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Martin A. Hofmann is affiliated with the Bundesamt für Veterinärwesen (Swiss Federal Veterinary Office) in Switzerland. This connection places them within a governmental institution focused on veterinary science and animal health at a federal level in Switzerland.

Their research profile does not include recent papers, frequent co-authors, or typical publication venues publicly listed, which suggests a focus that may be more applied or institutional than academic publication-oriented. No book publications or detailed records of main and subfields of study have been catalogued for Hofmann.

Similarly, there are no publicly recorded main topics of work or awards associated with their career, indicating that their contributions might be embedded within ongoing institutional functions or specific projects in veterinary sciences rather than distinct, widely cited academic outputs.

Given the absence of recent documentations of co-authors or publication venues, Hofmann's work may emphasize practical applications or regulatory aspects of veterinary health, possibly contributing through policy, oversight, or advisory roles within the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office.

While specific scientific topics or research areas have not been itemized, the primary affiliation suggests involvement in veterinary public health, animal disease control, or related regulatory science areas aligning with the mission of the Bundesamt für Veterinärwesen.

Best Publications

  • Genetic characterization of toggenburg orbivirus, a new bluetongue virus, from goats, Switzerland.

    Martin A. Hofmann;Sandra Renzullo;Markus Mader;Valérie Chaignat

  • Nucleotide sequence of classical swine fever virus strain Alfort/187 and transcription of infectious RNA from stably cloned full-length cDNA.

    N Ruggli;J D Tratschin;C Mittelholzer;M A Hofmann

  • Analysis of classical swine fever virus replication kinetics allows differentiation of highly virulent from avirulent strains.

    Christian Mittelholzer;Christian Moser;Jon-Duri Tratschin;Martin A Hofmann

  • Classical Swine Fever Virus Npro Interacts with Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 and Induces Its Proteasomal Degradation

    Oliver Bauhofer;Artur Summerfield;Yoshihiro Sakoda;Jon-Duri Tratschin

  • Minus-strand copies of replicating coronavirus mRNAs contain antileaders.

    P B Sethna;M A Hofmann;D A Brian

  • Classical Swine Fever Virus Interferes with Cellular Antiviral Defense: Evidence for a Novel Function of Npro

    Nicolas Ruggli;Jon-Duri Tratschin;Matthias Schweizer;Kenneth C. McCullough

  • A cis-acting function for the coronavirus leader in defective interfering RNA replication.

    Ruey-Yi Chang;M. A. Hofmann;P. B. Sethna;D. A. Brian

  • Bluetongue disease reaches Switzerland

    M Hofmann;C Griot;V Chaignat;L Perler

  • Bovine coronavirus mRNA replication continues throughout persistent infection in cell culture.

    Martin A. Hofmann;Phiroze B. Sethna;David A. Brian

  • Toggenburg Orbivirus, a new bluetongue virus: Initial detection, first observations in field and experimental infection of goats and sheep

    Valérie Chaignat;Gabriella Worwa;Nicole Scherrer;Monika Hilbe

  • Npro of classical swine fever virus is an antagonist of double-stranded RNA-mediated apoptosis and IFN-α/β induction

    Nicolas Ruggli;Brian H. Bird;Luzia Liu;Oliver Bauhofer

  • Classical Swine Fever Virus Leader Proteinase Npro Is Not Required for Viral Replication in Cell Culture

    Jon-Duri Tratschin;Christian Moser;Nicolas Ruggli;Martin A. Hofmann

  • Quantitative TaqMan® RT-PCR for the detection and differentiation of European and North American strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

    Christoph Egli;Barbara Thür;Luzia Liu;Martin A Hofmann

  • Cytopathogenic and Noncytopathogenic RNA Replicons of Classical Swine Fever Virus

    Christian Moser;Peter Stettler;Jon-Duri Tratschin;Martin A. Hofmann

  • Quantitation, biological and physicochemical properties of cell culture-adapted porcine epidemic diarrhea coronavirus (PEDV).

    Martin Hofmann;Robert Wyler

  • Attenuation of classical swine fever virus by deletion of the viral Npro gene

    Daniel Mayer;Martin A Hofmann;Jon Duri Tratschin

  • Detection of Newcastle disease virus in organs and faeces of experimentally infected chickens using RT-PCR.

    Daniela S. Gohm;Barbara Thür;M. A. Hofmann

  • Classical Swine Fever Virus Can Remain Virulent after Specific Elimination of the Interferon Regulatory Factor 3-Degrading Function of Npro

    Nicolas Ruggli;Artur Summerfield;Ana R. Fiebach;Laurence Guzylack-Piriou

  • Development and Validation of a Multiplex, Real-Time RT PCR Assay for the Simultaneous Detection of Classical and African Swine Fever Viruses

    Felicity J. Haines;Martin A. Hofmann;Donald P. King;Trevor W. Drew

  • An indirect ELISA for the detection of antibodies against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus using recombinant nucleocapsid protein as antigen.

    Helena Denac;Christian Moser;Jon Duri Tratschin;Martin A. Hofmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Artur Summerfield
Artur Summerfield University of Bern
Martin Beer
Martin Beer Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Sándor Belák
Sándor Belák Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Kenneth C. McCullough
Kenneth C. McCullough University of Bern
Donald P. King
Donald P. King The Pirbright Institute
Gert Zimmer
Gert Zimmer University of Bern
Volker Moennig
Volker Moennig University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Andreas Zurbriggen
Andreas Zurbriggen University of Bern
José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno
José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno Complutense University of Madrid
Brian H. Bird
Brian H. Bird University of California, Davis

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