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Regina Hofmann-Lehmann

Regina Hofmann-Lehmann

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Microbiology

D-Index
71
Citations
16939
World Ranking
1863
National Ranking
48

Overview

Regina Hofmann-Lehmann is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the study of infectious diseases affecting animals, particularly feline viral infections. Their research spans various domains within medicine, immunology, microbiology, and agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on infectious diseases, animal science, genetics, virology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Calicivirus Infection in Cats, 2022, Viruses
  • Curing Cats with Feline Infectious Peritonitis with an Oral Multi-Component Drug Containing GS-441524, 2021, Viruses
  • Anthropogenic Infection of Cats during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021, Viruses
  • 2020 AAFP Feline Retrovirus Testing and Management Guidelines, 2020, Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
  • What's New in Feline Leukemia Virus Infection, 2020, Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal Practice

Their work features prominently in several publication venues, including:

  • Viruses
  • Animals
  • Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
  • Tierärztliche Praxis Ausgabe K Kleintiere / Heimtiere
  • Pathogens

Frequent collaborators in their research include Marina L. Meli, Katrin Hartmann, Margaret J. Hosie, Barbara Riond, and Michèle Bergmann.

The core topics covered in their research reflect diverse aspects of virology and related fields, such as:

  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Microbial infections and disease research

Regina Hofmann-Lehmann's scientific contributions predominantly address viral infections in animals, including feline retroviruses and emerging zoonotic concerns. Their expertise is evident through a significant volume of publications, especially in journals focusing on virology and infectious diseases.

Their interdisciplinary study approach integrates immunology and genetics, supporting advancing knowledge relevant to veterinary sciences as well as broader biological and medical contexts. The work on therapeutic developments, such as treatments for feline infectious peritonitis, underlines practical applications alongside fundamental research.

Best Publications

  • Human neutralizing monoclonal antibodies of the IgG1 subtype protect against mucosal simian-human immunodeficiency virus infection.

    Timothy W. Baba;Vladimir Liska;Regina Hofmann-Lehmann;Josef Vlasak

  • A canine distemper virus epidemic in Serengeti lions ( Panthera leo )

    Melody E. Roelke-Parker;Linda Munson;Craig Packer;Richard Kock

  • 2008 American Association of Feline Practitioners' feline retrovirus management guidelines

    Julie Levy;Cynda Crawford;Katrin Hartmann;Regina Hofmann-Lehmann

  • Quantitative real-time PCR for the measurement of feline cytokine mRNA.

    Christian M Leutenegger;Caroline N Mislin;Brigitte Sigrist;Markus U Ehrengruber

  • Prevalence, Risk Factor Analysis, and Follow-Up of Infections Caused by Three Feline Hemoplasma Species in Cats in Switzerland

    Barbara Willi;Felicitas S. Boretti;Claudia Baumgartner;Séverine Tasker

  • Viruses of the Serengeti: Patterns of infection and mortality in African lions

    Craig Packer;S Altizer;Max J Appel;E Brown

  • Identification, molecular characterization, and experimental transmission of a new hemoplasma isolate from a cat with hemolytic anemia in Switzerland.

    Barbara Willi;Felicitas S. Boretti;Valentino Cattori;Séverine Tasker

  • 2020 AAFP Feline Retrovirus Testing and Management Guidelines

    Susan Little;Julie Levy;Katrin Hartmann;Regina Hofmann-Lehmann

  • Sensitive and robust one-tube real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction to quantify SIV RNA load: comparison of one- versus two-enzyme systems.

    Regina Hofmann-Lehmann;Ryan K. Swenerton;Vladimir Liska;Christian M. Leutenegger

  • Postnatal Passive Immunization of Neonatal Macaques with a Triple Combination of Human Monoclonal Antibodies against Oral Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Challenge

    Regina Hofmann-Lehmann;Josef Vlasak;Robert A. Rasmussen;Beverly A. Smith

  • Feline leukaemia provirus load during the course of experimental infection and in naturally infected cats

    Regina Hofmann-Lehmann;Jon B Huder;Sabine Gruber;Felicitas S Boretti

  • Quantitation of feline leukaemia virus viral and proviral loads by TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction.

    Ravi Tandon;Valentino Cattori;Maria Alice Gomes-Keller;Marina L. Meli

  • Prevalence of antibodies to feline parvovirus, calicivirus, herpesvirus, coronavirus, and immunodeficiency virus and of feline leukemia virus antigen and the interrelationship of these viral infections in free-ranging lions in east Africa

    Regina Hofmann-Lehmann;Daniela Fehr;Markus Grob;Muhamed Elgizoli

  • Concurrent infections with vector-borne pathogens associated with fatal hemolytic anemia in a cattle herd in Switzerland

    Regina Hofmann-Lehmann;Marina L. Meli;Ute M. Dreher;Enikö Gönczi

  • Genetic diversity of anaplasma species major surface proteins and implications for anaplasmosis serodiagnosis and vaccine development

    José de la Fuente;Ala Lew;Hans Lutz;Marina L. Meli

  • Feline coronavirus serotypes 1 and 2: seroprevalence and association with disease in Switzerland.

    Maya Kummrow;Marina L. Meli;Michael Haessig;Enikoe Goenczi

  • Feline leukemia virus and other pathogens as important threats to the survival of the critically endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus).

    Marina L. Meli;Valentino Cattori;Fernando Martínez;Guillermo López

  • Live attenuated, nef-deleted SIV is pathogenic in most adult macaques after prolonged observation.

    Regina Hofmann-Lehmann;Josef Vlasak;Alison L Williams;Agnès-Laurence Chenine

  • Seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae infection and correlation with disease status in cats in Switzerland

    Toni M Glaus;Regina Hofmann-Lehmann;C Greene;B Glaus

  • From Haemobartonella to hemoplasma: molecular methods provide new insights.

    Barbara Willi;Felicitas S. Boretti;Séverine Tasker;Marina L. Meli

  • Post-exposure prophylaxis with human monoclonal antibodies prevented SHIV89.6P infection or disease in neonatal macaques.

    Flavia Ferrantelli;Regina Hofmann-Lehmann;Robert A. Rasmussen;Tao Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Lutz
Hans Lutz University of Zurich
Marina L. Meli
Marina L. Meli University of Zurich
Sándor Hornok
Sándor Hornok University of Veterinary Medicine
Ruth M. Ruprecht
Ruth M. Ruprecht Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Róbert Farkas
Róbert Farkas University of Veterinary Medicine
Katrin Hartmann
Katrin Hartmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Margaret J Hosie
Margaret J Hosie University of Glasgow
Miklós Gyuranecz
Miklós Gyuranecz Institute for Veterinary Medical Research
Peter Deplazes
Peter Deplazes University of Zurich

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