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Lorraine M. McElhinney is affiliated with the Animal and Plant Health Agency in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses extensively on infectious diseases, especially within the fields of medicine, immunology, and microbiology. Key subfields include infectious diseases, virology, epidemiology, microbiology, and public health with a concentration on environmental and occupational health concerns.

The scientist's work spans a range of topics, notably:

  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Virology and viral diseases
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Frequent collaborators include Anthony R. Fooks, Denise A. Marston, Hooman Goharriz, Guanghui Wu, and Megan Golding. These partnerships have contributed to numerous publications and multidisciplinary studies in the field.

McElhinney has published regularly in several scientific venues, with notable contributions in:

  • Viruses
  • Journal of General Virology
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Parasites & Vectors

Among recent publications are:

  • "Detection of Usutu virus infection in wild birds in the United Kingdom, 2020" (2020) in Eurosurveillance
  • "Renewed Public Health Threat from Emerging Lyssaviruses" (2021) in Viruses
  • "Further Evidence of Inadequate Quality in Lateral Flow Devices Commercially Offered for the Diagnosis of Rabies" (2020) in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • "Comparison of Serological Assays for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies" (2021) in Viruses
  • "Combining host and vector data informs emergence and potential impact of an Usutu virus outbreak in UK wild birds" (2022) in Scientific Reports

The focus of these publications reflects an ongoing engagement with viral zoonoses, diagnostic methodologies, and vector-borne disease surveillance. The scientist's work contributes to understanding infectious disease epidemiology at the intersection of animal and human health.

Best Publications

  • Current status of rabies and prospects for elimination.

    Anthony R Fooks;Ashley C Banyard;Daniel L Horton;Nicholas Johnson

  • Heminested PCR assay for detection of six genotypes of rabies and rabies-related viruses.

    P R Heaton;P Johnstone;L M McElhinney;R Cowley

  • European bat lyssaviruses: an emerging zoonosis.

    A. R. Fooks;S. M. Brookes;N. Johnson;L. M. McELHINNEY

  • Case report: isolation of a European bat lyssavirus type 2a from a fatal human case of rabies encephalitis.

    Anthony R. Fooks;Lorraine M. McElhinney;Derrick J. Pounder;Christopher J. Finnegan

  • Development of a Real-Time, TaqMan Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Detection and Differentiation of Lyssavirus Genotypes 1, 5, and 6

    P. R. Wakeley;N. Johnson;L. M. McElhinney;D. Marston

  • Bats and lyssaviruses.

    Ashley C Banyard;David Hayman;Nicholas Johnson;Lorraine McElhinney;Lorraine McElhinney

  • Rift Valley fever virus: A review of diagnosis and vaccination, and implications for emergence in Europe.

    Karen L. Mansfield;Ashley C. Banyard;Lorraine McElhinney;Nicholas Johnson

  • MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TERRESTRIAL RABIES IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

    Ivan V. Kuzmin;Alexandr D. Botvinkin;Lorraine M. McElhinney;Jean S. Smith

  • Next generation sequencing of viral RNA genomes

    Denise A Marston;Denise A Marston;Lorraine M McElhinney;Richard J Ellis;Daniel L Horton

  • Factors influencing the antibody response of dogs vaccinated against rabies.

    Lorna J. Kennedy;Mark Lunt;Annette Barnes;Lorraine McElhinney

  • Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus).

    Emily E. Puckett;Jane Park;Matthew Combs;Michael J. Blum

  • Emerging technologies for the detection of rabies virus: challenges and hopes in the 21st century.

    Anthony R. Fooks;Nicholas Johnson;Conrad M. Freuling;Philip R. Wakeley

  • Bat Rabies Surveillance in Europe

    Juliane Schatz;A.R. Fooks;L.M. McElhinney;D. Horton

  • Spill-over of European Bat Lyssavirus Type 1 into a Stone Marten (Martes foina) in Germany

    T Müller;J Cox;W Peter;R Schäfer

  • Ikoma lyssavirus, highly divergent novel lyssavirus in an African civet.

    Denise A. Marston;Daniel L. Horton;Chanasa Ngeleja;Katie Hampson

  • Comparative analysis of the full genome sequence of European bat lyssavirus type 1 and type 2 with other lyssaviruses and evidence for a conserved transcription termination and polyadenylation motif in the G-L 3' non-translated region.

    D. A. Marston;L. M. McElhinney;N. Johnson;T. Müller

  • Rabies human diploid cell vaccine elicits cross-neutralising and cross-protecting immune responses against European and Australian bat lyssaviruses

    S.M. Brookes;G. Parsons;N. Johnson;L.M. McElhinney

  • Investigating antibody neutralization of lyssaviruses using lentiviral pseudotypes: a cross-species comparison

    Edward Wright;Nigel J. Temperton;Denise A. Marston;Lorraine M. McElhinney

  • A rapid RT-PCR method to differentiate six established genotypes of rabies and rabies-related viruses using TaqMan technology.

    Elizabeth M Black;J.Paul Lowings;Jemma Smith;Paul R Heaton

  • Quantifying Antigenic Relationships among the Lyssaviruses

    D.L. Horton;D.L. Horton;Lorraine Marie McElhinney;Lorraine Marie McElhinney;Denise Marston;J.L.N. Wood

  • Case report: Rapid ante-mortem diagnosis of a human case of rabies imported into the UK from the Philippines

    Jemma Smith;Lorraine McElhinney;Graham Parsons;Nicola Brink

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony R. Fooks
Anthony R. Fooks St George's, University of London
Nicholas Johnson
Nicholas Johnson Animal and Plant Health Agency
Thomas Müller
Thomas Müller Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Luis M. Hernández-Triana
Luis M. Hernández-Triana Animal and Plant Health Agency
Noël Tordo
Noël Tordo Institut Pasteur
Robin A. Weiss
Robin A. Weiss University College London
Xavier de Lamballerie
Xavier de Lamballerie Aix-Marseille University
Ian H. Brown
Ian H. Brown Animal and Plant Health Agency
Sarah Cleaveland
Sarah Cleaveland University of Glasgow

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