinal zinc: risk factors, pathogen dynamics, and association to growth rate, 2021, published in Porcine Health Management
  • A recombination between two Type 1 Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV-1) vaccine strains has caused severe outbreaks in Danish pigs, 2020, published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Disease control tools to secure animal and public health in a densely populated world, 2022, published in The Lancet Planetary Health

Best Publications

  • Genomic analysis of PCV2 isolates from Danish archives and a current PMWS case-control study supports a shift in genotypes with time.

    K. Dupont;E.O. Nielsen;P. Bækbo;L.E. Larsen

  • PCV-2 genotype definition and nomenclature

    J. Segales;A. Olvera;L. Grau-Roma;C. Charreyre

  • The acute phase response of haptoglobin and serum amyloid A (SAA) in cattle undergoing experimental infection with bovine respiratory syncytial virus

    Peter M.H Heegaard;Dale L Godson;Mathilda J.M Toussaint;Kirsten Tjørnehøj

  • Respiratory disease in calves: microbiological investigations on trans-tracheally aspirated bronchoalveolar fluid and acute phase protein response.

    Øystein Angen;John Thomsen;Lars Erik Larsen;Jesper Larsen

  • Molecular Epidemiology and Evolution of Influenza Viruses Circulating within European Swine between 2009 and 2013

    Simon J. Watson;Pinky Langat;Scott M. Reid;Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam

  • Replication, pathogenesis and transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in non-immune pigs.

    Sharon M. Brookes;Alejandro Núñez;Bhudipa Choudhury;Bhudipa Choudhury;Mikhail Matrosovich

  • The global antigenic diversity of swine influenza A viruses.

    Nicola S Lewis;Colin A Russell;Pinky Langat;Tavis K Anderson

  • European surveillance network for influenza in pigs: surveillance programs, diagnostic tools and Swine influenza virus subtypes identified in 14 European countries from 2010 to 2013.

    Gaëlle Simon;Lars E. Larsen;Ralf Dürrwald;Emanuela Foni

  • Infection, excretion and seroconversion dynamics of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in pigs from post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) affected farms in Spain and Denmark.

    Llorenç Grau-Roma;Charlotte K. Hjulsager;Marina Sibila;Charlotte S. Kristensen

  • Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV): a review.

    Lars Erik Larsen

  • Distribution of sialic acid receptors and influenza A virus of avian and swine origin in experimentally infected pigs

    Ramona Trebbien;Lars Erik Larsen;Birgitte M. Viuff

  • Diversity and zoonotic potential of rotaviruses in swine and cattle across Europe.

    Sofie E. Midgley;Krisztián Bányai;Javier Buesa;Nabil Halaihel

  • Full-genome sequencing of porcine circovirus 3 field strains from Denmark, Italy and Spain demonstrates a high within-Europe genetic heterogeneity.

    G. Franzo;M. Legnardi;C. K. Hjulsager;F. Klaumann

  • Replication and clearance of respiratory syncytial virus: apoptosis is an important pathway of virus clearance after experimental infection with bovine respiratory syncytial virus.

    Birgitte Viuff;Kirsten Tjørnehøj;Lars E. Larsen;Christine M. Røntved

  • Influenza A(H10N7) Virus in Dead Harbor Seals, Denmark

    Jesper Schak Krog;Mette Sif Hansen;Elisabeth Holm;Charlotte Kristiane Hjulsager

  • Analysis of ORF5 and Full-Length Genome Sequences of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Isolates of Genotypes 1 and 2 Retrieved Worldwide Provides Evidence that Recombination Is a Common Phenomenon and May Produce Mosaic Isolates

    G. E. Martín-Valls;Lise Kirstine Kvisgaard;M. Tello;L. Darwich

  • Porcine circovirus diseases: a review of PMWS.

    Poul Baekbo;C S Kristensen;L E Larsen

  • Incidence, diversity, and molecular epidemiology of sapoviruses in swine across Europe.

    Gábor Reuter;Janet Zimšek-Mijovski;Mateja Poljšak-Prijatelj;Ilaria Di Bartolo

  • Bovine respiratory syncytial virus ISCOMs--protection in the presence of maternal antibodies.

    Sara Hägglund;Ke-Fei Hu;Lars Erik Larsen;Mikhayil Hakhverdyan

  • Influenza A (H1N1) infection in pigs.

    Sharon M Brookes;Richard M Irvine;Alejandro Nuñez;Derek Clifford

  • Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV) Pneumonia in Beef Calf Herds Despite Vaccination

    LE Larsen;C. Tegtmeier;E. Pedersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. H. Heegaard
Peter M. H. Heegaard Technical University of Denmark
Jens Nielsen
Jens Nielsen Chalmers University of Technology
Tim Kåre Jensen
Tim Kåre Jensen University of Copenhagen
Anette Bøtner
Anette Bøtner University of Copenhagen
Joaquim Segalés
Joaquim Segalés Autonomous University of Barcelona
Ian H. Brown
Ian H. Brown Animal and Plant Health Agency
Soren Alexandersen
Soren Alexandersen Deakin University
Marina Sibila
Marina Sibila Autonomous University of Barcelona
Paul Kellam
Paul Kellam Imperial College London
Hans Nauwynck
Hans Nauwynck Ghent University

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